Kyoto Sanzen-in πΏ
Recommendation Index: πππ ππ’ "April 26th, 3 PM Weather β " ππΊI accidentally slept in at the capsule hotel and woke up at 11 AM. After having delicious crab meat cream croquettes at Kazuki, I walked to HERE for an iced Americano. ππ’ Only then did I start my day's journey. I took the Special Bus No. 19 from the International Conference Hall Station to Ohara Station, and then walked for about 15 minutes to reach my first destination of the day: Sanzen-in ππΊ What initially attracted me to this place was the origin of its name, which is said to come from the Tendai Buddhist concept of "Ichinen Sanzen" (Three Thousand Realms in a Single Thought). After passing through the palace gate, purchasing a ticket at the reception, and taking off my shoes, I entered. ππ’ On the way to the guest hall, you can try copying sutras. Inside the guest hall, there's a garden called Juheien where you can drink tea and enjoy the view. After leaving through the Shinden, you pass through the Yuuseien (named after Xie Lingyun's "The mountains and waters have a clear sound") and can see the Gokuraku-in. ππΊ Perhaps because it was late, the temple wasn't very crowded that day. On the way from Yuuseien to Gokuraku-in, you can hear the monks chanting sutras inside the hall (hearing the chanting gave me a bit of a headache, and with the hall's name, I didn't dare to go in π). ππ’ I glanced at the schedule for the next bus and started walking out from the Jizo statue of the child. I didn't continue up the path, but that's okayβI'll save it for next time! #Kyoto π #Sanzenin πΏ #KyotoTravel πΏ
