coralreefnk: At the entrance of philosopher's path, got heavy thunder rain so I had to come back here for the 2nd time today.
coralreefnk: incense
coralreefnk: One of the summer scenary of Kyoto. I think we Japanese are very serious about where we party.
coralreefnk: yanagi.
coralreefnk: Eikan-do, Zenrin-ji, Kyoto
coralreefnk: Finally found SUIKINKUTSU! but I prefer the one in Kamakura which you have to hear the sound through the bamboo stick.
coralreefnk: Eikan-do, Zenrin-ji, Kyoto
coralreefnk: These are copied by Canon's technology.
coralreefnk: Daiou-en (garden)
coralreefnk: Daiou-en (garden)
coralreefnk: I love this garden!
coralreefnk: The garden of Ryosoku-in, which was opened to the public only for a month. Unusual garden with white flowers.
coralreefnk: From the tearoom. Ryosoku-in's garden.
coralreefnk: Kennin-ji, Kyoto
coralreefnk: Ga-un-no-niwa (garden), it's cloud.
coralreefnk: Kuzan-Hakkai-no-niwa (garden)
coralreefnk: Funda-in's tearoom. The garden was made a by famous artist Sesshu.
coralreefnk: Tsuten-kyo (bridge)
coralreefnk: I'm not sure but I think it was the first time to visit Tofuku-ji, the buildings were huge, and I think, nice design & well-balanced .....
coralreefnk: The left side of Kaizan-do's garden. It was fun to find out this sand garden which I couldn't see because it was hidden by the trees.
coralreefnk: The right side of Kaizan-do's garden.
coralreefnk: From the entrance you can't see the whole garden.
coralreefnk: Tsuten-kyo (bridge)
coralreefnk: You can't see the stones from the other - right side.
coralreefnk: North garden of Hassou-no-niwa (garden). This pattern is called "ichimatsu-moyou(=pattern)".
coralreefnk: West garden of Hassou-no-niwa.
coralreefnk: The south garden
coralreefnk: The south garden. I like zen garden because it's simple and has meanings. One problem is the whole garden can't be in A photo.
coralreefnk: Sanmon of Tofukuji ...