FROM THE GARDEN OF ZEN

Flowers are destined to bloom and soon fade away as the floral organs for pollination and reproduction. For humans, their fleeting beauty ap...

As if to bless those entering the majestic San-gedatsu-mon Gate (the three gateways to enlightenment), the fresh flowers of the Somei-yoshin...

  In front of the vivid vermilion-lacquered Maiden (the stage for sacred dancing) situated at the foot of the grand stone-steps of this old ...

In the peony garden across Genpei Pond, the Sakura flowers in full bloom are sparkling brilliantly in the afternoon sunlight. The red peony ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ume flowers quietly herald the stealthy arrival of spring with their modest beauty and fragrance, while sakura flowers let us know the prime...