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This Jizo (the Guardian Deity of Traveloers and Children) wears a straw raincoat during winter. |
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Begun in 1397, this was the golden villa of Yoshimitsu, the 3rd Shogun of Ashikaga, after he abdicated the Shogunate. The peaceful landscape was created with a mirror-pond (Kyoko-chi) with carefully designed islands and the home itself was covered in gold leaf on Japanese laquer and crowned with a golden bird sculpture. The pond is even stocked with giant golden and orange carp. The villa and grounds were originally called Kitayamaden and was made into a Zen Buddist temple after Yoshimitsu's death. A major restoration of the gold leaf exterior was completed in 1987. On the day in May 2008 that this picture was taken, hundreds of uniformed schoolchildren (some of these are seen to the left and far right in the photo) were visiting on a school trip. Also on the grounds is a traditional tea house named Sekka-tei. The Golden Pavilion is located in Northwestern Kyoto, a short subway and street bus ride from the City Centre. Visit http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/visitkyoto/en/ to find out more. |
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Looking down at Kyoto-city from the top of Higashi-yama(Eastend of the city).
You can see the kamo-river accompanied by colonnade green. Also,You can see the imperial Palace in kyoto covered by trees. |
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Ninnaji Temple is one of the World Heritages and famous for the one and only plant colony of low height cherry trees. This is a Gigapan shot during a short trip to Kyoto after the QTVR Diary OFFLINE Vol.3 event. |
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Ninnaji Temple is one of the World Heritages and famous for the one and only plant colony of low height cherry trees. This is a Gigapan shot during a short trip to Kyoto after the QTVR Diary OFFLINE Vol.3 event. |
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This rooftop garden is an urban oasis hidden three floors above street level at the Grand Kyoto Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. |
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opposite side of kamo river take 1,look to Mt.Higashiyama |
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I stood on the top of a mountain at Ungan Park in Yosano Town. It was a fine day. |
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the oldest zen temple in kyoto |