Ninna-ji in Kyoto, Japan, photographed by @kazuuuuu67
December 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Ninna-ji in Kyoto, Japan, photographed by @kazuuuuu67
18) MANEKI NEKO😸
An omikuji not particular to any one shrine or temple, 'Maneki-neko' (招き猫 'Beckoning Cat') is a popular Japanese symbol, ushering in good luck to the possessor.
Appearing in the late Edo period, it is unclear where Maneki-neko originated (Kyōto or Tōkyō).
An omikuji not particular to any one shrine or temple, 'Maneki-neko' (招き猫 'Beckoning Cat') is a popular Japanese symbol, ushering in good luck to the possessor.
Appearing in the late Edo period, it is unclear where Maneki-neko originated (Kyōto or Tōkyō).
May 19, 2026 at 7:06 AM
18) MANEKI NEKO😸
An omikuji not particular to any one shrine or temple, 'Maneki-neko' (招き猫 'Beckoning Cat') is a popular Japanese symbol, ushering in good luck to the possessor.
Appearing in the late Edo period, it is unclear where Maneki-neko originated (Kyōto or Tōkyō).
An omikuji not particular to any one shrine or temple, 'Maneki-neko' (招き猫 'Beckoning Cat') is a popular Japanese symbol, ushering in good luck to the possessor.
Appearing in the late Edo period, it is unclear where Maneki-neko originated (Kyōto or Tōkyō).
Kyoto, Japan. Summer 2915. Tower at Ninnaji.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninna-ji
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninna-ji
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December 19, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Kyoto, Japan. Summer 2915. Tower at Ninnaji.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninna-ji
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninna-ji
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🤍🌸NOT ALL PINK💚💛
Cherry blossoms are known for their delicate white and pink petals, but there are a handful of sakura trees that show off different colours at this time of year.
Ninna-ji (仁和寺) and Hirano-jinja (平野神社) are good places to see these unusual varieties.
#Japan #sakura #cherryblossoms
Cherry blossoms are known for their delicate white and pink petals, but there are a handful of sakura trees that show off different colours at this time of year.
Ninna-ji (仁和寺) and Hirano-jinja (平野神社) are good places to see these unusual varieties.
#Japan #sakura #cherryblossoms
March 26, 2025 at 3:53 AM
🤍🌸NOT ALL PINK💚💛
Cherry blossoms are known for their delicate white and pink petals, but there are a handful of sakura trees that show off different colours at this time of year.
Ninna-ji (仁和寺) and Hirano-jinja (平野神社) are good places to see these unusual varieties.
#Japan #sakura #cherryblossoms
Cherry blossoms are known for their delicate white and pink petals, but there are a handful of sakura trees that show off different colours at this time of year.
Ninna-ji (仁和寺) and Hirano-jinja (平野神社) are good places to see these unusual varieties.
#Japan #sakura #cherryblossoms
Taikenmon'in rebuilt the temple (the name Hōkongō-in dates to this time) as an enclave of nearby Ninna-ji.
Like Ninna-ji, the position of abbot was held by a member of the imperial family. At the same time she employed a Ninna-ji monk, Rinken (林賢), to re-landscape the garden.
Like Ninna-ji, the position of abbot was held by a member of the imperial family. At the same time she employed a Ninna-ji monk, Rinken (林賢), to re-landscape the garden.
July 23, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Taikenmon'in rebuilt the temple (the name Hōkongō-in dates to this time) as an enclave of nearby Ninna-ji.
Like Ninna-ji, the position of abbot was held by a member of the imperial family. At the same time she employed a Ninna-ji monk, Rinken (林賢), to re-landscape the garden.
Like Ninna-ji, the position of abbot was held by a member of the imperial family. At the same time she employed a Ninna-ji monk, Rinken (林賢), to re-landscape the garden.
😡☹️MICHIZANE'S FALL👉🐂
Sugawara-no-Michizane (菅原道真) reached the height of his power in 899, appointed 'Minister of the Right' (右大臣), but storm clouds were gathering.
His patron, Emperor Uda, abdicated in favour of his young son, who was close to the rival Fujiwara clan.
Sugawara-no-Michizane (菅原道真) reached the height of his power in 899, appointed 'Minister of the Right' (右大臣), but storm clouds were gathering.
His patron, Emperor Uda, abdicated in favour of his young son, who was close to the rival Fujiwara clan.
March 24, 2026 at 4:26 AM
😡☹️MICHIZANE'S FALL👉🐂
Sugawara-no-Michizane (菅原道真) reached the height of his power in 899, appointed 'Minister of the Right' (右大臣), but storm clouds were gathering.
His patron, Emperor Uda, abdicated in favour of his young son, who was close to the rival Fujiwara clan.
Sugawara-no-Michizane (菅原道真) reached the height of his power in 899, appointed 'Minister of the Right' (右大臣), but storm clouds were gathering.
His patron, Emperor Uda, abdicated in favour of his young son, who was close to the rival Fujiwara clan.
You may be overwhelmed by all the whites and pinks, but it always pays to look more closely as there are lots of other colours on show right now.
