Shusekitei rock garden, Hokoku Shrine
Description
- Title:
- Shusekitei rock garden, Hokoku Shrine
- Caption / Description:
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The rock garden of Hōkoku Shrine (豊國神社; Hōkoku-jinja) in Osaka Castle Park (大阪城公園; Osaka-Jō-Kōen), Osaka, Japan. The shrine is dedicated to Toyotomi Hideyoshi - the founder of Osaka Castle, his half-brother Toyotomi Hidenaga, and his son Toyotomi Hideyori. They are worshipped as spirits of success and fortune.
Originally built on the orders of the Emperor Meiji in 1879, Hōkoku jinja was constructed as a branch shrine of Kyoto’s Hokoku Shrine at Nakanoshima Azayamazaki-no-hana (the current location of the Osaka Central Public Hall). It was later moved to a location close to the Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library, and then was moved again to the current location in 1961.
The elegant rock garden (秀石庭; Shūsekitei) was created in 1972, and is themed on the ocean, representing the prosperity of Osaka, which faces the ocean. The shape of the garden is based on a Sennari gourd (千成瓢箪; Sennari hyōtan), which Hideyoshi used as his battle flag insignia (Uma-jirushi; 馬印). The large stones used in Shūsekitei represent Ishiyama (石山), the name of the location where the shrine and Osaka castle are built.
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Asia
- Shrine
- Japan
- 日本国
- Nihon-koku
- Kansai region
- 関西地方
- Kansai-chihō
- Osaka prefecture
- 大阪府
- Ōsaka-fu
- Osaka city
- 大阪市
- Ōsaka-shi
- 神社
- Jinja
- Kinki region
- 近畿地方
- Kinki-chihō
- Temple
- Shinto
- 神道
- Chuo-ku
- 中央区
- Osaka Castle Park
- 大阪城公園
- Osaka-Jō-Kōen
- Hōkoku Shrine
- 豊國神社
- Hōkoku-jinja
- Rock garden
- 秀石庭
- Shūsekitei
- Ishiyama
- 石山
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- Shusekitei rock garden.psd
- Event:
- Rating:
- ☆
- Date this image added/last updated on website:
- Original File Dimensions:
- 3869px x 2589px
- File Type:
- JPEG
- Color Mode:
- Original Image Color Profile:
- Nikon Adobe RGB 4.0.0.3001
Location
- Location Shown:
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- Sublocation:
- Hokoku Shrine
- City:
- Osaka
- Province/State:
- Osaka prefecture
- Country:
- Japan
- World Region:
- Asia
- Location Created:
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- Sublocation:
- Hokoku Shrine
- City:
- Osaka
- Province/State:
- Osaka prefecture
- Country:
- Japan
- World Region:
- Asia
- Geo-location:
- 34.684141666667, 135.52691833333 View on map
Rights
- Copyright Status:
- Copyrighted
- Licensing Status:
- Rights Managed
- Available for Editorial Use:
- Yes
- Available for Commercial Use:
- No
- Copyright Notice:
- © 2009 Dave Kennard
Camera Data
- Date Digital Resource was created:
- Shutter speed:
- 1⁄40 s
- Aperture:
- f/8
- Camera Model:
- Nikon D200
- ISO:
- 100
- Exposure Compensation:
- +2/3
- Focal Length:
- 14mm
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- 21mm
- Metering Mode:
- Multi-segment
- Flash:
- No Flash
- Exposure Mode:
- Auto
- White Balance:
- Manual
- Light Source:
- Cloudy
- Exposure Program:
- Aperture-priority AE
Additional shooting metadata
- Lens:
- Tokina ATX107 DX FishEye 10-17mm F3.5-4.5
- Filters used:
- Additional Optics used:
- Setup:
- Handheld, bracketed ±2EV in 1EV steps
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Nikon Capture NX 2
- Adobe Photoshop CS5
- Post Processing:
NEFs converted with -0.3 exposure compensation in CNX2
EV0, EV+1, and EV+2 images blended for exposure in PS CS5
Topaz Adjust 4 using Photo Pop preset selectively applied in PS CS5