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Kyoto’s Heian Shrine (平安神宮)

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Heian Jingu Main Hall. May 2010.

Heian Jingu (平安神宮) is a “new” Kyoto Shinto Shrine, founded and constructed in 1884 to commemorate the 1,100th anniversary of the founding of Kyoto (then, “Heiankyo”) by Emperor Kammu and Emperor Komei, father of the Emperor Meiji who was reigning in the late-1880s (Note:  Emperor Meiji reigned from 1868-1912).　Heian Jingu’s designation  as a Jingu, and not a Jinja (a “regular” Shinto Shrine), denotes that it is associated with the Imperial Family.

Heian Jingu on a chilly day. March 1991.

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Omikuji (fortunes) at Heian Jingu. 2003.

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Every June a National Noh Theater Performs at Heian Jingu. June 2003.

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Pine at Heian Jingu. 2008.

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Bride (left) and her mom on their way wedding at Heian Shrine (directly behind), with the Great Gate (大鳥居) in the background.

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Faux Sake Casks (kazaridaru). Hiean Jingu front, for blessing’s sake. 2008.

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Evening at the Great Torii, Heian Jingu Mae Street. 2009.

The Garden

Heian Jingu is famously known for its large garden.  While entrance to the main shrine area is free (see photos above), enjoying the walking behind the building complex will cost you a ¥600 entrance fee and it’s open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  The garden was laid-out by the renowned designer Ogawa Jihei (who designed several of Kyoto’s famous, modern-era gardens) and meant for leisurely, contemplative strolling.  Here are several photos I’ve taken of The Garden from over the years . . .

Heian Jingu’s Garden. October 2001.

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Ogawa used shakkei, “borrowed scenery,” in Heian Jingu’s garden. 1990.

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Yes, that’s a model. Her real photographer stands just to my right. 2001.

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Lilies in a cove of the central koi pond. 2001.

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Sign at the stepping stone bridge. 2001.

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A ticket stub I saved for Heian Jingu’s garden.

Heian Jingu is located in Kyoto’s Higashiyama (Eastern Mountain) area with Reisen Dori (street) running directly in front of it, Marutamachi Dori running along the block behind it, and Okazaki Dori up along side it on its eastern side.  Right where Okazaki Dori intersects Marutamachi Dori at Heian Jingu’s back, northeastern side, you’ll find the Three Sisters Inn Annex, where I’ve stayed countless times and which itself is just a few minutes walk to Kurodani Dera (Temple), Okariba (restaurant) and Hanafusa Coffee Shop.

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Coming up next:  Philosopher’s Path (Tetsugaku on Michi) –

Along “Philosopher’s Path” (哲学の道), Kyoto. 2003.


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Long Day.

I won’t go into it.  A very good day, but long.  A productive business lunch and meeting, my football team back in the U.S. won, a long walk in the late afternoon, met some very nice people at dinner and made an in-the-morning coffee appointment with a long time Kyoto expat who’s a friend of a friend of mine.  Be all that as it may, here are some photos taken over the past 36 or so hours.  I try to keep my camera with me at all times.  I’ll organize into galleries later this week or early next:

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At Heian Shrine. Morning. 8 Nov 2009.

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At Shoren'in. Founded in the mid-15th Century. Kyoto. 8 Nov 2009.

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Bus Stop. Kyoto. 7 Nov 2009.

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Just inside the Main Entrance of Kyoto Station. 8 Nov 2009.

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Kyoto Sunset. 8 Nov 2009.

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Dear, Beautiful Kyoto . . .

Amid various emails and Memos to clients and necessary phone calls to make and receive I find myself thinking  about Kyoto this morning, and looking ever-so-forward to soon being there again, to just Be there…  I write this (as an update to this post) in mid-November 2009.  I returned from a business trip to Japan (which took me to Kyoto for a few days) less than a week ago.  I’m still jet-lagging somewhat.  In a way it was like going home and now I’m homesick for it.

Closing Time at Chion-in Temple. Kyoto. 2003.

