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Fall at Saiho-ji

Saiho-ji is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, known for its thick mosses and beautiful gardens. It is also called Koke Dera, the moss temple. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site dating back to 729-749.

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  • Tree roots with fallen maple leaves
  • Moss, maple leaves and maple seeds
  • Fallen leaves, light and shadows on a gateway at Jizo-in Buddhist temple, Kyoto, Japan
  • Entrance to Kokedera (moss) Rinzzi Zen Buddhit temple (Koinzan Saihoji, Kyoto, Japan
  • Ritual washing station, Saiho-ji (Takedera or moss temple), Kyoto, Japan
  • A fall blooming white tree at Saiho-ji (Takedera temple, moss temple), Kyoto, Japan
  • Fall colours and reflecting pond at Saiho-ji (Takedera temple), Kyoto, Japan
  • Mosses, reflections and fall colours at Saiho-ji (Takedera temple), Kyoto, Japan
  • Pond and rivulet running through the mosses at the moss temple (Hokoku-ji also called Takedera), Kyoto, Japan
  • Custodian sweeping up leaves off some of the 120 different varieties of moss at Saiho-ji (Kokedara, moss temple), Kyoto, Japan
  • Mosses covered with red maple leaves and cedar needles by a rivulet, Saiho-ji, Tokyo, Japan
  • The garden at Saiho-ji (moss temple) in the fall, Kyoto, Japan
  • Fall colour at the moss temple, Koinzan Saiho-ji (Takedera temple), Kyoto, Japan
  • Custodian raking fallen maple leaves off the mosses, Saiho-ji (Takedera, moss temple), Kyoto, Japan
  • Red maple leaf and cypress needles lying on a thick bed of moss, Koinzan Saiho-ji (Kokedera) temple, Kyoto, Japan
  • Pond with fall reflections, Saiho-ji temple, Kyoto, Japan
  • Fall at Saiho-ji
  • Yellow leaf on green moss, Koke Kera temple (Saiho-ji), Kyoto, Japan
  • Fall leaves and berries with reflectioins, Saiho-ji temple, Kyoto, Japan
  • Fall leaves at the Saiho-ji temple, Kyoto, Japan

  • johnchapmanphotographer

    on November 3, 2016

    Hi Terry, BEAUTIFUL.

  • nelli

    on November 2, 2016

    SO SERENE WITH GORGEOUS REFLECTIONS

  • Lgood

    on November 2, 2016

    So pretty, love the reflections!

  • Howard's Photography

    on November 2, 2016

    Great capture!

  • fotoeffects

    on November 1, 2016

    So pretty with this tiny stream leading our eyes into the shot!

  • Gene Hyder

    on November 1, 2016

    Excellent shot.

  • Byron Fair Photography

    on November 1, 2016

    Love that little stream.

  • Rick Willis

    on November 1, 2016

    A Beautiful Place.

  • DycasStudios & CaseyElizabethPhotography

    on November 1, 2016

    nice

  • Donna McCommon

    on November 1, 2016

    Lovely!

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