Kyo Koto No Jokei

[Machine Translation] It has been 1,200 years since the capital was relocated to Heian-kyo. Kyoto has continued to operate as a city despite warfare and political upheaval. The ancient architectural structures centering on many shrines and temples, and the harsh nature unique to the basin, combined with the activities of people, have created a landscape that can be called the home of the Japanese people. This is the legacy of the soul spun by people and nature. This is a collection of photographs by Katsuhiko Mizuno, a leading photographer of Kyoto, that depicts scenes of the ancient capital in an emotionally rich manner.

平安京に遷都されて1200年。戦乱や政治に翻弄されつつも都市として営みを続けてきた京都。多くの社寺を中心とした古くからの建築物や、盆地特有の厳しい自然に、人々の営みが折り重なり、日本人の故郷ともいえる景観が生まれた。人と自然が紡いできた魂の遺産。古都の情景を京都写真の第一人者、水野克比古が情緒豊かに綴る写真集。