Arashiyama, Saihoji and more...

November 4, 2015

We spent the morning walking around Arashiyama, then ran off for our appointment to see Saihoji, also known as Kokedera or Moss Temple famous for its moss garden.  Spent the rest of the afternoon visiting smaller temples in the area... 

Togetsukyo Bridge over the Oi River	Shadows	River boat	River boat
Sunlit pine	Rowboats	Cosmos	Tourist boats
Moon	Remote controlled model boat	Remote controlled model boat	Lanterns advertising various foods
Weathered lantern	Maple	Rowboats	Oi River
Maple	Maple	Path in Kameyama Koen (park)	Oi River
Maple	Maples	Bamboo forest	Bamboo forest
Bamboo fense	Bamboo forest	Bamboo	Bamboo forest
Bamboo forest	Bamboo forest	Thai tourists in bamboo forest	Thai tourist in bamboo forest
Gardener at Tenryuji	Miscanthus	Stone lantern	Pond at Tenryuji
Tenryuji	Roof tiles	Roger sketching	Saihoji
Copying sutras at Saihoji	Pagoda at Saihoji	Bamboo	Reed screens
Maple	Maple	Maple	Gate to moss garden at Saihoji
Shadows	Camellia	Reflections in moss garden	Moss garden
Moss garden	Moss garden	Moss garden	Moss garden
Moss garden	Moss garden	Distant view of Shonantei	Gardener's tools
Mysterious hole	Shonantei	Windows in Shonantei	Shonantei
Shonantei	Shonantei	Pond in mass garden	Leaves on moss
Moss garden	Pond in mass garden	Moss	Moss garden
Tree stump in moss garden	Reflections	Reflections	Maple
Maple	Bamboo fence	Moss garden	Moss garden
Moss garden	Moss garden	Moss garden	Moss garden
Moss garden	Ripples	Moss garden	Tanhokutei tea house
Window in Tanhokutei tea house	Moss garden	Reflections	Moss garden
Moss garden	Moss garden	Maple	Moss garden
Shadows and light	Shadows and light	Moss garden	Moss garden
Moss garden	Moss garden	Moss garden	Moss garden
Waiting...	Moss garden	Moss garden	Maple & bamboo
Moss garden	Moss garden	Moss garden	Gardener
Kojokan gate between levels of the moss garden	Tree stump	Rocks	Maples
Interior of Shitoan Temple	Moss garden	Bamboo railing	Moss garden
Persimmons	Saihoji Temple seen through bamboo	Saihoji Temple seen through bamboo	Building in moss garden
Gardener's tools	Maple	Maple	Camellia
Cherry leaves	Drying persimmons	Bamboo fence	Maple
Suzumushi-dera or Bell Cricket Temple	Stone lantern	Tea house in temple garden	Tortoiseshell bamboo
Teahouse	Maple and thatch	Maple and thatch	Bamboo and more!
Leaf	Maple	Bamboo in afernoon light	Bamboo
Striped bamboo	Triangle bamboo	Strands of thousand cranes and other offerings	Bamboo in evening light
Entrance gate to Kaguya Hime Goten - Princess Kaguya's bamboo palace	Second floor of temple at Kaguya Hime Goten	Tea room at Kaguya Hime Goten	Temple at Kaguya Hime Goten
Temple at Kaguya Hime Goten	Ceiling in temple at Kaguya Hime Goten	Statue of and offerings to Princess Kaguya	Thousand cranes and temple wall detail
Tortoiseshell bamboo	Tortoiseshell bamboo railing	Water basin	Phoenix of bamboo root on temple roof at Kaguya Hime Goten
Bamboo forest at Jizo-in temple	Bamboo forest at Jizo-in temple	First gate at Jizo-in temple	Second gate at Jizo-in temple
Jizo-in	Setting sun	Jizo statues	Rain chain
Persimmons

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