#cyclingkyoto shares a cinematic style bike riding video alongside a river to a temple & shrine . Very relaxing winter sunset #bikeride in #Kyoto to #MountFunaoka #KamoRiver #Shoden-ji #KenkunShrine #ImperialPalacePark #zengarden the bike you say? Hard to tell #klunkerbars #bluelug basket net ♥️🚲
Kyoto Winter Cycling | River, Temple & Sunset (ASMR)
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January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
#cyclingkyoto shares a cinematic style bike riding video alongside a river to a temple & shrine . Very relaxing winter sunset #bikeride in #Kyoto to #MountFunaoka #KamoRiver #Shoden-ji #KenkunShrine #ImperialPalacePark #zengarden the bike you say? Hard to tell #klunkerbars #bluelug basket net ♥️🚲
Zen Moment of the Day: Shoden-ji #zen #kyoto #japan #karesansui #garden #travel #photography www.asiaimages.net/gallery-imag...
Shoden-ji | John Lander Photography
Shoden-ji - the main attraction of the temple is its Karesansui garden ideally viewed from the deck of the temple’s Hojo. The garden is said to have been laid out by Kobori Enshu. Its unique dry garden makes use of "borrowed scenery" in which the distant Mt. Hiei serves as one of the garden's main elements and backdrops.
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December 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Zen Moment of the Day: Shoden-ji #zen #kyoto #japan #karesansui #garden #travel #photography www.asiaimages.net/gallery-imag...
I do want to try and get to Enryaku-ji and Hieisan - even if from the Biwa side cablecar and not from #kyoto
Last time had a great view form Shoden-ji - with Hieisan in the distance - what a garden and borrowed landscape use there!
#dijp #japan #japanphotography #photography
Last time had a great view form Shoden-ji - with Hieisan in the distance - what a garden and borrowed landscape use there!
#dijp #japan #japanphotography #photography
November 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I do want to try and get to Enryaku-ji and Hieisan - even if from the Biwa side cablecar and not from #kyoto
Last time had a great view form Shoden-ji - with Hieisan in the distance - what a garden and borrowed landscape use there!
#dijp #japan #japanphotography #photography
Last time had a great view form Shoden-ji - with Hieisan in the distance - what a garden and borrowed landscape use there!
#dijp #japan #japanphotography #photography
Venuto in pellegrinaggio sui luoghi di David Bowie, tornato a casa con il cuore alleggerito e una lezione di psicologia della Gestalt in più su cui riflettere. (正伝寺 西賀茂北鎮守菴町72, 京都市, 京都府, 603-8847, JP) https://app.foursquare.com/share/checkin/68ecb8a513946d4ebf0620b6
October 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Venuto in pellegrinaggio sui luoghi di David Bowie, tornato a casa con il cuore alleggerito e una lezione di psicologia della Gestalt in più su cui riflettere. (正伝寺 西賀茂北鎮守菴町72, 京都市, 京都府, 603-8847, JP) https://app.foursquare.com/share/checkin/68ecb8a513946d4ebf0620b6
Day 24, Coffee, Curry, Ramen, Amazing Yonezawa Beef, and Friends! A picture of Shoden-ji Temple, a relatively obscure Zen temple in northern Kyoto where David Bowie like to spend his time.
October 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Day 24, Coffee, Curry, Ramen, Amazing Yonezawa Beef, and Friends! A picture of Shoden-ji Temple, a relatively obscure Zen temple in northern Kyoto where David Bowie like to spend his time.
I love natural gardens with lots of flowers, so I've never been particularly impressed with Japanese Zen gardens, karesansui. However, I recently visited Shoden-ji temple in Kyoto, and was deeply moved by its garden. I felt a sense of tranquility and peace while appreciating it.
#正伝寺
#正伝寺
August 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I love natural gardens with lots of flowers, so I've never been particularly impressed with Japanese Zen gardens, karesansui. However, I recently visited Shoden-ji temple in Kyoto, and was deeply moved by its garden. I felt a sense of tranquility and peace while appreciating it.
#正伝寺
#正伝寺
Shōden-ji bliss. 42 minutes before the bird-helicopter battle of the previous post. 31 March, 2025.
July 31, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Shōden-ji bliss. 42 minutes before the bird-helicopter battle of the previous post. 31 March, 2025.
