Sanmon Gate — Attraction in Kyoto

Nanzen-ji is quite the compound, the main focal point is of course Sanmon gate and the surrounding gardens. Because of some refurbishment work the temple itself was not open but we walked around and tried to dodge the massive swarm of school children visiting.

The gate itself is beautiful, built with exquisite internal engineering. The fact that the surrounding garden plots involve my favourite mix of trees and moss design is just a huge extra. Keep an eye out for the amazing architecture of the temple and garden buildings, their roofs are...

I capture an image of the entrance and carefully climb up the building to take another picture.

View from the highest level of the building gives me an eye-catching facility in the middle of the mountain, though marked with white like an unremovable dust on image.

With the landscape facing northern part of Kyoto city I tend to draw a line of the ridge and so in the direction it shows us "Kibune" as one of the most famous sites. And I find the connection between two sites, here and over there. Thank...

The stairs to the platform is very very steep. The scenery is on the top is majestic with a view of the mountains behind the temple. However, be aware of your ability to climb which is far easier than the way back to the ground which I wondered during my descent how many people have fallen from the staircase though a robe is available at the wooden rail. No photo is allowed for the staircase and rooms housing the statures. Photos are ok on...