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Here's a little taste of Zen:

“Sitting quietly, doing nothing,
Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.”
— Zenrin Kushū

#blusky #photography
August 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
djp1974.bsky.social
The wild geese do not intend
to cast their reflection.
The water has no mind
to receive their image.

- The #Zenrinkushū
The wild geese do not intend to cast their reflection. The water has no mind to receive their image. - The Zenrin-kushū
April 6, 2026 at 12:40 AM
hey-japan.com
Zenrin Museum in Kitakyushu brings 27 antique maps to Tokyo for a week: European charts of Japan from the age of exploration, Ino Tadataka's surveys, and Edo-period road maps of the five highways from Nihonbashi. 16–22 Sep at Maruzen Marunouchi, free entry.
Blancus and Moreira's map of Japan, 1617. An engraved black-and-white map titled "Iaponia", with place names lettered in Latin and sailing ships and sea creatures drawn across the surrounding ocean. A decorative cartouche of explanatory text sits at the bottom centre. Provided by ZENRIN CO., LTD. Reland's map of the Japanese empire, 1715. A hand-coloured engraving titled "Imperium Japonicum", with provinces outlined in pink, yellow, and green and place names in both Latin and Japanese. An ornate title cartouche flanked by allegorical figures fills the lower centre. Provided by ZENRIN CO., LTD. Kichimonjiya Ichibee's road atlas of Japan, 1795. A woodblock-printed guide shown as an open concertina-folded book, with routes running horizontally across four panels in blue and yellow, dense with Japanese annotations and an illustrated inset view of Edo. Provided by ZENRIN CO., LTD. Two Zenrin Museum catalogues. Left: the exhibition catalogue, 90 full-colour pages plus a supplement, covering 96 maps from the permanent collection. Right: the selected catalogue, 28 full-colour pages covering 20 maps. Provided by ZENRIN CO., LTD.
August 20, 2026 at 10:30 PM
norbertwoehnl.com
Eikandō Zenrin-ji, a temple in eastern Kyoto, is one of the area’s popular spots for viewing autumn leaves 🍁. At the end of our visit, we had some seasonal snacks (including some amazake and dango) as shown in the last image of the set.
#photography #japan #kyoto #autumn @bskyphotos.bsky.social
Autumn leaves at Eikando Zenrin-ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan. Autumn leaves at Eikando Zenrin-ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan Autumn leaves at Eikando Zenrin-ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan. Autumnal snacks are placed on a red tray at Eikando Zenrin-ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan. We can see dango (rice dumplings on a skewer glazed in sauce), amazake (sweet heated sake), a bowl of miso soup covered with a black lid, and a tea pot with two matching cups.
December 8, 2024 at 8:00 AM
roger1952.bsky.social
Tempio Eikando Zenrin-ji - Kyoto, Japan
Anchoring the foreground in heavy, moss-encrusted stone, a low cylindrical water basin (chōzubachi) holds a perfectly still, mirror-like disk of water reflecting the verdant canopy overhead. Etched across this liquid mirror, the dark, inverted silhouette of an overhanging branch cuts across the bright reflection of emerald leaves. Beyond the basin, a gnarled, sinuous tree trunk arches upward, framing a serene garden where soft mounds of moss merge into a bed of fine white gravel (shirakawa-suna). In the background, a traditional tile-roofed plaster wall (tsujibe) stretches horizontally, its weathered surface sheltered beneath a airy canopy of fresh green maple foliage. Tucked against the eastern slopes of Kyoto’s Higashiyama mountain range, Eikandō—officially designated as Zenrin-ji—was established in 853 CE by Shinshō, a leading disciple of Kūkai, originally as a Shingon sanctuary before evolving into the head seat of the Seizan branch of Jōdo-shū (Pure Land Buddhism). Celebrated across Japanese literary history as Momiji-no-Eikandō ("Eikandō of the Autumn Leaves"), the temple complex interweaves historic worship halls, winding covered walkways, and contemplative gardens designed to mirror the tranquil beauty of the Western Paradise. Water basins like this stone vessel perform a vital ritual role within the precinct, providing a site for temizu (hand-and-mouth purification) before entering sacred spaces or tea pavilions. The stonemasonry exemplifies the enduring legacy of Japanese architectural stone craft (monozukuri), where unrefined granite is subtly shaped to harmonize with the natural contours of the earth.
September 18, 2026 at 5:07 AM
joelamport.bsky.social
No place to seek mind
Like tracks of birds in the sky
Leading everywhere

(Inspired by Zenrin-Kushu)

