“Kodai-ji” is located in “Higashi-yama”, Kyoto prefecture, where has a lot of old Japanese architecture.
In order to mourn “Toyotomi Hideyoshi”, who was once supreme samurai ruler after “Oda Nobunaga”, this Japanese temple was built by Hideyoshi’s lawful wife “Kita-mandokoro” in 1606. One of the characteristics is “cha-shitsu” that is special room for tea ceremony. This temple is lighted up at night for several weeks in three seasons; cherry blossom in spring, hanging lanterns in summer, Koyo in autumn.?
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Photo by Kyoto-Picture
photo by Kentaro Ohno
photo by Kentaro Ohno
If you come to Kyoto, why don’t you visit “Kodai-ji” twice; day and night with light up.
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