[4K] 興聖寺　京都の庭園　Kosho-ji Zen Temple The Garden of Kyoto [4K]

宇治川の東側に沿って上流に進むと、やがて琴坂にたどり着きます。 すると谷川のせせらぎと鳥の声、もみじのトンネルが迎えてくれます。そのなだらかな坂を進むと、小高い山中にある興聖寺です。自然の美しさと禅の凛としたストイックさが調和した美しい禅寺です。 Kosho-ji is a Zen Buddhist Soto sect temple and the first temple of the sect. The temple was established in the 13th century, but abolished afterward. It was reconstructed at this place in the 17th century. The approach to the temple is called Kotozaka slope and is one of the 12 Beauty Spots of Uji. Some say the name comes from the shape of the slope and others say it comes from the