Beautiful Sightseeing Spot in Japan

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01/09/2016

Cloud Dragons at Kennin-ji, Kyoto;

Sliding doorways paintings for the main hall painted by Kaioh Yusho in the Momoyama era (all are important cultural properties).

22/08/2014

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16/08/2014

Gozan no Okurbi was taken place at Kyoto tonight. Gozan no Okuribi, more commonly known as Daimonji , is a festival in Kyoto, Japan. It is the culmination of the O-Bon festival on August 16, in which five giant bonfires are lit on mountains surrounding the city. It signifies the moment when the spirits of deceased family members, who are said to visit this world during O-Bon, are believed to be returning to the spirit world—thus the name Okuribi (roughly, "send-off fire").

15/07/2014

Fushimi Inari Taisha at Kyoto Prefecture.

Since early Japan, Inari was seen as the patron of business, and merchants and manufacturers have traditionally worshipped Inari. Each of the torii at Fushimi Inari Taisha is donated by a Japanese business.

The shrine is just outside the JR Nara Line Inari Station, 5 minutes' ride from Kyoto Station. It is a short walk from Keihan Electric Railway Main Line Fushimi-Inari station.

13/07/2014

Oura Church at Nagasaki Pref.

Roman Catholic church in Nagasaki, Japan, built soon after the end of the Japanese government's Seclusion Policy in 1853. It is also known as the Church of the 26 Japanese Martyrs. It was for many years the only western-style building declared a national treasure, and is said to be the oldest church in Japan.

04/07/2014

Cloud Dragons at Kennin-ji, Kyoto;

Sliding doorways paintings for the main hall painted by Kaioh Yusho in the Momoyama era (all are important cultural properties).

02/07/2014

A square garden fronted by the priest's living quarters, abbot's quarters, and reception room. Its design is based on the famous calligraphic work by Sengai Gibon. Sengai was abbot of Shofukuji temple, Japan's oldest Zen temple founded by Eisai Zenji who also founded Kenninji.
The idea behind the“circle, triangle, square”is that all things in this universe are represented by these forms.

30/06/2014

"Chouontei" at Kennin-ji;

The Chouontei “the garden of the sound of the tide” is a simple and refined Zen garden nestled behind the main building of the Kenninji Temple. The garden's San-zon-seki, a set of 3 stones that represent Buddha and 2 Zen monks, Zazen-seki, a stone for seated meditation, and maple trees are all placed to afford the visitor a beautiful view from each direction.

28/06/2014

Kenninji is a temple of the Zen sect, one of the main branches of Japanese Buddhism.

Twin Dragons:

This painting commemorates the 800-year anniversary of Kenninji's founding, and a ceremony to mark its installation was given in April of 2002. It measures 11.4m by 15.7m (the size of 108 tatami mats) and is drawn with the finest quality ink on thick traditional Japanese paper. It was created in the gymnasium of an elementary school in Hokkaido and took the artist just under two years to complete.

01/06/2014

Eihei-ji is one of the two main temple of the Soto school of Zen Buddhism. This temple is located about 15km east from Fukui. (about 1 hour flight from Tokyo). Its founder was Eihei Dogen who brought Soto Zen from China to Japan during 13th century. Eihei-ji is a training monastery with more than two hundred monks in residence. Visitors with Zen experience may participate after making prior arrangements and all visitors are treated as religious trainees.

18/05/2014

Kannei-ji temple. Just 5 minutes walk from Ueno Station, 15minutes train by CBD Tokyo. Also very close from Ueno Zoo. This temple was set up by Iemitsu Tokugawa in 1625.