Calendario 2027 Japan Temples Shrines Seasons Woodblock Art

Twelve months at some of Japan's most visited temples and shrines, one iconic place for every season. January: the great red lantern of Kaminarimon Gate in Asakusa. February: the Golden Pavilion in fresh snow. March: plum blossoms before the Dazaifu Tenmangu main hall. April: a five-story pagoda in a storm of cherry petals. May: the Phoenix Hall at Byodoin, mirrored in its pond beneath wisteria. June: the Kannon Hall of Hase-dera in Kamakura in the rain among hydrangeas. July: the pagoda and waterfall of Nachi. August: the great torii gate of Itsukushima standing in the sea. September: Yasaka Pagoda under a harvest moon in Kyoto's old streets. October: the wooden stage of Kiyomizu-dera among red maples. November: the Great Buddha Hall of Todai-ji with golden ginkgo and deer in Nara. December: the Sanmon Gate of Chion-in in the snow. The cover shows a five-story pagoda with Mount Fuji, the rising sun and a crane. Each month is a washi-paper woodblock style illustration in rich vermilion, gold, indigo and green. The images carry no year, so this calendar can start in any month you choose. Pick your start month, grid style and holidays at checkout. A lovely gift for anyone who has visited Japan, or dreams of going, and for lovers of Japanese architecture, art and travel. Designed in Japan. The illustrations were created with generative AI tools and curated, month by month, by hand.