I love bamboo used as a water pipe. My favourite bamboo-as-conduit is at Hasedera, just down the street from our inn, but this little bit of bamboo, thanks to the extreme green surrounding it, has also become a favourite.
Enoshima Revisited
The shrine on Enoshima just keeps going and going and going. Up the hill, around a corner, up again, another corner... It covers quite a bit of territory, mostly going up.
Mirror Reflection
Zuisen-ji's cave and flowers reflected in its little pond.
Zuisen-ji’s Backyard
The area behind the main hall at Zuisen-ji is comprised of caves carved from the rock wall, a pond, and several bridges. It's a beautiful corner of a beautiful temple.
Uneven Stairs
There are two sets of stairs leading up to Zuisen-ji, this set of old, uneven stairs, and a set of newer, easy-to-walk stairs. I found the older stairs to be much more appealing. I also liked the narrow island of green between the two sets.
Zuisen-ji
Zuisen-ji, tucked away in the hills northeast of Kamakura Station, is famous for its gardens. It's not so old compared to other Kamakura temples, having been founded in 1327, but it is one of the more important temples nonetheless what with its close association with members of the Muromachi Shogunate. Zuisen-ji is also on the … Continue reading Zuisen-ji
Onsen
Living in Kamakura means we're just an hour away by car from the onsen (hot spring) area of Hakone. Boy, do we love onsen. These photos are from a few months ago when we dropped by a very empty (completely empty) hotel onsen. First, we had a private family onsen, but I was curious about … Continue reading Onsen
Nio of Sugimoto Dera
There's nothing like a big, red, scary-looking demon to keep out the riffraff. This Nio at Sugimoto Dera, along with his partner on the opposite side of the entrance gate, does a solid job.
Dozens and dozens of very weather-worn stone stupas sit in the clearing at the top of the stairs at Sugimoto Dera. They represent the 300 samurai who died during a battle by the temple between Hojo forces and Ashikaga forces in 1337. I didn't count, but perhaps there are 300 in all.
Through the Incense Burner 2
Sugimoto Dera again, but looking through the incense burner in the other direction.
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