Osaka In The Rain With Cheap Umbrellas

Shadow Games

Shameer The Great!!!!

This is my nephew Shameer.  He's visiting Kyoto for the next few weeks.  This is his first time outside of the United States.  I am going to re-edit this post and continue to update it with new pics as I take them over the next few weeks.  So check back:)

Sanzen-in Temple

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:)

Zen In Black and White

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

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