Higashiyama district is the most famous tourist destination in Kyoto. Among them, “Yasaka” area is definitely a place We want to visit😆 Perhaps the most famous temple for foreigners is “Kiyomizu Temple” in Yasaka area. But I could not visit only Kiyomizu Temple this year, so I will post pictures of 10 years ago sorry⏪
There are 50 million tourists annually in Kyoto:open_mouth: Kiyomizu Temple has 10 million tourists annually:open_mouth: It is overwhelming popularity:chart_with_upwards_trend:
There is famous Idiomatic in Japanese called "Jump off the balcony of Kiyomizu Temple" This means “To make a firm decision”, in the past about 200 people jumped off:scream: It seems that the survival rate was 85%. Do not jump off absolutely!!
The “Fushimi” area of Higashi-yama is also very famous. Next to Kiyomizu Temple there is a famous autumn leaves sightseeing spot. That’s “Tofuku Temple”.
I must say that looking at those beautiful temples one can feel as if being in some magical places or at least I feel like this. : ) Are those temples most famous for their autumn leaves or they are also famous for the sakura trees during spring time?
I am sure that both @Ivi_Ge and @DeniGu will appreciate this series of posts as they lived in Japan too.
I have never been to Japan but Higashi-yama district looks really beautiful. It is no wonder that millions of tourists visit it every year. Besides there is no such architecture in the world like the Japanese.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful pictures even though they are from 10 years ago. I am pretty sure that the place looks the same now.
And last but not least, do you know the story of the woman with the umbrella? Why did she jump? Perhaps, she had to make a hard decision. I am curious to find out.
What @MoniDi shared is very true, the Japanese architecture is unique on its own and I really do admire it!
@YasumiKikuchi For a time I have been thinking but so far I never searched the answer. As for most of the East Asian countries seeing beautiful and stunning temples is a fact, but all of them are different. I have been to South Korea, China and some other countries and all of them have temples, but actually they are never the same, are they?
I wanted to add a photo that I captured while visiting the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (where the Avatar mountains is located) in China. The building is not a temple, but it brings me the feeling of something old and traditional.
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Kiyomizu dera(temple) is the perfect temple which turns red in autumn🍁 pink in cherry blossoms in spring🌸 whitening in winter in snow⛄ bright green in summer🌳 It is one of the places I would like to recommend to visit foreign tourists who are not familiar with Japan first😊
Thank you for introducing your wonderful Chinese building. Asian buildings are evolving with wood and climate. While Western religions teach “eternity”, Asian religions teach “reborn”, so someday one will rebuild it with wood that will decay. There are similar parts of Japanese building technology because it imports from Korea and China, but since Japan has its own evolution of “Miya-Daiku”, there are many different things🏯
Thank you for appreciating Japan @MoniDi@helga19
I want to advertise that nature is very colorful due to the intense climate change in Japan📣
It is an act of “praying to God” that a young woman in the photo jumps off:open_umbrella: It is because it is not suicide to have an umbrella. Japanese call it "Gan-kake" She wanted to cure a disease family in the era when medical technology was still a fortune telling and tried to devote her life to God. "Because I had such a terrible experience (jumps off), I want you to cure the disease in exchange please"
As you may have heard “Seppuku”, old Japanese people were familiar with “death”. Even now, the meaning of death is included in the etymology of idiomatic phrase “to go beyond the limits”. In short, the meaning of “being serious” and “death” are the same for Japanese people.
Thank you for sharing the story of the young woman @YasumiKikuchi . One can really “go beyond the limits” for the loved ones.
I first heard of “Seppuku” in the movie “The Last Samurai”. The cinema addict that I am, I gain my knowledge for different cultures from the foreign movies. I tend to remember more interesting facts when there is a story behind.
Japan is a country worth visiting. I will do my best to see it some day.
I also like the “The Last Samurai” @MoniDi
That movie reproduces the spirituality of the Japanese easily.
I would like to recommend in a movie that shows the specificity of Japanese culture is “Flags of Our Fathers” and “Letters from Iwo Jima”. Content is very cautious, but I think that there are not many movies explaining cultural differences as much as the comparison of that movie.
@YasumiKikuchi fragrance of spirituality in your words is supercool. I am already a fan of old Asian religions. I somehow feel that as far as construction modes are concerned, eternity and rebirth are both alright. Ideally highly sensitive seismological zones would choose lighter buildings and vice versa… However close to nature, vanishing and absorbing wooden buildings can feel more close to the souls in search of eternal peace & getting rid of further reincarnations… amazing…amazing
As you know, experts say closely related views on death and life and architectural style. The highest ranked god in Japan teaches that “God lives in new things.” It teaches the dawn, prosperity, and decline♻
by the way, surveys have proved that old wooden buildings were more resistant to huge earthquakes. It seems to be comparable to modern seismic technology🔍
Since I am in love with your country, I always read with great curiosity and trepidation all your posts!
Mamma mia that beautiful colors!
I am increasingly convinced that Japan is a beautiful place to visit and especially to live there! In the midst of all this majestic nature so breathtaking to find peace in oneself and in others I think it’s almost spontaneous!
Visiting Kyoto during the autumn leaves season is still on my bucket list. I’ve been to Kyoto two times, once in summer and once in winter, when the red leaves were almost all gone. Here’s a photo from six years ago (almost as old as yours!):
By the way, have you seen the “Love stone”? These are two stones, a few meters apart, and it is believed that if you walk with your eyes closed from one to the other, you’ll find true love. I think I was too afraid to try that back then, haha.
It is overwhelming popularity:chart_with_upwards_trend:
This means “To make a firm decision”, in the past about 200 people jumped off:scream: It seems that the survival rate was 85%. Do not jump off absolutely!!
She wanted to cure a disease family in the era when medical technology was still a fortune telling and tried to devote her life to God. "Because I had such a terrible experience (jumps off), I want you to cure the disease in exchange please"
