A photographic guide to the Japanese city of Kyoto, by award winning documentary photographer, filmmaker and author Julian Bound.
Nestled in a valley of the Yamashiro Basin and overlooked by the Hiro Mountain Range, Kyoto is famed for its multitude of classical Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, its Imperial Palace and traditional Heian Period style gardens scattered throughout the city.
With over 100 photographs in colour and black and white, ‘Kyoto, Exploring the Thousand Year Old Capital’ provides an intimate portrait of Japan’s foremost city of cultural heritage where temples and shrines can be found on nearly every street corner, behind which are often secluded walled gardens, bringing together the calming peacefulness that is Kyoto.
Nestled in a valley of the Yamashiro Basin and overlooked by the Hiro Mountain Range, Kyoto is famed for its multitude of classical Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, its Imperial Palace and traditional Heian Period style gardens scattered throughout the city.
With over 100 photographs in colour and black and white, ‘Kyoto, Exploring the Thousand Year Old Capital’ provides an intimate portrait of Japan’s foremost city of cultural heritage where temples and shrines can be found on nearly every street corner, behind which are often secluded walled gardens, bringing together the calming peacefulness that is Kyoto.
