Ryoan-ji Temple 竜安寺

On soft seas of stone
Silence playing among the waves
Fifteen islands lay

石で柔らかい海
並で静かが遊んでいる
十五島

-Ryoanji is one of the most celebrated temples of Kyoto. It is most famous for its rock garden, (Karesansui). It also serves as a burial ground for seven emperors of Japan. For a very brief overview visit Wikipedia. The rock garden itself is impossible to capture in one frame from the visitor deck. So I've included a link to a video that I've taken. It is rumored that a person cannot see all of the stone islands at the same time regardless of where they stand. I can neither confirm nor deny this claim, but it sounds good to me.

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