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Tenryu-ji, Kyoto, World Heritage Site

Wed, September 14, 2016, by Muza-chan

Kyoto was the cultural center of Japan for more than a millennium, the cradle of the development of the Japanese religious architecture and the Japanese gardening art.

Seventeen building compounds were inscribed on the list of UNESCO Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. Among them there are three Shinto shrines, the Nijo castle, and thirteen temples, many of them also featuring gardens.

Among these World Heritage temples is Tenryu-ji in Arashiyama, established in 1339 by the first Ashikaga shogun, Takauji Ashikaga. The Garden was designed by Muso Soseki, a well known Zen Buddhist monk and teacher, who was also a calligraphist, poet and garden designer.

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Tenryu-ji Temple Garden, Arashiyama, Kyoto
Tenryu-ji Temple Garden, Arashiyama, Kyoto
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Nikon D90
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Focal Length: 8mm
Aperture: F/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/1000s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 200
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