Ryoanji Temple…
by Rodney Campbell on Dec.10, 2016, under Life, Photography
Ryoanji Temple (龍安寺) is the site of Japan’s most famous rock garden. My relatives arrived in the early morning to whisk us away on a day of exploration through some of Kyoto’s most treasured locations.
The temple’s name is synonymous with the temple’s famous “Zen garden”, the karesansui (dry landscape) rock garden, thought to have been built in the late 15th century.
Zen
NIKON D750 + 15.0 mm f/2.8 @ 15 mm, 1/4000 sec at f/8, ISO 100
The garden consists of a rectangular plot of pebbles surrounded by low earthen walls, with 15 rocks laid out in small groups on patches of moss. An interesting feature of the garden’s design is that from any vantage point at least one of the rocks is always hidden from the viewer.
The temple and its gardens are listed as one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.
Ryoanji Temple
NIKON D750 + 15.0 mm f/2.8 @ 15 mm, 1/15 sec at f/8, ISO 360
Then it was on to the nearby Golden Pavilion.
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