#haiku #poetry #dailyhaikuprompt (tracks)
Geese passing overhead
December 19, 2024 at 10:55 AM
takehenderson.bsky.social
北九州のゼンリンミュージアムは地図の展示だけじゃなく景色も素晴らしい
(この景色については撮影可能)
北九州のゼンリンミュージアムの景色 View from Zenrin map museum in Kitakyushu,Fukuoka 北九州のゼンリンミュージアムの景色 View from Zenrin map museum in Kitakyushu,Fukuoka 北九州のゼンリンミュージアムから見た小倉城 Kokura castle from Zenrin map museum in Kitakyushu,Fukuoka
August 14, 2024 at 7:47 AM
camelliakyoto.bsky.social
Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji (永観堂禅林寺) traces its history to Shinshō (真紹 797–873), a pupil of Kūkai. Aspiring to found a temple for worship of the 'Five Wisdom Buddhas' (五智如来), in 853 he was gifted the mansion of Fujiwara-no-Sekio (藤原関雄) to realise his dream.
#Japan #永観堂
May 20, 2026 at 5:00 AM
mu-peter.bsky.social
🔆 Good morning!

"Meeting, they laugh and laugh.
The forest grove, the many fallen leaves"
- Zenrin

🍂 The Fall of Nature
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#AutumnalEquinox #fFallEquinox
Glowing base of tree made by arranging leaves Credit: Andy Goldsworthy
September 23, 2026 at 2:19 PM
k-o-hara01.bsky.social
地図のメーカーのZENRINをZETSURINに空耳
July 10, 2024 at 11:53 AM
pishogue.bsky.social
Eikandō Zenrin-ji, 2025
Statue of a monk with coins in his lap. Distant shot of Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji exterior sounded by spring foliage. View of Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji temple with Kyoto below it. A garden pond within Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji.
April 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
mu-peter.bsky.social
"Meeting, they laugh and laugh
The forest grove, the many fallen leaves"
- Zenrin

The Fall of Nature 🧪
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Glowing Base Of Tree Made By Arranging Leaves Credit: Andy Goldsworthy
October 23, 2024 at 4:32 PM
elamanu11.bsky.social
~
"For long years a bird in a cage
today flying along with the clouds."
~
[from "Zenrin Kushu", in Rinzai school of Zen]

🎵 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds || "Push the Sky Away"
youtu.be/4G0D56t540A?...
johnmuir.bsky.social John Muir @johnmuir.bsky.social · Oct 25
Between storm and serenity...
Birds flying as the sun shines through dark clouds.
October 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
camelliakyoto.bsky.social
Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji (永観堂禅林寺) traces its history to Shinshō (真紹 797–873), a pupil of Kūkai. Aspiring to found a temple for worship of the 'Five Wisdom Buddhas' (五智如来), in 853 he was gifted the mansion of Fujiwara-no-Sekio (藤原関雄) to realise his dream.

#Kyoto #京都 #Eikando #永観堂 #autumn
Momiji viewing at Eikan-do. Quite the carpet of leaves to clean up come the end of autumn. Eikan-do's interior gardens during autumn. Eikan-do's pond during autumn.
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 AM
buddhabeings.bsky.social
"Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself."
- Zenrin Kushu, The Way of Zen
#Buddhism #Zen
August 9, 2023 at 2:45 PM
milopoint.bsky.social
Tempio Eikando Zenrin-ji
Kyoto, Japan

Posted by @roger1952.bsky.social
The Kimono Gallery
Anchoring the foreground in heavy, moss-encrusted stone, a low cylindrical water basin (chōzubachi) holds a perfectly still, mirror-like disk of water reflecting the verdant canopy overhead. Etched across this liquid mirror, the dark, inverted silhouette of an overhanging branch cuts across the bright reflection of emerald leaves. Beyond the basin, a gnarled, sinuous tree trunk arches upward, framing a serene garden where soft mounds of moss merge into a bed of fine white gravel (shirakawa-suna). In the background, a traditional tile-roofed plaster wall (tsujibe) stretches horizontally, its weathered surface sheltered beneath a airy canopy of fresh green maple foliage. Tucked against the eastern slopes of Kyoto’s Higashiyama mountain range, Eikandō—officially designated as Zenrin-ji—was established in 853 CE by Shinshō, a leading disciple of Kūkai, originally as a Shingon sanctuary before evolving into the head seat of the Seizan branch of Jōdo-shū (Pure Land Buddhism). Celebrated across Japanese literary history as Momiji-no-Eikandō ("Eikandō of the Autumn Leaves"), the temple complex interweaves historic worship halls, winding covered walkways, and contemplative gardens designed to mirror the tranquil beauty of the Western Paradise. Water basins like this stone vessel perform a vital ritual role within the precinct, providing a site for temizu (hand-and-mouth purification) before entering sacred spaces or tea pavilions. The stonemasonry exemplifies the enduring legacy of Japanese architectural stone craft (monozukuri), where unrefined granite is subtly shaped to harmonize with the natural contours of the earth. Filtered, cropped, matted, framed, adored.
September 18, 2026 at 1:08 PM
camelliakyoto.bsky.social
Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji (永観堂禅林寺) traces its history to Shinshō (真紹 797–873), a pupil of Kūkai.
Aspiring to found a temple for worship of the 'Five Wisdom Buddhas' (五智如来), in 853 he was gifted the mansion of Fujiwara-no-Sekio (藤原関雄) to realise his dream.

