landscape of kyoto, shorenin

When visiting the temple in the pic, one of the biggest surprises was meeting the big camphor trees in the precinct. I met one of them in front of the main gate of Shorenin temple, located in the eastern part of Kyoto city. At the time, the tree made itself light orange-brown, maybe you can see the color of morning sun light being harmonious with the brown trunk in the pic, right.
It was a nice day without thick clouds bringing the chilly sleet just like the day before. I heard that the temple had a beautiful Japanese garden, but before going in, I knew it well.
Here was in front of Shorenin temple, Kyoto city, Japan.

landscape of kyoto, ninna-ji

I'm in Ninna-ji, kyoto, and seeing the silver shinning garden made by a myriad of small stones and short trees partly planted. The cloud in the light blue sky is coming from the north with bringing flakes of snow. The breeze may be cooler than ever in the year.
I pay 500 yen (JPN), about $4.5 (USD), to enter the part of the wooden structures consisting of Ninna-ji, old temple near in north ward of Kyoto city. When I enter the nearest Japanese construction from the main gate, I meet the silver garden. I just sit on the floor, and for a while just look at the garden, sky, and cloud without thinking anything.
Here is Ninna-ji, Kyoto.