Tsuruko Lula Japan Around 1200 years have passed

Around 1200 years have passed since Kiyomizudera Temple's initial founding on Otowayama Mountain

when he took radical portraits of the labor movement and student movement

one of Japan's most prominent photographers

which he co-founded with book director/editor Yoshitaka Haba and graphic designer Takahisa Suzuki

the religious buildings breathe and continue to morph

Tsuruko Lula Japan Around 1200 years have passedWorking as the representative for the Nagoya based creative production company "discovery go", Kazuya Sudo is also active as a photographer who takes pictures of Kiyomizu dera Temple in Kyoto. Based in Aichi and Kyoto, he records Japanese culture and life through photos and videos on the theme of encounters and discoveries. This book, "Tsuruko," is a photo book compiled over the course of a year after meeting tea ceremony and kaiseki chef Tsuruko