Sanzenin in Kyoto

Posted on 11. May, 2008 @ 10:03 pm by in Travel Views: 708

I’ve been to Kyoto countless times, but due to friends from out of town visiting back in March, we rented car and decided to stretch our legs a little. We went to Sanzenin (三千院) in Ohara in Kyoto.

There a Wikipedia article on sanzenin in Japanese, but actually I’m not having much luck finding information on it in English… Ah, here’s some good Sanzenin stuff on Japan-Guide.com. They’ve done a good job on the write up, so I’ll leave you with some pictures.

A picture is worth 1000 words huh?

After wading through the crowd at the more famous Kyoto temple and shrine locations, the sparsely occupied Sanzenin area was a great change. I could sit and look at that garden for hours…

- Harvey

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  • gimpei

    hi ハービー久しぶり！元気？

    I’ve been lived in Kyoto for 1year when I was a university student.

    ハービー最近何してるの？

  • http://nihon-life.blogspot.com Miki

    Hey! I just stumbled across your blog…these pics are great!

  • bingobangoboy

    If you like relaxing, don’t go there during 紅葉 season — it’s reminiscent of the Midosuji line at 8:30am. Two-hour lineups to board the bus back!

  • http://toshogu.blogspot.com tornadoes28

    Those gardens are beautiful. I have been to Japan many times but have not yet been to gardens like that.

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