July 31, 2025 at 2:25 AM
@Doreen32128 it was indeed a blessing to be able to visit Shoden-ji 🙏🏽
That "borrowed landscape" garden is quite something. (As are other things there)
That "borrowed landscape" garden is quite something. (As are other things there)
June 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
@Doreen32128 it was indeed a blessing to be able to visit Shoden-ji 🙏🏽
That "borrowed landscape" garden is quite something. (As are other things there)
That "borrowed landscape" garden is quite something. (As are other things there)
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At Shōden-ji this afternoon a helicopter flew over. One of the large resident birds immediately perched itself atop the sakura tree and started taking LOUD countermeasures until this disturber of the peace had passed. It then immediately flew off. 🤣 No way to post the video I took, unfortunately.
March 31, 2025 at 10:49 AM
At Shōden-ji this afternoon a helicopter flew over. One of the large resident birds immediately perched itself atop the sakura tree and started taking LOUD countermeasures until this disturber of the peace had passed. It then immediately flew off. 🤣 No way to post the video I took, unfortunately.
March 31, 2025 at 4:23 AM
March 27, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Historians continue to argue about the authenticity of the ceilings.
The forensic scientist Furuhata Tanemoto (古畑種基 1871-1975) examined Shōden-ji's boards and concluded they were definitely bloodstains, but others have pointed out errors in his work that muddy his findings.
#bloodceilings #血天井
The forensic scientist Furuhata Tanemoto (古畑種基 1871-1975) examined Shōden-ji's boards and concluded they were definitely bloodstains, but others have pointed out errors in his work that muddy his findings.
#bloodceilings #血天井
February 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Historians continue to argue about the authenticity of the ceilings.
The forensic scientist Furuhata Tanemoto (古畑種基 1871-1975) examined Shōden-ji's boards and concluded they were definitely bloodstains, but others have pointed out errors in his work that muddy his findings.
#bloodceilings #血天井
The forensic scientist Furuhata Tanemoto (古畑種基 1871-1975) examined Shōden-ji's boards and concluded they were definitely bloodstains, but others have pointed out errors in his work that muddy his findings.
#bloodceilings #血天井
The 8 temples:
🩸Yōgen-in 南叡山養源院
🩸Hōsen-in 魚山寶泉院
🩸Shōden-ji 吉祥山正伝寺 (吉祥山正傳護國禪寺)
🩸Genkō-an 鷹峰山寶樹林源光庵
🩸Kōshō-ji 佛德山興聖寺
🩸Tenkyū-in 天球院（Myōshin-ji sub-temple 妙心禪寺の塔頭)
🩸Shinnō-ji 絲杉山神應寺 (Yawata 八幡)
🩸Eishun-ji 指心庵栄春寺（泰澄山榮春寺 - Fushimi 伏見)
#bloodceilings #血天井 #Kyoto #folklore #Japan
🩸Yōgen-in 南叡山養源院
🩸Hōsen-in 魚山寶泉院
🩸Shōden-ji 吉祥山正伝寺 (吉祥山正傳護國禪寺)
🩸Genkō-an 鷹峰山寶樹林源光庵
🩸Kōshō-ji 佛德山興聖寺
🩸Tenkyū-in 天球院（Myōshin-ji sub-temple 妙心禪寺の塔頭)
🩸Shinnō-ji 絲杉山神應寺 (Yawata 八幡)
🩸Eishun-ji 指心庵栄春寺（泰澄山榮春寺 - Fushimi 伏見)
#bloodceilings #血天井 #Kyoto #folklore #Japan
February 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM
The 8 temples:
🩸Yōgen-in 南叡山養源院
🩸Hōsen-in 魚山寶泉院
🩸Shōden-ji 吉祥山正伝寺 (吉祥山正傳護國禪寺)
🩸Genkō-an 鷹峰山寶樹林源光庵
🩸Kōshō-ji 佛德山興聖寺
🩸Tenkyū-in 天球院（Myōshin-ji sub-temple 妙心禪寺の塔頭)
🩸Shinnō-ji 絲杉山神應寺 (Yawata 八幡)
🩸Eishun-ji 指心庵栄春寺（泰澄山榮春寺 - Fushimi 伏見)
#bloodceilings #血天井 #Kyoto #folklore #Japan
🩸Yōgen-in 南叡山養源院
🩸Hōsen-in 魚山寶泉院
🩸Shōden-ji 吉祥山正伝寺 (吉祥山正傳護國禪寺)
🩸Genkō-an 鷹峰山寶樹林源光庵
🩸Kōshō-ji 佛德山興聖寺
🩸Tenkyū-in 天球院（Myōshin-ji sub-temple 妙心禪寺の塔頭)
🩸Shinnō-ji 絲杉山神應寺 (Yawata 八幡)
🩸Eishun-ji 指心庵栄春寺（泰澄山榮春寺 - Fushimi 伏見)
#bloodceilings #血天井 #Kyoto #folklore #Japan
We were entirely alone at some parts of our visit to #Shoden-ji, even in the autumn peak, and it’s stunning.
