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The Momiji Diaries – Part 4 – Kyoto, Agon-shu
10th November, Coach tour East and South of Kyoto
As this was the first day with the group, we laid on a visit to the head temple of the Agon-shu Buddhist sect by chartered coach. Agon-shu is a new sect only a few decades old with a mountain top eyrie. The building is fabulous and exudes [...]
A Place in Time
The Japanese garden tradition started in the early Heian period when the new capital was established at Heian-kyo (modern day Kyoto). This provided an opportunity to build a new city in a geomantically ideal location. The new Heian aristocracy were allocated plots near the Imperial Palace, where they built their homes and gardens. From surviving [...]
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