Sanzenin in Kyoto

May 11, 2008 on 10:03 pm | In Kyoto, Travel | | Email This Post

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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    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？

    Comment by gimpei — May 12, 2008 #

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

    Comment by Miki — May 13, 2008 #

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    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!

    Comment by bingobangoboy — May 13, 2008 #

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

    Comment by tornadoes28 — May 14, 2008 #

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