Next up, I summoned a taxi via Uber to take us to our next temple. I really recommend it in Kyoto for lesser known temples, since it comes with built-in navigation. #JohnDoesJapan
Next up, I summoned a taxi via Uber to take us to our next temple. I really recommend it in Kyoto for lesser known temples, since it comes with built-in navigation. #JohnDoesJapan
November 24, 2024 at 1:40 PM
We were entirely alone at some parts of our visit to #Shoden-ji, even in the autumn peak, and it’s stunning.
Next up, I summoned a taxi via Uber to take us to our next temple. I really recommend it in Kyoto for lesser known temples, since it comes with built-in navigation. #JohnDoesJapan
Next up, I summoned a taxi via Uber to take us to our next temple. I really recommend it in Kyoto for lesser known temples, since it comes with built-in navigation. #JohnDoesJapan
Unlike most #karesansui gardens, which use rocks and mossy mounds to symbolise islands, #Shoden-ji uses azalea bushes in the traditional 7-5-3 arrangement.
It’s really striking, and uses the borrowed landscape technique, bringing the trees and mountains from behind. a #JohnDoesJapan #Kyoto top rec!
It’s really striking, and uses the borrowed landscape technique, bringing the trees and mountains from behind. a #JohnDoesJapan #Kyoto top rec!
November 24, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Unlike most #karesansui gardens, which use rocks and mossy mounds to symbolise islands, #Shoden-ji uses azalea bushes in the traditional 7-5-3 arrangement.
It’s really striking, and uses the borrowed landscape technique, bringing the trees and mountains from behind. a #JohnDoesJapan #Kyoto top rec!
It’s really striking, and uses the borrowed landscape technique, bringing the trees and mountains from behind. a #JohnDoesJapan #Kyoto top rec!
We then hopped in a quick taxi to #Shoden-ji in far north Kyoto, which was apparently David Bowie’s favourite temple in #Kyoto.
It’s unknown enough today that our taxi driver needed to put the address into a GPS, and up a long (but not too strenuous for mum, 83, and her walking poles!) stairway.
It’s unknown enough today that our taxi driver needed to put the address into a GPS, and up a long (but not too strenuous for mum, 83, and her walking poles!) stairway.
November 23, 2024 at 9:21 AM
We then hopped in a quick taxi to #Shoden-ji in far north Kyoto, which was apparently David Bowie’s favourite temple in #Kyoto.
It’s unknown enough today that our taxi driver needed to put the address into a GPS, and up a long (but not too strenuous for mum, 83, and her walking poles!) stairway.
It’s unknown enough today that our taxi driver needed to put the address into a GPS, and up a long (but not too strenuous for mum, 83, and her walking poles!) stairway.
Want to be entirely alone in David Bowie’s favourite #Kyoto garden at the near-height of autumn leaf visitor season?
Take a taxi out to #Shoden-ji in the north, which uses azaleas instead of rocks in its karesansui garden, with views over trees across the city. #JohnDoesJapan
Take a taxi out to #Shoden-ji in the north, which uses azaleas instead of rocks in its karesansui garden, with views over trees across the city. #JohnDoesJapan
November 21, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Want to be entirely alone in David Bowie’s favourite #Kyoto garden at the near-height of autumn leaf visitor season?
Take a taxi out to #Shoden-ji in the north, which uses azaleas instead of rocks in its karesansui garden, with views over trees across the city. #JohnDoesJapan
Take a taxi out to #Shoden-ji in the north, which uses azaleas instead of rocks in its karesansui garden, with views over trees across the city. #JohnDoesJapan
Estos tablones se encuentran en los templos Genko-an, Yogen-in, Shoden-ji, Myoshin-ji, Hosen-in y Kosho-ji. Como una forma de honrar su sacrificio.
August 4, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Estos tablones se encuentran en los templos Genko-an, Yogen-in, Shoden-ji, Myoshin-ji, Hosen-in y Kosho-ji. Como una forma de honrar su sacrificio.
The blood stained ceilings of Shōden-Ji. 🩸🖐️
October 6, 2023 at 3:58 PM
The blood stained ceilings of Shōden-Ji. 🩸🖐️