Path of Philosophy Kyoto

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    Kyoto - Beautiful Cherry Blossom

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    ... at the place you planned to go. There are always surprises which make the journey special!! At the Path of Philosophy we seemed to forget the hunger and thirst! The beauty of the cherry blossom kept us exploring ...

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    Kyoto

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    ... ! 1st stop was the Silver Pavilion, Ginkakuji Temple followed by a cycle along the small river also know as the path of philosophy - passing the odd temple along the way. We then visited a temple recommended by our didgeridoo playing friend. In our ...

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    Leila's visit, long weekend in Kyoto

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    ... tori gate outfront Ikendo temple (more temples and zen gardens, each a different sect of buddhism) Nanzenji temple Path of philosophy (an ancient philosopher used to walk this path everyday) Ginkakuji (Silver Temple, but not made out of silver)/cone ...

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    A huge day in Higashiyama

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    ... - perhaps the peacefulness and lack of tourists this early in the day assisted.    We made our way to the Path of Philosophy which is almost 2kms long, winding alongside a canal and very popular in cherry blossom season. We deviated part way ...

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    The City of Culture

    ... along the way; the gardens are so very peaceful, and incredibly beautiful. Worth all the walking uphill for, definitely! Unfortunately, the path of philosophy took longer than expected, and we couldn't go to the last temple as we had a booking for the ...

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    Temple Tantrum

    ... . Running along Kyoto's east side is a famous route running along the banks of a small creek, known as the Path of Philosophy, or Tetsugaku-no-michi. It first gained public interest thanks to 20th century philosopher Nishida Kitaro, and today it's a ...

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    Kyoto - continued

    ... a shrine in a wooded glade which did look quite amazing with a small waterfall behind it. From Nanzen-ji you can walk along the 'Path of Philosophy' which is a path along a river which runs to Ginkaku-ji, unfortunately we didn't come up with anything ...

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    Jetlag! Or not...?

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    ... . The gardens, nature and tranquillity was amazing. A good start to our Temple exploring. We then took the Tetsugaku-no-michi (Path of philosophy) back to town. A good 2 hour walk we'll have you know, and discovered some Japanese shrines and the massive ...

  • 9

    A day of UNESCO spotting

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    ... the streets. We took a left from the pavilion entrance and stumbled onto Tetsugaku-no-michi, which translates to "The Path of Philosophy" and is apparently a good place to argue as the Japanese believe the truth cannot hide here. So we decided to buy ...

  • 10

    The Path of Philosophy

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    ... from a stylized sand mound to little streams and mossy trees. After Ginkakuji, we decided to walk along the "Path of Philosophy," so-named for a Kyoto University philosophy professor who used to walk there daily. Today it is a canal towpath lined ...