KYOTO
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Kyoto gardens and shrines along with garden scenes and seasonal garden images. Ryoanji, Kinkaku-ji, Ginkaku-ji, Ohara, Kokadera, Saiho-ji, Daikaku-ji, Byodo-in, the Imperial Palace, Tofuku-ji, Katsura Villa, Fushimi-inari shrine, Kurama, Mount Kurama, Heian-jingu shrine, Arashiyama, Jikko-in, Jakko-in and Kyoto city scenes.
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41 imagesDaitokuji is a complex of temples in the heart of Kyoto many of which which feature a classic Zen meditation garden with stones, raked sand, shrines and other traditional features.
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12 imagesFushimi Imairi Taisha is a shrine devoted to good luck in business. The dramatic entry lined with a series of large orange torii gates is a memorable sight. Small clusters of orange torii gate charms are festooned all over the hillside shrine, left there by pilgrims..
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10 imagesGinkakuji, on the eastern edge of Kyoto is also known as the Silver Silver Pavilion. The iconic cone of sand white and the moon viewing pavilion have become hallmarks.
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5 imagesThe Jikko-in is a meditation temple in the Ohara district of Kyoto.. The garden features a pine tree shaped to symbolize Mt. Fuji that is six humdred years old.Hosen
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17 imagesThe Jikko-in is one of several meditation temples located in the Ohara district found on the lower mountain foothills in the northwestern edge of Kyoto. Ohara is a popular day trip getaway from Kyoto.
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16 imagesKatsura Villa on the southwestern edge of Kyoto is one of three large stroll gardens in the city featuring a path around a large pond.
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4 imagesKoetsu-ji is s small garden in the western part of Kyoto., known for its iconic bamboo fence.e
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120 imagesKyoto is a city filled with shrines and temples, many featuring mysterious Zen gardens, along with beautiful with cherry, maple and ginko trees, pagodas, springs, and sacred imagery of both Shinto and Buddhist origin.
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135 imagesThe gardens and shrines in the city of Kyoto, Japan, are especially colorful during late October and early November.
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5 imagesMatsuo Taisha is a shrine located in the Arashyama district of Kyoto dedicated to the phenomenon of fermentation. The garden attending the shrine is a very unusual design of stones and clipped shrubs.
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2 imagesThe Philosopher's Walk is a pathway on the north side of Kyoto that follows a stream..
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1 imageRyoan-ji in Kyoto, Japan, is said to be the most famous Zen meditation garden in the world with a mysterious arrangement of stones.
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26 imagesSaihoji,also called Kokadera, meaning the Moss Temple, is a pastoral garden of moss and trees in the Arashiyama district on the west side of the Kyoto. It is nine hundred years old.
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8 imagesThe Sanzen-in is one of several temples in the Ohara district which is up in the foothills on the north west edge of Kyoto. Ohara is a popular daytime travel destination.
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10 imagesThe Sento Gosho is a large stroll garden hidden behind walls inside the Imperial Palace grounds in the center of Kyoto.
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7 imagesShugakuin , along with the Sento Gosho and Katsura Villa, is one of three large stroll gardens in Kyoto. Al feature a path way circumnavigating a large pond, with viewpoints and bridges.
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16 imagesTofukuji is on the south east edge of Kyoto near Fushimi-Inari and features a relatively young and modern Zen garden.