• Japan,  Travel

    Zen gardens

    14. Oktober 2019 / No Comments

    A narrow shipping street leads to Ginkaku-ji Zen temple garden. Many dealers offer all kinds of souvenirs. A merchant allowed me to take a picture of her folding fans.

    Sensu Kyoto (folding fan) © Julian Köpke

    The wild sea is a difficult subject of painting. So is it for a Zen garden, too. In the garden of the Ginkaku-ji in Kyoto temple I liked very much the intensity of changing aspects of a sand composition representing the wild sea.

    Ginkaku-ji temple "The wild sea" © Julian Köpke
    Ginkaku-ji temple "The wild sea" © Julian Köpke

    It’s impossible to show the variety of aspects of this garden: one has to experience it. The rapidly changing variation of experiences in a confined space is a design feature of this garden.

    The Moon at Ginkaku-ji temple garden © Julian Köpke

    Before leaving you look back on the beginning of the tour with these nice reflections on a slow moving water.

    Sone bridge at Kyoto Ginkaku-ji Zen garden © Julian Köpke
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