The imposing Nijo Castle (二æ¡åŸŽ) was built by the first Shogun of Edo Period (江戸時代) aka Tokugawa Ieyasu (å¾³å·å®¶åº·). The Shogun’s name will definitely ring a bell if you have played Koei’s games like Nobunaga’s Ambition (ä¿¡é•·ã®é‡Žæœ›) before. Possessing immense…
The next and last stop of our Kyoto Temple Shrine Hopping itinerary are Adashino Nenbutsuji (ä»é‡Žå¿µä»å¯º). It’s a long walk from Sagano Bamboo Grove to Adashino Nenbutsuji – it took us more than 30mins to reach the temple tucked around…
We make our way to the quiet and serene Arashiyama region to visit Tenryuji (天é¾å¯º) the next morning. Tenryuji literally means “Temple of Heavenly Dragon” and is often deemed as one of the greatest Zen temples in Kyoto. The story…