Pretty autumn red leaves!

Hi there!

Here I want to share more seasonal pictures with you. I went to 南禅寺(Nanzen-ji Temple) of eastern Kyoto notable for its beautiful autumn leaves.

What time do you think it was when I took this picture? It was 10 in the morning and it was already full of tourists!!

This is the water bridge built in the precinct more than 100 years ago when we tried hard to catch up with the Western technology. So it has the Western design. I think it was copied from Roman Empire aqua bridge. Water is still running at the top of it.

I always wonder why, at this time of the year I don't see foreigners even though it's the best time to view 紅葉( autumn red leaves ).. Maybe it's before X'mas and for most people, simply, it's not right time for travelling.

I walked into 天授院(Tenju-in), one of the branch temples there, and found a nice pond garden.

Here you can see the trees reflected perfectly clearly on the surface of the pond.

It looks better in photograph.Yeah!! They have bamboos too!"Feed me!!"

Now the temple is open to public. ( well you have to pay to enter )

In the past monks must have had training here.

There is a wooden house by there.. At the veranda, it has only a few pillars so that they don't ruin the scenery of the garden.

One purpose of gardens at Zen temples is to help you concentrated when meditating.

Everytime I go to this kind of place, I can feel relaxed.

Lastly, here is Picture of the Day!!

Have a great day!!!