through which time passes

through which time passes

Approaching Jishō-ji 慈照寺 (the real name of the Temple of the Silver Pavilion), the narrow street up the hill was filled with people buying snacks and browsing the tourist shops.

At the top, entering the temple, then taking a sharp right into a deep trench of green formed by towering hedge slabs that float, inset, above the sides of the path, shielding it from the world outside.

Another 90 degree turn to the middle gate and, past it, this unassuming but meticulously designed courtyard next to the first of the buildings.

accumulation

accumulation

The air full of pink and white, branches spilling petals into the canal that leads the way of the so-called Philosopher's Path 哲学の道.