Honen-in 法然院
The gardens and halls of Honen-in are only open to the public for two weeks every year. I never went in the past couple of years, because I did not expect a lot. However, the Buddhist altar in the main hall is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen. I wish I could somehow get a permit to photograph it from the temple.
The temple itself had two big gardens as well as smaller gardens between the buildings. One of them has two Camellia trees. Unfortunately, they were not really blooming this year due to the cold weather. Monkeys ate the buds. :D
I strongly wish they would open their garden for 2 more days at the end of May for the "new green" season. But I guess, as long as you are not called Mizuno Katsuhiko, you will never get access to pearls like these... :/
法然院の特別拝観に行ってきました。年に2週間に公開されないお庭に圧倒されました。椿は気候のせいであまり咲いてなかったが、椿よりも本堂の仏像と二つの庭園が魅力的でした。4月上旬と11月上旬だけではなく、新緑の時期にも―せめて二日間ふらい―公開して頂ければ幸いですが・・・お名前が「水野」じゃない限りはアクセスできないでしょうね・・・（涙）
Honen-in 法然院
The gardens and halls of Honen-in are only open to the public for two weeks every year. I never went in the past couple of years, because I did not expect a lot. However, the Buddhist altar in the main hall is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen. I wish I could somehow get a permit to photograph it from the temple.
The temple itself had two big gardens as well as smaller gardens between the buildings. One of them has two Camellia trees. Unfortunately, they were not really blooming this year due to the cold weather. Monkeys ate the buds. :D
I strongly wish they would open their garden for 2 more days at the end of May for the "new green" season. But I guess, as long as you are not called Mizuno Katsuhiko, you will never get access to pearls like these... :/
法然院の特別拝観に行ってきました。年に2週間に公開されないお庭に圧倒されました。椿は気候のせいであまり咲いてなかったが、椿よりも本堂の仏像と二つの庭園が魅力的でした。4月上旬と11月上旬だけではなく、新緑の時期にも―せめて二日間ふらい―公開して頂ければ幸いですが・・・お名前が「水野」じゃない限りはアクセスできないでしょうね・・・（涙）