Ryoan-ji

Ryoan-ji

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September 22nd 2014

Published: November 15th 2014

Ryoan-ji was another World Cultural Heritage Site that I was able to visit during my time in Japan, and was just a short walk from the Golden Pavilion. If you are going to visit either of them, you might as well visit both, and there are other points of interest very close to them both as well. The focal point of Ryoanji is its rock garden and the moments of Zen that it provides to its tenders and... Read Full Entry

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Doug Gschwind

Welcome to my travel blog. Thus far, I have shared a few of my recent trips, some highlights below : 1) Japan, Sep 2014. With the allure of a very foreign culture to me, non-English speaking, Hiroshima, Tokyo, Shinkansen (bullet trains), Tsukiji fish market, and Sumo wrestling, it was time for a two week break from life and traveled to Japan for the second half of September. Wow, what an amazing place, just loved every minute I spent there exploring. 2) On assignment in Berkeley, CA (Sep 2008 - Apr 2009). I explored the San Francisco Bay area in some detail during the weekends I was there ... full info

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