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TRAVEL: January 2020


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Sanmon gate to the temple, Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



Detail of Sanmon Gate door, Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



Detail of Sanmon Gate roof, Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



Steps up to the Kuri, main hall, Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



Detail of exterior wookworking on the Kuri, Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



Hojo roof detail, Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



Rear wall of the Hojo, Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



Detail of gargole-like element on the Hojo, abbot's residence, Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



Interior of the Hoj0, abbot's residence, Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



Detail of wooden beams and ceiling, Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



Zen Garden next to the veranda of the Hojo, Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.
There are fifteen stones of different sizes in five groups; one of 5 stones, two of 3 stones, and two of 2 stones.
The stones are placed so that the entire composition cannot be seen at once from the veranda.
Traditionally, only through enlightenment could one be able to view the fifteenth boulder.



Roof detail of small garden wall structure at entrance to the Kuri, Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



Door on another building, Ryon-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



Another structure, Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



Interior courtyard, Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



Breezeway between structures, Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



Tea House, Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



Tea House roof detail, Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



Tea House door detail, Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



Tea House window detail, Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.






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