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March 18th 2014

Published: March 18th 2014

Monday, March 17th <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Kyoto Marathon There’s just so much to do in Kyoto, I wanted to make one more trip and sweep up everything I missed. I planned a loop around the city, stopping at all the major sites I missed as well as some of the minor ones. I left Kure around six-something in the morning, scheduled to arrive at Kyoto around 9:00. ... Read Full Entry

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Islands in a Sea of Sand

I viewed this garden while listening to a chant by the monks of the temple.

Zen Garden

To the sound of chanting in the morning sunshine.

Waves of Sand

Little islands rise above the waves of sand.

Big Tree by the Upper Bridge

Vista of the upper bridge from higher up the hill.

Abstract Zen

Light and dark play nicely with the stone and grass in this zen garden.

Old Stones

Lantern and statues.

Chishakuin-ji

Temple adorned with colorful banners.

Chishakuin-ji

Banners in traditional Buddhist colors wave in the wind. This temple is near the women's university, and a number of nuns left the temple while I was there.

Chishakuin-ji

Colorful building at the temple.

Chishakuin-ji

Banners blow in the wind.

Chishakuin-ji

The aesthetics of the latent movement of the air can be observed here.

Ume Blossoms

At Chishakuin-ji.

Ume Blossoms

At Chishakuin-ji.

Jizo Statue

Near the calligrapher's hut.

Wandering Cat

At Chishakuin-ji.

Temple Cat

People called out to it, "Neko-chan!" It had its own agenda, though.

Kyoto Streets

Walking from temple to temple.

Sculpture?

Outside the closed off temple.

Jizo Statues

Outside the closed off temple.

Temple on the Way to Kiyomizu

I wrote about this as a Jodo Shinshu temple based on the hongwangi crest, but I haven't found verification online yet.

Hongwangi Crest

This is what made me think it was a Jodo Shinshu temple. Jodo Shinshu in Japan separates itself from the Shinto pantheon, opposed to Tendai and Shingon Buddhism.

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