Festival of Flowers at Zojo-ji Temple, a photo from 東京, 関東

Photographer's Note

�Tokyo - Festival of Flowers at Zōjō-ji Temple�

This picture is taken on the grounds of the Zōjō-ji Temple, the head temple of the Jodo sect of Japanese Buddhism in the Kanto Region.

I had decided to visit this temple without knowing that the same day something special was celebrated.
All the attendees in the temple and in its garden were very busy and all attention was paid to small children in colourful attire.

Later Takero explained me that Buddha's birth was celebrated and on that occasion the Zōjō-ji Temple held the 践ana Matsuri� or 'Festival of Flowers'.

During the festival, small shrines decorated with flowers and a baby Buddha figurine bathed in sweet tea are displayed in front of the temple.
Another symbol of Hana Matsuri is the parade with children in fancy clothes pulling a papier-m稍h� white elephant.

I liked the pose of this child when his mother took a picture of him. On a photo in the workshop he takes a slightly different and daring pose :) and you find there also a family picture.

The information comes from Takero Kawabata and from : http://gvlt.wordpress.com/2014/06/20/hana-matsuri-at-zojo-ji/

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swapankumarroy (3769) 2014-11-09 4:32

Hello Paul,

This cute little baby stood up on the stair case with nice pose during the festival of flowers and you captured a nice portrait with awesome color and detailing, I like composition and framing.

warm regards,

swapankumarroy

lousat (139352) 2014-11-09 4:34

Hi Paul,our japanese friend Takero will be jealous of your pic...eheheh...truly beautifu this capture,a nice git to who like colors like me,great sharpness too.Have a nice Sunday and thanks,luciano

jhm (211736) 2014-11-09 4:35

Dag Paul,

De werkshop foto's gaan nog niet open, maar deze foto bewijst voldoende over de opdracht dat u ons wil meegeven.
Een beetje in het spoor van Takero, maar ket blijkt dat Japan heel veel oude tradities probeer in eer te hounden.
Heel scherp en met heel mooie kleuren.
Goed foto werk, bedankt.

Prettige zondag,
John.

Sergiom (117241) 2014-11-09 5:30

Bonjour Paul,

J'aime beaucoup ce portrait haut en couleur. Il faut avouer que le petit a toute une bouille et que son attitude est tr鑚 moderne malgr� les v黎ements traditionnels.

Bon dimanche

Serge

carlo62 (81265) 2014-11-09 6:57

Ciao Paul
una foto molto simpatica, la posa del bambino riesce a suscitare sorrisi all'osservatore.
Bellissimo anche il vestito tradizionale con i suoi magnifici colori.
Buona domenica
Carlo

adramad (73030) 2014-11-09 8:22

Hi Paul.
A delightful photo of this little girl or boy, you've picked a very cheerful expression, wearing the costume is gorgeous, with the headdress and storied paper lantern, all given a precious chromaticism to the composition.
Good management of both the brightness, and sharpness.
Well done. I love it.
Enjoy Sunday.
All the best.
Luis.

holmertz (102834) 2014-11-09 8:50

Hello Paul,
This is a very charming photo and the perfect exposure makes the best of the bright colours. The boy acts completely naturally, like children usually do, and there is no indication he is making poses for your camera. The grey steps may not form the most charming or "exotic" background, but they are perfectly neutral, not distracting us from the boy, and their diagonal lines provide the photo with a fine rhythm. The family photo surprises me a bit, because the grandmother is dressed in ordinary clothes while her husband has chosen a traditional costume.
Kind regards,
Gert

Gigidusud (21679) 2014-11-09 10:35

Bonsoir Paul,
Ce doit 黎re vraiment super d'assister � un tel festival. J'aime beaucoup le portrait de ce petit gar輟n dans son costume traditionnel. Avec son expression coquine il est vraiment adorable. Excellente la pose dans le WS, une belle photo de famille aussi. J'aime beaucoup!
Amicalement,
Gigi

ourania (51103) 2014-11-09 11:35

Hello Paul,
a lovely portrait of the little child while posing for someone else. The child is very cute, smiling in his own special way. His costume is colourful and so attractive against the grey tones and repeating lines of the backdrop. The workshop pictures are lovely and interesting too, the one where the grandparents are laughing while all the grandchildren are shy and serious is quite amusing:) Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great evening,
Ourania

mesutilgim (0) 2014-11-09 12:34

Hello Paul,
What an amazing capture ot this cute child in her traditional costumes.
Very good crop. A joy for the eyese of teh viewers.
Nice framing and interesting notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

emka (158204) 2014-11-09 21:32

Hi Paul, What a joy for photographer to see these kids in their wonderful dresses. And in Japan it is not possible not to see any festival. Japanese are crazy about festivals of different kinds, as we know well from Takero's photos. This small boy is so charming, even in his daring pose. beautiful shot.

Warm regrads Malgo

pajaran (116041) 2014-11-09 22:11

Dobar dan.
Interesantan tekst o hramu i festivalu ...
Dobar rad sa lepim fotografijama u radionici, lepo pokazana deca u narodnoj nosnji, lep osmeh na licu deteta.
Lepa deca i narodna nosnja.
Imajte lep i uspesan dana, sve najbolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela, srecno.
Paja.

