Arashiyama - bamboo forest and temples

Field on the Arashiyama:

Bamboo forest

Wooden fox statue

Stone composition in front of Tenryu-ji, one of «big five» Zen temples.

Pond of Tenryu-ji

Villa of a Japanese movie star is now a museum and can be visited. There are splendid views from the villa.

This shrine is for souls of people with no relatives who could pray for them.

The figures symbolize the souls.

A fox figure.


Ilia Polian
Last modified: Tue Feb 21 15:14:18 CET 2006