Imperial Palace • Katsura Rikyu • Kinkaku-ji • Kyoto Station • Kyoto Images • Ryoanji • Nijo Castle • Heian Shrine • Ginkaku-ji • Philosophers' Path • Kiyomizu-dera • Fushimi Inari • Chushojima • Higashiyama • Gion • Arashiyama

Aesthetic perfection.  Anything I might add is redundant; you have to see it to believe it.  Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion,  subject of an arson attack by a psychotic monk and the title of Mishima's novel about the fire; well worth reading before you go.  Where else do they cut the grass with scissors and their trees with small secateurs?  Who else rakes their gravel gardens to destroy and recreate a work of art each day? 

All images and text are copyright.  If you wish to use any of this material contact the author: jeremy@nomadintent.com

© Jeremy Harrison 2005-2020