Kyoto, Japan - Ginkaku-ji, Philosophers Path, Honen-in, Heian-jingo, part 2
Ginkaku-ji is one of the prettiest of all of the temples and gardens in Kyoto, Japan. Then we walk the Philosophers Path to Honen-in, followed by Heian-jingo. Ginkaku-ji is in the tsukiyama style of hillside garden. A dramatic entry lined by tall hedges leads into another world, a lyrical dreamscape of ponds surrounded by gardens, dotted with statues and linked together by exquisite bamboo railings that guide you along the very pleasant and calm foot paths.
The Japanese garden is a miniature and idealized view of nature and this style of garden is meant for strolling for moving around from one place to another and as you go there will be scenes revealed and then left behind -- it's hide and reveal, appearing then disappearing.
See more Kyoto movies in our playlist:
Temple gardens are not laid out straight and nor do they have a single focus. Instead the paths are designed with curves and bands and they'll go up and down. It's made to look natural but of course everything here is carefully designed.
Ginkaku-ji is a Zen temple that represents the Higashiyama Culture of the Muromachi period back in the 15th century
The best way to enjoy these gardens without crowds is come in the off-season as we are here in early December, which is really the perfect time to be in the gardens of Kyoto. You have the fall colors still lingering and if you’re here in the middle of the week, especially in early December, there's hardly anybody else around.
We're next taking a stroll on the Philosophers Path. It's just about 1 mile long and very pleasant. You go along this canal and there are gardens, there are private homes, there's a beautiful hillside and more of these lingering fall colors. There are little benches scattered here and there where you could sit down if you wish.
This leads to Honen-in which is a good spot to visit early in the morning because it opens at 7 am and it’s free, so you don't have to worry about the gates being closed when you arrive here at Honen, with images of the Buddha.
Arriving at Heian-jingo, one of the newer temples in Kyoto, built at the end of the 19th century, and of course built in a very traditional style. This kind of architecture really dates back 300, 400 or even 500 years. This reproduction of an Imperial Palace was constructed in 1895, complete with shrines and a vast garden complex with ponds, islands and Chinese-Japanese-style landscaping.
And it’s a very large temple complex with some beautiful gardens out in the back. There are always well-tended paths through the gardens
Notice all of the colors in the trees. We were quite fortunate to be catching the tail end of the fall season. Even though it's the first week of December the weather was fairly moderate, and generally the colors do linger into the early part of December.
Often you have a pond or several ponds like this with pretty reflections of the vegetation.
The temples have wonderful wooden architecture, and yet the gardens all around, probably is even more of an interesting attraction than the buildings themselves.
One reason this grand temple and gardens were created in the late 19th century was in reaction to Kyoto being replaced as the capital of Japan, by Tokyo. For 1000 years Kyoto had been the capital of the country and when the capital was moved to Tokyo in 1868 it caused some decline in the prosperity and mood of the city and this temple was constructed 30 years later as a response of the city to revitalize.
The garden all around the pond is 30,000 square meters in size and divided in four sections with a variety of birds such as kingfishers and large falcons.
Here's a gardener out in a boat reaching some of the areas that are on islands in the middle of the pond.
Afterwards you might take a walk through the public park in front towards the huge metal torii - biggest in town - and consider a visit to the National Museum of Modern Art, with its large collection of paintings and ceramics. The Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art is just behind.
This is part of our series on the temples and gardens of Eastern Kyoto, the Higashiyama district, and also we’ll take you downtown in some of our other videos.
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The Japanese garden is a miniature and idealized view of nature and this style of garden is meant for strolling for moving around from one place to another and as you go there will be scenes revealed and then left behind -- it's hide and reveal, appearing then disappearing.
See more Kyoto movies in our playlist:
Temple gardens are not laid out straight and nor do they have a single focus. Instead the paths are designed with curves and bands and they'll go up and down. It's made to look natural but of course everything here is carefully designed.
Ginkaku-ji is a Zen temple that represents the Higashiyama Culture of the Muromachi period back in the 15th century
The best way to enjoy these gardens without crowds is come in the off-season as we are here in early December, which is really the perfect time to be in the gardens of Kyoto. You have the fall colors still lingering and if you’re here in the middle of the week, especially in early December, there's hardly anybody else around.
We're next taking a stroll on the Philosophers Path. It's just about 1 mile long and very pleasant. You go along this canal and there are gardens, there are private homes, there's a beautiful hillside and more of these lingering fall colors. There are little benches scattered here and there where you could sit down if you wish.
This leads to Honen-in which is a good spot to visit early in the morning because it opens at 7 am and it’s free, so you don't have to worry about the gates being closed when you arrive here at Honen, with images of the Buddha.
Arriving at Heian-jingo, one of the newer temples in Kyoto, built at the end of the 19th century, and of course built in a very traditional style. This kind of architecture really dates back 300, 400 or even 500 years. This reproduction of an Imperial Palace was constructed in 1895, complete with shrines and a vast garden complex with ponds, islands and Chinese-Japanese-style landscaping.
And it’s a very large temple complex with some beautiful gardens out in the back. There are always well-tended paths through the gardens
Notice all of the colors in the trees. We were quite fortunate to be catching the tail end of the fall season. Even though it's the first week of December the weather was fairly moderate, and generally the colors do linger into the early part of December.
Often you have a pond or several ponds like this with pretty reflections of the vegetation.
The temples have wonderful wooden architecture, and yet the gardens all around, probably is even more of an interesting attraction than the buildings themselves.
One reason this grand temple and gardens were created in the late 19th century was in reaction to Kyoto being replaced as the capital of Japan, by Tokyo. For 1000 years Kyoto had been the capital of the country and when the capital was moved to Tokyo in 1868 it caused some decline in the prosperity and mood of the city and this temple was constructed 30 years later as a response of the city to revitalize.
The garden all around the pond is 30,000 square meters in size and divided in four sections with a variety of birds such as kingfishers and large falcons.
Here's a gardener out in a boat reaching some of the areas that are on islands in the middle of the pond.
Afterwards you might take a walk through the public park in front towards the huge metal torii - biggest in town - and consider a visit to the National Museum of Modern Art, with its large collection of paintings and ceramics. The Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art is just behind.
This is part of our series on the temples and gardens of Eastern Kyoto, the Higashiyama district, and also we’ll take you downtown in some of our other videos.
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