Closing Time at Chion-in Temple. Kyoto. 2003..

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Wall at Shinyodo Temple. Nov 2009.

The photo of Noh actor above, mid-performance at Heian Shrine, is from June 2003.   There is only one evening a year, in June, that Noh is performed at Heian Jingu, and I happened to be in Kyoto on that evening.  Only time I’ve seen this.

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Next to Kurodani-dera. Okazaki. 2008.

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Lanterns at Okazaki Shrine. Kyoto. 2007.

Lanterns at Okazaki Shrine. Kyoto. 2007.

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A side street off of Shirakawa-dori. . . in a mirror. Kyoto. 2007.

A side street off of Shirakawa-dori. . . in a mirror. Kyoto. 2007.

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Kawabata Street. Looking North. November 2009.

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Nanzen-ji Temple. From my hotel balcony. July 2011.

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Sunset near Shoren-in, Jingumachi. November 2009.

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Neighbor Wars, or... it's not all Zen & Cherry Blossoms in Kyoto. Rough translation:　　”Dog poo left behind! Poo MUST be picked up and taken with you. If you can't do this, then don't bother walking (your dog) in the first place!

Neighbor Wars.  Rough translation:　　”Dog poo left behind! Poo MUST be picked up and taken with you. If you can’t do this, then don’t bother walking (your dog) in the first place!”   then… Angry face.

A few links to other (but not all) Kyoto-related posts here at LetsJapan.Wordpress.Com:

+ Kiyomizu-dera – (one of the “must see and experience” temples for first time visitors).

+ Okariba (a great, and atypical-for-Kyoto, restaurant on Marutamachi Street).

+ To-ji Temple (東寺 )Flea Market (Japan’s largest.  The 21st of every month).

+ Rain (A Photo Gallery.  Many images from Kyoto).

+  Where the Rivers Meet:  the Kamo & Takano.  (Post from August 2011).

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Gallery. San-jo Street. November 2009.

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Spring ’10 Trips. C’est la Soul Sonic Boogie.

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Sign at Heian-Jingu (Shrine).

Sign at Heian-Jingu (Shrine). Kyoto.

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For the past week or so I’ve promised various people that I would be posting additional Spring ’10 Trip Information, including pricing and trip package details, “withing the next day or two”.  I’m talking about the group trips here:  the ~ 2-week  “Cherry Blossom Spring”  and the ~ 1-week  “Kyoto Sojourn”  trips.  General itineraries for each are, in fact, up (see top of this page) and anyone who’s emailed me with any questions, including pricing, has received a prompt response.  At any rate, I’m still not quite ready to publish all that to the world at large, but almost there.  I will have that information up before the end of THIS week.  Promise.     Ishi no ue ni mo san nen.

Kotowaza are Japanese proverbs, “wise sayings”.  I use one just above: Ishi no ue ni mo san nen.   The literal translation is “Sit on a rock for 3 years”.  Loses something between the Japanese and the English, indeed.  It means:  “Have patience. Patience.  Patience…”  I think of this one a lot.

Other favorite kotowaza of mine, which can sum-up an emotion, nail a situation, or remind me of an attitude or outlook I need to adopt — and to which I posit you can, or will, relate — include:

*  Baka ni tsukeru kusuri wa nai. There’s no medicine for (to cure) a fool.

*  Kaze no naka de sodatta ki wa ne ga tsuyoi. A tree that’s grown up in the wind has strong roots.

*  Chi mo namida mo nai. [S/he has] neither blood nor tears.

*  Heh o hitte shiri tsubome. [No use] scrunching-up your bum after the fart.

*  Saru mo ki kara ochiru. Even monkeys fall from trees.

I’ll leave it to you to figure out their respective “inner meaning”, though I believe each is rather obvious.  If you want to guess or have a question, please feel free to comment below.  I’ll be incorporating these and others into one of my stories — it’s a work in progress.

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Taikai no itteki . . . Just one drop in the ocean.    Only a moment in time.  C’est la vie . . . C’est la Soul Sonic Boogie.

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