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Japan: Kyoto, Koyasan, Nara

by Marc Reid

Part of a two week trip. Kyoto is the most popular tourist destination in Japan with amazing temples and gardens - it has 17 World Heritage Sights. Koya-san is the headquarters of the Shingon school of Esoteric Buddhism with a number of temples where you can stay for the night. Previously the capital of Japan, Nara is culturally rich with eight Unesco World Heritage sights.

Kinkakuji-michi

Kinkakuji-michi
'The Golden Temple' originally constructed in 1397; rebuilt in 1955.

Heian-jingu
Temple complex with gardens around the edge

Large Torii

Large Torii
Entrance gate to Heian-jingu

Heian-jingu
In the gardens

Heian-jingu
In the gardens

Kyoto Gardens

Kyoto Gardens
Beautiful pond in one of the gardens surrounded by bamboo shoots

Carp
Carp in one of the ponds

Ryoanji Temple

Ryoanji Temple
A 15 rock Zen garden

Ryoanji Temple

Ryoanji Temple
In the gardens

Konchi-in

Konchi-in
Gardens being raked

Konchi-in

Konchi-in
The gardener and his layout plans for the garden

Ginkaku-ji Temple

Ginkaku-ji Temple
Raked white sand in the gardens

Ginkaku-ji Temple

Ginkaku-ji Temple
A gardener meticulously attending the grounds

Kiyomizu-dera Temple
First built in 798, reconstructed in 1633

Kiyomizu-dera Temple

Kiyomizu-dera Temple
They are mad for the group school photos! once this group left,...

Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Drinking the sacred water - with healing properties

Kiyomizu-dera Temple
As the sun sets...

Kyoto
Prayers (I think) written on small wooden plates

Koyasan
One of the main rooms in Eiko-in - a Buddhist temple I stayed in for a night

Koyasan
My room at the temple. Simple and clean

Koyasan

Koyasan
View out of the window in the morning... was pretty chilly!

Koyasan

Koyasan
The other window... as the sun starts to appear

Koyasan

Koyasan
Buildings and gardens in the grounds

Koyasan

Koyasan
The front garden of the temple

Koyasan

Koyasan
The gardens of the temple. All the leaves were starting to turn red

Koyasan

Koyasan
The gardens of the temple.

Koyasan

Koyasan
We got up at 5:30 to attend the wood burning ceremony in the temple shrine

Koyasan - Ceremony

Koyasan - Ceremony

Breakfast

Breakfast
After the ceremony - back for breakfast

Red Leaves

Red Leaves
View from my window

Koyasan

Koyasan
Entrance to Kongobu-ji Temple - headquarters of the Shingon school.

Dai-to 'Great Pagoda'

Dai-to 'Great Pagoda'
Rebuilt in 1934 after a fire.

Ringing the bell

Ringing the bell
In the Garan region.

Garan region
After the bell was rung all these monks appeared

Monks

Koyasan

Red Leaves

Red Leaves
Koyasan

Trees

Trees
Amazing colours as some leaves were starting to change

Cemetery

Cemetery
In Koyasan

Cemetery

Mimyo-no-hashi Bridge

Mimyo-no-hashi Bridge
Worshippers pour water over the Jizo statues as an offering to the dead

Toro-do

Toro-do
Downstairs of the lantern hall... there are 50,000 small statues of Buddha!

Toro-do

Toro-do
Buddha statues on racks

Red Leaves

Red Leaves

Red Leaves
...more red leaves

NARA

NARA
Isui-en garden

Todai-ji Temple
The Daibutsu-den Hall...the largest wooden building in the world.... its big!!

Todai-ji Temple

Todai-ji Temple
A ritual before entering the temple

Daibutsu - 'Great Buddha'

Daibutsu - 'Great Buddha'
One of the largest bronze figures in the world - over 16m high... made of 437...

Wooden figures

Wooden figures
In the hall

Seeking enlightenment

Seeking enlightenment
One of the columns in the great hall has a hole at the base - which,...

Kofuku-ji Pagoda

Kofuku-ji Pagoda
The second largest in Japan, built in 1426

article published 12/7/2004

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