The pond at the Tsurugoaka Hachimangu Shrine looks magnificent and wonderful with those big water Lotus-lily plants. Do you see the coy fish and the turtle? Unfortunately, they don’t have flowers yet and tomorrow I leave for Holland and America. So, flower pictures have ... Continue Reading
Last year, I went to this national historic site: the Meigetsu-in. This temple is especially known because of the Hydrangea flowers. But then I was too late and they had already trimmed all the flowers. Now I was here in Kamakura and it is an overwhelming sea of Hydrangeas: so b ... Continue Reading
The cherry blossoms were in full bloom in the beginning of April in the Tokyo area. It is a beautiful sight! Cherry blossoms, SAKURA, are the most beloved flowers by the Japanese. They symbolize the transience of life which is meshed well with the teachings of Buddhism, because ... Continue Reading
Last Sunday, I went to the Peony garden at the Tsurugaoka Hachimango Shrine. This was constructed by the famed Minamoti Yorimoto, the first shogun of the Kamakura regime in the late 12th century. Just so beautiful with the little umbrellas for protection of the sun and the skirt ... Continue Reading
Beautiful peonies in the garden of the Mausoleum of the Engakuji Temple. Continue Reading
