Kyoto: city of Zen: visiting the heritage sites of Japan's ancient capital PDF
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Front endpaper Early morning Page 1 Offerings of sake and visitors to Heian Shrine peek fresh vegetables are pre- through the massive vermil- sented on high trays to the ion doors as shrine priests gods at Hirano Shrine. Even within perform their morning today, shrine priests, while tasks. performing Shinto rites, are garbed in clothing and clogs modeled on those of the ancient court. KYOTO CITY OF ZEN VISITING THE HERITAGE SITES OF JAPAN’S ANCIENT CAPITAL Judith Clancy Photography by Ben Simmons TUTTLE Publishing Tokyo Rutland, Vermont Singapore CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 Introducing Kyoto Central And Eastern Kyoto A Brief History of Japan’s Ancient Capital 12 Kyoto’s Imperial Palace 32 Zen Buddhism and the Tea Ceremony 14 Nijo Castle 36 Kyoto’s Amazing Architectural Heritage 18 Heian Shrine 38 Unique Kyoto Food Traditions 22 Downtown Kyoto 42 Kyoto’s Exquisite Arts and Crafts 24 Gion District 48 Kiyomizu Temple 52 Kennin-ji Temple 56 Nanzen-ji Temple 58 Pages 2–3 The poise and grace of Gion’s young kimono-draped maiko (apprentice geiko) extend down to their gleaming white tabi socks in raised wooden geta footwear. This page, anticlockwise from top Snowy accents on a lion’s head. Summer visitors enter a noren-curtained entrance for a tea ceremony. A black- lacquered window frames glorious autumn scenery of Kyoto. Traffic-streaked lights shimmer below the World Heritage pagoda of Toji Temple. Too good a chance to pass up, a visitor attempts to capture a temple’s resident tabby. A lusciously glazed tea bowl is presented to a guest. CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 Northern Kyoto Western Kyoto Southern Kyoto Ginkaku-ji 66 Kinkaku-ji Temple 96 Tofuku-ji Temple 122 The Philosopher’s Path 70 Ryoan-ji Temple 100 Fushimi Inari Shrine 126 Shisendo Temple 74 Ninna-ji Temple 104 Saiho-ji Temple 128 Shugakuin Imperial Villa 76 Myoshin-ji Temple 106 Katsura Imperial Villa 130 Shimogamo and Kamigamo Shrines 78 Arashiyama 108 Daigo-ji Temple 134 Daitoku-ji Temple Complex 80 Sagano Village 114 Byodo-in Temple 136 Mount Hiei and Enryaku-ji Temple 84 Takao Village 116 Ujigami Shrine and Genji Museum 138 Kurama Village 86 Bibliography and Glossary 142 Ohara Village 90 Dedications and Acknowledgments 144 chapter 1 introducing kyoto
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