A portrait of a Temizu basin, found in Shinto temples and shrines. To find out more about their traditional significance take a read of my last blog post.
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Day 213- Ginkaku-ji, the silver pavillion
A close up look at the magnificent Ginkaku-ji temple, already featured in my last blog post.
Day 212- Ginkaku-ji, the silver pavilion
Ginkaku-ji is another of Kyoto’s many temples- one part spectacular, one part disappointing. The disappointment is in the name- the silver pavilion. It left me with the grand illusion that it would be similarly precious to its big brother Kinkaku-ji (see it here). Unfortunately the architect died before he could realise his vision to gild […]
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