Amanohashidate, Japan [23]

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Title Amanohashidate, Japan [23]
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 23, Amanohashidate, 27
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000
Subject Ama no Hashidate (Japan); Bays--Japan--Amanohashidate; Sun--Rising and setting; Trees; Lagoons
Keywords Nihon Sankei; Shores
Spatial Coverage Ama no Hashidate (Japan); Monju (Japan); Kyoto (Japan : Prefecture)
Description PHoto shows a vew of the lagoon (Aso Sea) west of Amanohashidate at sunset
Caption on Slide Sunset view of the bay of Amanohashidate, probably taken from the south shore.
Additional Information Amanohashidate, which is located north of Kyoto, is one of Nihoh Sankei, i.e. three outstanding views in Japan, along with Matsushima near Sendai and Miyajima near Hiroshima. Amanohashidate is a pine-covered sand spit whose name means "bridge to heaven." Image was scanned from color slide. Caption is from photographer's notes on slide.
Type Image
Creator Tierney, Lennox
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ARK ark:/87278/s68d0bzt
Digitization Specifications Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000.
Donor Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney
Setname uum_lctpc
ID 329402
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68d0bzt