Karesansui - 4: Daitokuji's Totekiko 大徳寺

Inside an Ocean
Sunlight playing in the eyes
Waves rolling by

中のいる海
目で日光が遊びます
波が揺さぶる

-This is the beginning to my brief run on Daitokuji Temple in Kyoto. Daitokuji is in the North-West section of the city. It is a complex of several zen temples. If you are walking, it is the first of three major attractions you can see after getting off the subway. A days walk between Daitokuji, Kinkakuji, and Ninnaji made for a nice afternoon. One can ride the bus, however, my memories are cemented with the neighborhoods we passed through, and cemetaries we passed by.

-This photograph is of Totekiko Garden. It is said to be the smallest Karesansui in Japan. I'm guessing that it the the smalles 'official' rock garden. I have another photo I will post at the end of the series of the roofline above. The roofs of three buildings come together allowing the light to spill into the garden. Totekiko is great... simply because one can photograph the entire garden at once!

More on Daitokuji to come. Enjoy the photographs.

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