A Kyoto panorama | Takeshi Takeda | Zen foto gallery 2025

“I wondered if ancient ideas such as feng shui can still be applied in our modern, scientifically oriented society. But I think I found a visual answer to this interesting question when I walked around Kyoto for the first time in more than twenty years. The qi of the earth permeates every corner of the city, inspiring the sense of the people, and natre and humankind work together to create and nurture Kyoto in new ways every day.” - From Takeshi Takeda’s afterword