Japan Trip: Manshuin filled with cultural assets & Japanese garden, Kyoto
Manshuin is a temple of the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism that was built in the 8th century by the sect’s founder, the worshipped monk Saicho. It is situated in the Shugakuin area, just one kilometer from the Shugakuin Imperial Villa northeast of the center of Kyoto city. The temple is a so called monzeki temple, indicating that the head priests were historically imperial or aristocratic lineage.
Manshuin temple features the paintings by leading artists that decorate the sliding doors “fusuma” and folding screens “byobu” in its various rooms. Many names of the rooms derives from their feature paintings, such the “Peacock Room”, “Tiger Room” and “Twilight Room”.
The temple’s garden is a excellent representation of karesansui, whereby raked gravel is used instead of water. In this artistic sea of pebbles, there are two islets, one of which has a 400 year old pine tree in the shape of a crane. Manshuin is famous for its beautiful autumn colors which usually peaks around late November.
Japan Trip: Manshuin filled with cultural assets & Japanese garden, Kyoto
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