Good day.
Interesting article about the temple and festival ...
Good work with beautiful photographs in the workshop, beautifully demonstrated by children in traditional costumes, a nice smile on a child's face.
Beautiful kids and costumes.
Have a nice and successful day, all the best in the new week that started, good luck.
Paja.

williewhistler (16606) 2014-11-10 4:12

Hello Paul,
it would appear that you chose a very good day to visit the Temple,this is a delightful series of colourful images that illustrate perfectly how much enjoyment was had by all of the participants.
Simply delightful.
Warm regards Les.

sabermonajati (11537) 2014-11-10 10:00

hi
very interesting portrait from baby you captured.
regard
saber

ktanska (44832) 2014-11-10 11:38

Hi Paul,
The little girl is clearly having great time posing on that impressive dress. The victory sign is so fun detail. Grey stairs provide simple background for all colours.
Kari

danos (110407) 2014-11-10 13:49

Hello Paul,
nice the portrait from the little child as was taken place at the Festival of flowers at Zojo-ji Temple.I like the beautiful event with the carefree and charmy child to looks like to pose to you.

Regards,Danos

jcpix (14030) 2014-11-10 19:05

Hi Paul,

You couldn't have better timing to catch this festival full of bright smiles, colors and character. I can't decide which of those three aspects stands out the most here, so I'll say "all of them!" :) What a terrific touch of culture and individual personality you've photographed...it may have been someones elses shot, but you've certainly captured the moment with just as much interest and emotion. How could anyone not enjoy this image, a little something fun for everyone. Enjoy the new day. Take good care.

Friendly wishes,

Jason

ikeharel (113483) 2014-11-11 7:17

Happy Kimono day, Paul.
The little girl looks so excited to pose with her red kimono, smiling with content face expression.
A charming take.
Good evening,
Ike

Royaldevon (85932) 2014-11-11 15:15

Hello Paul,

Who could not be charmed by this photograph!
Small as he is, he knows exactly how to perform for his parents... then, pushes his luck, like most children do!!
The colours and the details are impressive.
I like how you have filled the frame with the child, nothing should distract us from his pose.

Many thanks,
Bev :-)

siolaw (38294) 2014-11-11 19:32

Salut Paul
L'arri鑽e plan donne un fort graphisme et le gris des pierres fait bien ressortir les couleurs flamboyantes de son habit.
Bon cadrage et pose sympathique!
Amicalement
Laurent

Cricri (176) 2014-11-12 8:28

Bonjour Paul
Ce petit bout chou est vraiment craquant, j'aime son expression amusante comme celle sur le WS, sa tenue tr鑚 color馥, et la belle image de famille aussi tr鑚 jolie en WS
Belle soir馥
cricri

aliabazari (22321) 2014-11-13 20:44

Hi Paul
It's a good portrait of a beautiful Japanese. Exposure was very good. Very nice colors of life. Thank you for signing this image

Regards ...

fritzi007 (14698) 2014-11-14 6:41

Hallo Paul,
very nice color contrast, very nice model, very good info, congratulations!

many greetings
Wolfgang

pili51 (1853) 2014-11-14 14:47

Hello Paul,
A very lovely portrait indeed! I like composition and framing.
The expression and nice pose of the small child this one perfectly captured by the camera.
Perfect clarity, focus, with awesome color and detailing... A very sweet and charming photo. :-)
Really a wonderful work.
Thanks for sharing and enjoy your evening.

Best regards.
Pili

SWEETFREEDOM (24623) 2014-11-14 23:55

Hi Paul,
lovely little with a beautiful traditional dress. very nice colors.
Regards
Alessandro

No_One (4) 2014-11-15 7:05

Hi Paul
This is a classic portrait photo, its cute and its colorful, and its bursting with tradition, which I can understand thanks to your note! Great workshop too, the happy family is a brilliant photo, I would imagine they would love to have a copy of that, the grandparents look so happy!
Cheers
Noel

ChrisJ (171888) 2014-11-16 17:41

Hello Paul,

They pose with a v sign in Korea too! The small girl dressed in traditional Japanese costume is so cute. The vibrant red colours of her costume stand out well and the gold and blue head-wear color contrast superbly. A nice diffused light. Tfs!

nikkitta (17070) 2014-11-17 13:35

Hola Paul

Still smiling after watching the WS, a behavior of all old children when bored with photos

Like the post here and the contrast with the grey stone, good frame, seems a post from Takero
Very good work along with informative note
Regards
Maria

adores (46979) 2014-11-23 9:14

Hi Paul!
He was probably posing for another camera, what a funny pose! The child looks really happy and the traditional costume is really nice and so colourful. Very good capture!

claudeD (47754) 2014-11-25 2:04

Hello Paul,

very fine portrait shot of this child showing perfect colors, clarity and sharpness. Very well done.I like the portrait very much.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

JC

berek (50518) 2014-11-25 20:01

Bonjour Philippe,
I love this portrait with bautiful colors. I must admit that was a little girl and his attitude is very modern despite the traditional clothing.
friendly regards
Burak

mkamionka (74607) 2021-10-09 2:16

Hi Paul,
Great child photography and amazing costume. These clothes must be very expensive I suspect.I also think the children agree to wear it only when they are very little and then later it is probably not cool enough.
Great series with also the whole family in the workshop.
You were lucky to be there on such colorful occasion,
M