Hosen-in Temple in Ohara
Hosen-in is one of the sub-temples of Shorin-in. The highlight of this temple is a view of bamboo garden seen from a tatami room. The view is framed like a painting by the beam and posts of the building. A 600-year-old pine tree that look like Mt. Fuji and blood stained Chi-tenjo ceiling are also famous.
Admission fee includes tea and cake.
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| A tatami room of Hosen-in. Visitors sit on the floor and look outside of
the windows while tasting tea November 16, 2001 |
Chitenjo or "Bloody Ceiling". The wooden ceiling panels used
to be floor panels of Fushimi castle. You can see faint blood stains of
Samurais who committed Harakiri suicide when they were defeated by their
overwhelming enemies. November 16, 2001 |
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| A view of the garden that looks like a painting. November 16, 2001 |
The autumn leaves in the garden. November 28, 2000 |
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| Autumn leaves on the hill, looked through bamboo grove. November 28, 2000 |
Tsukubai, a wash basin on the middle right of the photo. Two bamboo sticks
protruding from wooden panels are to hear sounds of Suikinkutsu that is
an instrument to make drips of water sound like a small bell. November 16, 2001 |