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Night view of Nigatsu-do Hall in Todai-ji Temple
Japan

私が奈良に来た時(それはもう20年以上も続いている習慣なのだが)、必ず立ち寄るのが「夜の二月堂」だ。

昼間は歓声で沸き返る第一級の観光地も、夜になると静まり返ることが多い。二月堂付近もまた同じで、夜此処に立ち寄る人はそう多くはなかった。

此処から見る奈良の夜景はさして華やかではないが、所々に見慣れた寺院建築のシルエットを確認することができる。大仏殿は近くて大きいからよくわかる。そして遠方には興福寺五重塔が、その影を浮かび上がらせる。この塔は今でも奈良のシンボル、奈良のランドマークなのだ。 

しかし、私が夜此処を訪れるのにはもう一つ理由がある。ここからすぐ近くに東大寺の梵鐘がある。その梵鐘は毎日20時に撞かれる。その音を、その深い低音の響きを、私は聴きに来る。それが、私が奈良を訪れた際の習慣であり、大きな楽しみなのだ。

 なお、少々言い訳になるのだが、この画像はあまり出来は良くない。それは高感度の手持ち撮影でこの画像を撮ったからだ。二月堂の舞台では三脚の使用は禁止されている。したがってこの方法でしかここでの撮影はできない。誰も見ていないから黙って三脚を使うこともできるのかもしれないが(そしてそうすれば確実にきれいな画像を撮ることはできる)、ここでは寺院側の意思に従うのが当然なのだ。だから高感度での画像が美しいカメラが手に入れば、もう一度この場所は取り直すことになるだろう。

この場所の雰囲気だけでも汲み取ってほしい。

Copyright: Bibouroku Tabito
Type: Spherical
Resolution: 10660x5330
Taken: 07/11/2013
Uploaded: 26/11/2013
Published: 26/11/2013
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Tags: japan; todaiji; world heritage; nara; temple
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