A stunning panoramic view across Kyoto – regally spanning the Gin-kakuji temple, through history-strewn streets to the hills nestling on the horizon. See some more pictures of Gin-kakuji here and here.
Category: Kyoto
Photos from Kyoto.
Day 244- Incense (part 2)
Buddhist temples in Japan are shrouded in incense smoke- rich plumes of perfumed, whispery smoke shroud the atmosphere with a pretty smell and a sense of spirituality. Temple attendees ritually cleanse themselves by lighting sticks and wafting the rich smoke in their faces.
Day 243- Incense
A monk tending the incense fire at Todai-ji shrine in Nara.
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