Kyoto Street Scene by wysiwig
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Kyoto is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture. Historically Kyoto was the largest city in Japan, however by 1990 it had fallen to 7th place. Kyoto contains roughly 2,000 temples and shrines.
There was some consideration by the United States of targeting Kyoto with an atomic bomb at the end of World War II. In the end it was decided to remove the city from the list of targets due to it’s status as a shrine city. The city was largely spared from conventional bombing as well. As a result, Kyoto is one of the few Japanese cities that still has an abundance of prewar buildings. The buildings in this image are between sevety-five and one hundred years old. In 1994 Kyoto was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Comments (18)
Stratkat
Excellent Capture. I can imagine being right there. Nice work!
prutzworks
xlt capture (and story)
lucindawind
very nice ! thats also Yoko Ono's daughters name .. I like the noise effect on it
MrsLubner
Visually a stark reality shot. well done.
Faemike55
Very nice photo and interesting history! Thanks
durleybeachbum
So interesting!
tennesseecowgirl
VERY NICE... love the touch you put on this one..
sandra46
superlative mood in this one, great sepia!
delaorden_ojeda
great info and excelent capture , fantastic in sepia , nice perspective and pov , many thanks for you kindly comments , thanks !
jmb007
bonne photo!
psyoshida
I love the sepia, it looks like a WWII era photo. Perfect perspective too. Thanks for the history too, very interesting. I'm glad it was not bombed into dust.
jocko500
wonderful shot
auntietk
I love this. Thanks for the history ... it makes an already intriguing image all the more fascinating!
JuliSonne
It sees from as if the time stands quietly - the colonial age. Beautiful sepia colors.
myrrhluz
Kyoto was one of the places we were ambushed by school children. This is a great image! Wonderful perspective! Excellent sepia effect. I love seeing all the Kanji. I remember being thrilled when I would see a place name I recognised (there weren't many.) One was Tachikawa because it was very simple, and there was an air base there (I learned to drive stick shift on its disused flight line). Very interesting information. I enjoyed my visit to Kyoto very much. I'm thankful it was spared the bombs.
mariogiannecchini
Very nice photo and interesting history!
danapommet
Very interesting information and a great shot of this street. Dana
Crabbycabby
Great narrative. A good read.