Nanzen-ji Temple Kyoto

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    Temple bells toll and priests chant

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    Good brekkie at the hotel this morning. JPY1000 each. All sorts of weird and wonderful stuff, plus the usual western staples (kind of).

    Bestest value day pass ever - JPY600 for all subway and bus travel for a day.

    Headed out to Nanzen-ji to visit the temples and gardens.

    See the pictures. It was so beautiful out there and …

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    Castles and Temples continued

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    We ate a huge traditional homemade Japanese breakfast (with some American mixed in too) in the morning at the inn. It included a ridiculous amount of food - scrambled eggs, soup with tofu, sesame flavored veggies, crab salad, a slice of salmon, seaweed, rice, green tea, a few other things I cannot remember. It was amazing though. After breakfast, …

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    A huge day in Higashiyama

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    ... called "Sosui" which is a waterway constructed between Lake Biwa and Kyoto city. The water is drawn out at Otsu City, passes Nanzen-ji Temple and runs to Keage at Higashiyama-ku in Kyoto City. The construction began in 1881 & finished in 1890 & ...

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    Kyoto - continued

    ... . Also within the complex is a 5 storey pagoda which is the largest in Japan at 57m! After lunch we took the subway Nanzen-ji temple complex, we had a look around here and walked up into the hills behind the main complex to find a shrine in a wooded ...

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    The Path of Philosophy

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    ... them decidedly less cute, and decided it was time to move on. We continued on the Path of Philosophy until we reached Nanzen-ji Temple, and then caught a bus back to the hotel. For the rest of the afternoon, we headed out to the vicinity of Kyoto ...

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    First time in Japan

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    ... Takao today to do some walking in the country and no temples. Heres a poem that was inscribed under a tree at Nanzen-ji temple. Summer Saisho-in The evening bell, solemn and bronze in the grandfather temple down the hill, sounds dimly here. ...

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    Kyoto - Day 4

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    ... (Path of Philosophy), beautiful pedestrian path along canal full of carps, lined with cherry trees, we got to Nanzen-ji temple; another masterpiece of Japanese culture. That was Northern Higashiyama plan completed. Our first stop in Southern Higashiyama ...

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    Japan Visa Run

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    ... Then next morning, I woke up bright and early and went on "the philosophers walk."  I started at the beautiful Nanzen-ji temple.  It had an impressive gate and several picturesque subtemples.  My favorite part of this temple was the brick ...

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    Day 38 - Sakura everywhere you look ...

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    ... closer to how much things really cost... which both Jase and I are really bad at.. From there, we took a taxi ride to the Nanzen-ji temple.  This temple has sub temples and pretty greenery, although we didnt spend much time enjoying it, as Jason ...

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    Day 6: Sunny eastern part of Kyoto

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    ... no time for all temples (and I don't think a lifetime is enough to discover all the hidden beauties of Kyoto) We finally arrived at Nanzen-ji temple, which sits in a huge park. Many different buildings, an enormous wooden door (San-mon) at the entrance, ...

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    Couchsurfing at its worst

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    ... stired together and some flavouring added it was just what I needed. And it was all for about $12. Next we headed to Nanzen-ji temple which looked pretty normal if not with a spectacular old wooden gate but I was not expecting was a huge viaduct! It was ...

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    A 10,500 yen mellon...

    ... plant, since I asked them "so what's your city like?" and the answer was "it is Suzuki" :-) and I continued to Nanzen-ji temple. The best parts of the temple complex are not the temples themselves but a very small shrine hidden in the forest behind the ...