All the beauty of life is made of light and shadow.⁣ •⁣ •⁣ Kenninji (建仁寺) is a Zen temple located just south of Kyoto's famous Gion geisha district. The temple serves as one of the head temples of the Rinzai Sect of Japanese Buddhism, and is ranked third among the five great Zen temples of Kyoto.⁣ •⁣ •⁣ In the meantime let me finish my Japan trip photo stock.. Currently on short weekend getaway, will be sharing more on my ig stories.. 🤗⁣ •⁣ •⁣ •⁣ •⁣ •⁣ #discoverJapan #exploreJpn #visitJapan #visitjapanjp #JapanVacation #Japan #japandailies #tankensuruJapan #Kenninji #Kyoto⁣

Visit Namzen-ji temple today. It is the head temple of one of the schools within the Rinzai sect of Japanese Zen Buddhism. Unlucky its raining ☔️ #temple #nanzenji #kyoto #japan #yumiaroundtheworld #rainyday #greenday

Kinkakuji (金閣寺, Golden Pavilion) is a Zen temple in northern Kyoto whose top two floors are completely covered in gold leaf. Formally known as Rokuonji, the temple was the retirement villa of the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and according to his will it became a Zen temple of the Rinzai sect after his death in 1408. Kinkakuji was the inspiration for the similarly named Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion), built by Yoshimitsu's grandson, Ashikaga Yoshimasa, on the other side of the city a few decades later⛩