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Samurai residence garden

Tue, April 5, 2016, by Muza-chan

There can be several types of gardens around and inside a traditional Japanese house: the main garden, on the back of the house, that can be admired from the engawa, a small interior garden called tsubo-niwa, and a front side garden, like the one in today’s photo, photographed at the Orii Samurai Residence, in Takahashi, Okayama.

It includes a carefully shaped tree, several trimmed bushes, a few rocks, a stepping stones path and a stone lantern…

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Orii Samurai Residence, Takahashi, Okayama
Orii Samurai Residence, Takahashi, Okayama
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EXIF Info:

Nikon Df
Lens: 14mm F/2.8D
Focal Length: 14mm
Aperture: F/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/640s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 500
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