This is Sanzen-in Temple. It is located in the Ohara area of northern Kyoto and was established between 767 and 822. This is a magnificent complex that I will surely visit again and again as the seasons change. As you can see the monks clean every inch of the temple by hand and with tremendous care. Enjoy:)
This is Kennin-ji. It is the oldest Zen temple in Kyoto and was founded by Yousai in 1202. There are three branches of Zen in Japan (Rinzai, Soto, and Obaku) and Kennin-ji is part of the Rinzai tradition. The first day I shot this temple I spent three hours taking pictures and then somehow my sd card malfunctioned and I lost all of the pictures once I got home. I was so upset until I thought to myself: "Dude relax you cannot get upset about loosing pictures that you took in a zen temple. That is so unzen of you. Calm down and go back the next day." I calmed down and two days later I was back and all was right with the world:) Enjoy
Not far from my place there is a bike path. I took a walk down the path this afternoon and this is some of what I saw.
These are two oldie but goodies of Lashanda that I took over a year ago. I figured I would play with the color even though I always liked the pics as they were:)
On the 25th of each month one of the largest flea markets in Kyoto is held at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine. I stopped by today and took a few pics. More on the way:)
