Miho Museum and Ishiyama Temple

November 10, 2015

We took a day trip to the Miho Museum in nearby Shiga Prefecture, then stopped at Ishiyama Temple in Otsu City on the way back.

Meishin Expressway bridge	Maple trees	Moss, lichens and ferns	Entrance tunnel
Emerging	Waiting	Bridge	Museum entrance
Maples	Maple leaves	Picnic area	Maples and moss
Moss and maple leaves	Moss and maple leaves	The fallen	Accumulation
Pine tree	Ikebana	Ikebana	Maple
Stairwell	Walkway	Buddha	Buddha
Onigiri	Maples	Unused path	Maples and moss
Maple seeds	Tree protection	Maple	Expecting rain
On the bus	Karahashi (bridge) over the Seta River in Otsu, part of the old Tokaido	Ginko	Getting windy!
Rock carving	Maple	At entrance gate to Ishiyamadera (termple)	Enry path to Ishiyamadera temple
Pine branch	Maple	Roof tiles	Maple
Temple chrysanthemums	MapleTinius	Fountain	Sacred tree
Inside a side temple	Stairs below main hall	Leaves	Lantern
Lanterns	Lanterns	Room where Lady Murasaki Shikibu is said to have at least started writing The Tale of Genji	Fortunes
Moss covered rocks	Prayer boards	Prayer boards	Stones
Bell tower	Evening light	Stupa	Stupa
Woodwork	Maples	Moon viewing pavilion	Another temple structure further up...
Sky	Another path not taken	Tahoto Treasure Tower	Tahoto Treasure Tower detail
Maple	Stupa	Stupa	Storage building
Maples	Bell tower	Wollastonite and maples	Wollastonite and maples
Wollastonite and ivy	Shutter	Hinged doors	Maple
Maples	Roof line	Pause...	Lanterns and doors
Small statue	Priest	Fire buckets	Maples and bamboo
Foorball mums	Fountain	Ginko leaves	Ginko leaves
Roofline

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