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2019年6月16日

Kikyo Flower Viewing at Tentokuin Temple

Form Tuesday, June 25, to Wednesday, July 10, 2019, Tentokuin (天得院) temple holds the Special Admission for Kikyo (桔梗, Japanese ballon flower) Viewing. Tentokuin is a Zen (禅) temple of the Tofukuji (東福寺) of Rinzai sect (臨済宗), and very famous as the temple of flowers. Please try visit there to see pretty purple flowers which ・・・

2019年6月10日

Irises at Heian Jingu Shrine

We had some rain yesterday in Kyoto. It was long after the fine days of intense heat, and the rain felt somewhat soothing. So, I took a walk to Heian Jingu Shrine (平安神宮), and fortunately, the shrine was open to public with free admission yesterday! The Heian Jingu shrine was founded in 1895, in order ・・・

2019年5月13日

Peonies at Kenninji Temple

Here comes the season of fresh greenery. Did you take some trip during the golden week (early May holiday season in Japan)? I visited Kenninji (建仁寺) temple during the holidays. The temple was established in 1202 by Eisai Zenji (栄西禅師), and is very famous for its asset of natinal treasure “Fujin Raijin-zu byobu” (風神雷神図屏風, The ・・・

2019年5月8日

Kirishima Azalea at Nagaoka Tenmangu Shrine

Nagaokakyo (長岡京) city, a former capital of Japan before Kyoto, is renowned for its histrical importance. Nagaoka Tenmangu (長岡天満宮) shrine is one of them. The deity of the shrine is Sir Sugawara Michizane (菅原道真) who was delegated to Dazaifu (大宰府) in Kyushu (九州), and the shrine was built at the place where Michizane stopped by ・・・

2019年5月2日

Flower Walk

Thanks to the cold weather in the early spring, Someiyoshino (そめいよしの, a breed of cherry blossom) this year lasted very long, and many poeple enjoyed it. Someiyoshino blossom quickly falls once their prime is over, yet we Japanese regard the way it falls as very graceful. Many of us reminise the brief but heavenly moment ・・・