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Autumn tints

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2016 pieces

Philosopher's walk, Kyoto
© Epoch
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Philosopher's walk, Kyoto

This famous path in Kyoto is named after the philosopher Kitaro Nishida who would meditate while strolling along it. The waterway is lined by cherry trees, which provide not only a display of blossom in the spring but also a rich pattern of reds and yellows in the autumn.

* This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

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An Epoch puzzle: 2016 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E23518 (23-518 on box)
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1500 pieces

Ginkgo avenue in Tokyo
© Epoch
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Ginkgo avenue in Tokyo

Sunbeams filter through the bright yellow leaves of the ginkgo, a popular tree for city planting, and often to be seen in Tokyo.

See my "Plant Watcher's" page on the ginkgo.

* This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

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An Epoch puzzle: 1500 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E15515 (15-515 on box)
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1000 pieces

Yamadera
© Beverly Enterprises
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Yamadera

These temple buildings clinging amazingly to the side of a rocky mountain inspired the poet Basho ("the Wordsworth of Japan"; 1644-1694) to another famous haiku - "The silence of the rock and the singing of the cicada". This site in Yamagata Prefecture, in the north of Japan, is best known as Yamadera, though the title on the box gives the temple its official name: "Risshaku-ji."

What does the name mean?
yama
mountain
dera
temple
ris-
standing
shaku
stone
ji
temple

Interesting page on Yamadera

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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 72 x 49 cm (28" x 19")
Code: B71290 (71-290 on box)
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Ginkgo avenue
© Yanoman
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Ginkgo avenue

Brilliant gold! The ginkgo is a popular tree for city planting, and is seen to advantage here in Tokyo. Another puzzle for those who like a challenge.

See my "Plant Watcher's" page on the ginkgo.

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A Yanoman puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: Y101011 (10-1011 on box)
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Hida-no-sato
© Beverly Enterprises
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Hida-no-sato

Nestling among a riot of autumn tints, these gasshô-zukuri houses form an outdoor museum - Hida-no-sato ("the village of Hida"), on the outskirts of Takayama, preserving a rural scene once common in this region. The name gasshô-zukuri refers to the Buddhist prayer pose, with the fingertips together; basically it means a large-scale roof with timbers forming an inverted V.

Randy Johnson's travel notes on Hida
Note the susuki grass fringing the pond in the foreground: Plant-Watcher's page

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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 72 x 49 cm (28" x 19")
Code: B71287 (71-287 on box)
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Gansenji in autumn
© Beverly Enterprises
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Gansenji in autumn

This brilliantly painted pagoda is outdone (just!) by the dazzling red and yellow foliage of its surroundings.

* This puzzle has TINY pieces!

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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 26 x 38 cm (10" x 15")
Code: BS71813 (S71-813 on box)
Retail price ¥1600 (approx. US$16.33 €12.03 £9.52)
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Selected other autumn puzzles

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Maples (Kaname) - 1000 pieces
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Ryôanji (Kyoto) - 1000 pieces
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Dazzling maples (Takeuchi) - 1000 pieces
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Chiaki (Haruyo) - 1000 pieces

Deleted puzzles

For reference: you can view all the autumn photo puzzles that are out of print in the Attic.

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