Different from the daytime Shoren-in Temple, its beautiful gardens produce a mysterious atmosphere at night. They have a light-up event in spring and autumn. Big camphor trees, fresh bamboo forest, three types of beautiful gardens, and all the wooden buildings are nicely lit up. Walking down the dark wooden corridors, I sat on the floor and looked over the garden. Spring was in the air. All the surroundings emitted a fresh green energy. Shoren-in Temple is a 5-minute-walk from Higashiyama Station on the Tozai subway Line.
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Light-up, Shoren-in Temple
Gardens emitting a fresh green energy

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Spring was in the air

View from the top of the hill

Bamboo forest over the fence

Approach for the temple building

Green tea service at Kacho-den Hall

Light-up of sand garden

Mysterious atmosphere at night

Wooden corridor at night

Fresh green and azalea

Temple gate at night

Peaceful tea service at night

Bamboo emitting a fresh green energy

Big camphor trees at dusk

Wet leaves after the rain

Sitting on the floor, looking over the garden
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Claire Rieuneau
10 years ago
Woah ! Beautiful shots for a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing, I will try to go there one day.
Thank you Claire. I bet you'll have a great time there.
Jerome Lee
10 years ago
How has no one discovered these photos yet? Absolutely beautiful , Tomoko-san! I can sense the wabi-sabi aspect of this place from the first photo!
Thank you Jerome for picking up this article. I enjoyed myself a lot here, both day and night.
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