Sanzenin in Kyoto

May 11, 2008 on 10:03 pm | In Kyoto, Travel | 4 Comments | 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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Vegetarian Restaurants in Japan

October 5, 2007 on 1:08 am | In Food, Kyoto, events | 3 Comments | Email This Post

I ran across the webpage for Vegetarian Festival that will be held in Kyoto October 21 at Okazaki Park in front of Heian Shrine.

The webpage lists a ton of Vegetarian restaurants, as well as environmentally focused NPO’s and the like.

The participating restaurant and organization list should be useful for anyone trying to keep their vegetarian diet in Japan! Get it while it’s hot!

- Harvey

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