A glimpse of the Hojo Pond at Eikan-do through autumn leaves.

Red autumn leaves almost glow in the rainy day gloom at Eikan-do.

Branches of orange autumn leaves hang over fallen camellia flowers.

The autumnal courtyard pond in the old abbot's quarters at Eikan-do.

he rakes pine needles
for tomorrow's tea, perhaps...
autumn rain
翌の茶の松葉かくらん秋の雨
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1805.
Trans. David G. Lanoue.

One good thing about traipsing around in the rain during the fall season🤔...
...the autumn colours glow in the gloom🥰
#Eikando #永観堂 #Kyoto

Shrine to Benzaiten on a small island in the Hojo Pond at Eikando.

A single leaf is caught mid change from green to yellow.

Warabe Jizo (childlike images of Jizo Bosatsu) under autumn colours at Eikan-do.

Stunning red maple leaves and verdant moss...the colours popping on a rainy day.

Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji (永観堂禅林寺) traces its history to Shinshō (真紹 797–873), a pupil of Kūkai.
Aspiring to found a temple for worship of the 'Five Wisdom Buddhas' (五智如来), in 853 he was gifted the mansion of Fujiwara-no-Sekio (藤原関雄) to realise his dream.

#Japan #永観堂 #Eikando

👀↪️THE LOOKING BACK AMIDA↩️🤨

Much like Christmas, it always feels as if the autumn colours will never arrive...

...but just like that they're gone and it doesn't feel like there was enough time to enjoy them🥹

#momiji #maple #紅葉 #Kyoto #京都 #autumn #autumnrain #Eikando #永観堂

京都で南禅寺と永観堂で紅葉 #紅葉 #京都 #秋 #永観堂 #南禅寺 #旅行 #travel #kyoto #japan #寺 #nanzenji #eikando
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南禅寺と永観堂 2025年11月24日 #南禅寺 #永観堂 #紅葉 #旅行 #京都 #寺 #travel #kyoto #japan #nanzenji #eikando
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Momiji viewing at Eikan-do.

Quite the carpet of leaves to clean up come the end of autumn.

Eikan-do's interior gardens during autumn.

Eikan-do's pond during autumn.

Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji (永観堂禅林寺) traces its history to Shinshō (真紹 797–873), a pupil of Kūkai. Aspiring to found a temple for worship of the 'Five Wisdom Buddhas' (五智如来), in 853 he was gifted the mansion of Fujiwara-no-Sekio (藤原関雄) to realise his dream.

#Kyoto #京都 #Eikando #永観堂 #autumn

The grounds of Eikan-ji in autumn are filled with beautiful reds and yellows, the gardens a carpet of colourful fallen leaves.

The grounds of Eikan-ji in autumn are filled with beautiful reds and yellows, the gardens a carpet of colourful fallen leaves.

The grounds of Eikan-ji in autumn are filled with beautiful reds and yellows, the gardens a carpet of colourful fallen leaves.

The grounds of Eikan-ji in autumn are filled with beautiful reds and yellows, the gardens a carpet of colourful fallen leaves.

Eikan-dō (永観堂) has over 3000 maple trees😲

That's a lot of leaves to rake up at the end of autumn🥹

#Kyoto #京都 #PathofPhilosophy #哲学の道 #Japan #野点 #Eikando #永観堂 #autumn

Autumn at Eikan-do.

The pond at Eikan-do (with pagoda on the mountain behind).

The rustic gate of Anraku-ji in autumn.

Warabe Jizo statues at Eikan-do.

👣🤔AUTUMN ALONG THE PHILOSOPHER'S PATH🍁🍂

Fall vibing.

#永観堂 #Eikando #autumn #紅葉 #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #ThePhilosophersPath #哲学の道 #Tetsugakunomichi

Benten-sha shrine (Kyoto)
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It was extraordinary to see the maple leaves in Eikan-do's grounds undergoing their change in colour.

All the colours of a autumn in a small stretch of ground in Eikan-do.

Maple leaves turning orange to red.

Rainy days may be off putting when sightseeing, but the colours in autumn really sing on drab days.

The colours at Eikan-dō (永観堂) really sang in the rain🍁🌧️✨🥰

#永観堂 #Eikando #autumn #紅葉 #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #ThePhilosophersPath #哲学の道 #Tetsugakunomichi

By the end of autumn Eikan-do's precincts are carpeted in a thick layer of colourful fallen maple leaves.

Late afternoon light illuminates the maples in the grounds of Eikan-do.

Statues of warabe jizo get a front row seat for the autumn spectacular.

Eikan-do becomes a wonderland of orange and reds by late autumn.

Eikan-dō (永観堂) has over 3000 maple trees😲

That's a lot of leaves to rake up at the end of autumn🥹

#Kyoto #京都 #PathofPhilosophy #哲学の道 #Japan #野点 #Eikando #永観堂 #autumn

More than 3000 maple trees grow in the grounds of Eikan-do, making it an autumn wonderland.

The pond at Eikan-do in autumn.

Steps leading up to the rustic gate of Anraku-ji in autumn.

Small warabe jizo statues enjoy the autumn leaves at Eikan-do.

👣🤔AUTUMN ALONG THE PHILOSOPHER'S PATH🍁🍂

Fall vibing.

#永観堂 #Eikando #autumn #紅葉 #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #ThePhilosophersPath #哲学の道 #Tetsugakunomichi

Eikan-do, Kyoto, Japan. Landscape.

Eikan-do, Kyoto, Japan.

교토 에이칸도(永観堂, 禅林寺)에서 다보탑(다호토) ... 보러 올라가는 언덕에서 찍은 교토 전경. 에이칸도 본당 뒤쪽에 올라가는 길이 있는데, 그 길 한 번 가보시길 권합니다. 그렇게 안 높고 다보탑이 예쁘고 경치도 볼만합니다.

#Photography #Kyoto #Eikando #Japan #Landscape #永観堂