#Japan #永観堂 #Eikando
Shrine to Benzaiten on a small island in the Hojo Pond at Eikando. A single leaf is caught mid change from green to yellow. Warabe Jizo (childlike images of Jizo Bosatsu) under autumn colours at Eikan-do. Stunning red maple leaves and verdant moss...the colours popping on a rainy day.
December 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
dailydsgames.bsky.social
Today's video game for the Nintendo DS is DS Yukemuri Suspense Series: Free Writer Tachibana Maki, developed and published by Zenrin! It was released on April 24, 2008.
#DS #Nintendo
June 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
fumi5aan.bsky.social
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赤レンガ倉庫でやってるZENRINのポップアップショップの詳細です
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June 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
camelliakyoto.bsky.social
Under Yōkan (永観 1033-1111), the 7th abbot, the temple's teachings leant towards Pure Land Buddhism (the Jōdo-shū sect would form at the end of the 12thC).

Yōkan, who cared deeply for the poor and sick, was also known as Eikan...which gave Zenrin-ji an additional name 'Eikan-dō'.
The Imperial Envoy Gate at Eikan-do under autumn foliage. Green, red and yellow leaves....a traffic signal of autumn foliage. The grounds of Eikan-do, carpeted with yellow leaves. Eikan-do's Hojo Pond, surrounded by autumnal trees.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 AM
rua-lupa.bsky.social
Zen gardens originally were less abstract in the Heian period (794-1185 A.D.), with ponds, streams, and plants brought in directly from the wild. The goal was to reproduce the essence of nature in a smaller space that can be observed from one location for meditation and contemplation.

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Ankokuji Temple garden in Toyooka, Hyogo. The temple is part of the Daitoku-ji branch of the Rinzai School, one of the three main sects of Zen Buddhism in Japan. The other sects being Sōtō and Ōbaku. 播磨　東条町　安国寺 枯山水　石庭 Photo Credit: Jnn。 Image Description: a raked sand field with over a dozen stones set in it. In the background there are three garden trees along a short wall with a tile roof - two Pines and a red autumn phased deciduous tree. At the back of the sand field is a small structure with two doors, white walls with exposed wooden beams, and a grey kirizuma roof. Nanzen-ji (南禅寺, Nanzen-ji), or Zuiryusan Nanzen-ji, formerly Zenrin-ji (禅林寺, Zenrin-ji), is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Emperor Kameyama established it in 1291. It is also the headquarters of the Nanzen-ji branch of Rinzai Zen, one of three sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism, along with Sōtō and Ōbaku. Image Description: A post and rope bordered gravel path leading over a two plank stone bridge toward a Temple. Surrounding the path and temple are small garden trees, moss, and a stream flowing under the bridge into a pond.
December 10, 2024 at 8:49 PM
dronenews.bsky.social
ゼンリン、ドローンの安全な飛行経路設計をサポートする2つの機能を地図API「ZENRIN Maps API」で提供開始 https://www.drone.jp/news/20241126155549104494.html
ゼンリン、ドローンの安全な飛行経路設計をサポートする2つの機能を地図API「ZENRIN Maps API」で提供開始
www.drone.jp
November 26, 2024 at 7:01 AM
fumi5aan.bsky.social
赤レンガ倉庫がオープンしてたので、ZENRINのポップアップショップで標識アクキーガチャを引いてみた↗️

埼玉県にある標識が当たった🕊️

このガチャ、沼りそうな気配がしたので早めに切り上げました🙄
June 8, 2025 at 2:30 AM
pictimo-webcams.bsky.social
Eikando Zenrin-ji Temple Live Cam in Kyoto, Japan #japan #kyoto #TouristSpot #MustVisit #Architecture #UrbanDesign #CityLife #UrbanVibes #TrafficJam #CityTraffic www.webcamexplore.com/countries/ja...
Eikando Zenrin-ji Temple Live Cam in Kyoto, Japan
Explore Eikando Zenrin-ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan through this live cam. Witness the serene beauty of this historic site, surrounded by vibrant autumn foliage 🌳🍁
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February 25, 2026 at 2:40 PM