Kōetsu-ji
A temple of Nichiren Sect. Honami Kōetsu, craftsman, potter and calligrapher of great talent, given this land in 1615 by Tokugawa Ieyasu, formed a village of artists here and after his death his residence became a temple. |
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The approach to the temple decorated with colored leaves |
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Thatched belfry |
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"Hondō", main hall |
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"Taikyo-an", one of the seven tea houses in the precincts, with beautiful leaves of "Dōdan-tsutsuji", Enkianthus perulatus |
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"Kōetsu-gaki", unique curbed bamboo fence of Kōetsu style |
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"Ashibi", Japanese andromeda (Pieris japonica) |
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Central part of the city of Kyoto in the distance seen from the precincts |
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"The three mountains of Takagamine" (from left to right, Tengamine, Washigamine and Takagamine) |
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"Honami-an", another tea house (all the tea houses were built in the Taishō period, 1912 - 1926, and after) |
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