Ninna-ji has a few varities of 'green' cherry blossoms. The temple is also famed for its purplish ’mitsuba-tsutsujii rhododendron (三葉躑躅).
#Kyoto
Ninna-ji has a few varities of 'green' cherry blossoms. The temple is also famed for its purplish ’mitsuba-tsutsujii rhododendron (三葉躑躅).
#Kyoto
April 14, 2026 at 5:15 AM
You may be overwhelmed by all the whites and pinks, but it always pays to look more closely as there are lots of other colours on show right now.
Ninna-ji has a few varities of 'green' cherry blossoms. The temple is also famed for its purplish ’mitsuba-tsutsujii rhododendron (三葉躑躅).
#Kyoto
Ninna-ji has a few varities of 'green' cherry blossoms. The temple is also famed for its purplish ’mitsuba-tsutsujii rhododendron (三葉躑躅).
#Kyoto
1) A NINNA-JI ACOLYTE LOSES HIS EARS & NOSE (仁和寺の法師)👃👂
It was at the western foot of Narabigaoka (双ヶ丘) that essayist and poet Yoshida Kenko (吉田兼好 1283-1352) lived out his final years.
A mound in the nearby grounds of Chosen-ji (長泉寺) may be his final resting place.
It was at the western foot of Narabigaoka (双ヶ丘) that essayist and poet Yoshida Kenko (吉田兼好 1283-1352) lived out his final years.
A mound in the nearby grounds of Chosen-ji (長泉寺) may be his final resting place.
March 31, 2026 at 3:32 AM
1) A NINNA-JI ACOLYTE LOSES HIS EARS & NOSE (仁和寺の法師)👃👂
It was at the western foot of Narabigaoka (双ヶ丘) that essayist and poet Yoshida Kenko (吉田兼好 1283-1352) lived out his final years.
A mound in the nearby grounds of Chosen-ji (長泉寺) may be his final resting place.
It was at the western foot of Narabigaoka (双ヶ丘) that essayist and poet Yoshida Kenko (吉田兼好 1283-1352) lived out his final years.
A mound in the nearby grounds of Chosen-ji (長泉寺) may be his final resting place.
flowers in full bloom
the paths of Omuro
bustling with people
花盛り御室の路の人通り
-Dōkei (桐渓).
This poem seems rather apt. Just a few years ago the grounds would have been a checkerboard of picnic blankets, with drunken revelers napping on benches and children playing.
#桜
the paths of Omuro
bustling with people
花盛り御室の路の人通り
-Dōkei (桐渓).
This poem seems rather apt. Just a few years ago the grounds would have been a checkerboard of picnic blankets, with drunken revelers napping on benches and children playing.
#桜
April 13, 2026 at 7:00 AM
flowers in full bloom
the paths of Omuro
bustling with people
花盛り御室の路の人通り
-Dōkei (桐渓).
This poem seems rather apt. Just a few years ago the grounds would have been a checkerboard of picnic blankets, with drunken revelers napping on benches and children playing.
#桜
the paths of Omuro
bustling with people
花盛り御室の路の人通り
-Dōkei (桐渓).
This poem seems rather apt. Just a few years ago the grounds would have been a checkerboard of picnic blankets, with drunken revelers napping on benches and children playing.
#桜
16) Ninna-ji (仁和寺)📏💚
Known as 'Omuro-zakura' (御室桜), Ninna-ji's cherry trees are uniquely stunted, growing to only around 2m tall. They are a variant of 'sato-zakura' (郷さくら).
The temple precincts are also a great place to catch green varieties of cherry blossoms.
Known as 'Omuro-zakura' (御室桜), Ninna-ji's cherry trees are uniquely stunted, growing to only around 2m tall. They are a variant of 'sato-zakura' (郷さくら).
The temple precincts are also a great place to catch green varieties of cherry blossoms.
March 30, 2026 at 3:54 AM
16) Ninna-ji (仁和寺)📏💚
Known as 'Omuro-zakura' (御室桜), Ninna-ji's cherry trees are uniquely stunted, growing to only around 2m tall. They are a variant of 'sato-zakura' (郷さくら).
The temple precincts are also a great place to catch green varieties of cherry blossoms.
Known as 'Omuro-zakura' (御室桜), Ninna-ji's cherry trees are uniquely stunted, growing to only around 2m tall. They are a variant of 'sato-zakura' (郷さくら).
The temple precincts are also a great place to catch green varieties of cherry blossoms.
As the night wears on the party becomes outrageously inebriated.
Drunkenly the acolyte takes up a three-legged iron pot, places it on his head and performs a dance. When he later tries to remove it, he discovers the pot is quite stuck😓
#folklorethursday #Ninnaji #仁和寺 #Kyoto
Drunkenly the acolyte takes up a three-legged iron pot, places it on his head and performs a dance. When he later tries to remove it, he discovers the pot is quite stuck😓
#folklorethursday #Ninnaji #仁和寺 #Kyoto
March 31, 2026 at 4:28 AM
As the night wears on the party becomes outrageously inebriated.
Drunkenly the acolyte takes up a three-legged iron pot, places it on his head and performs a dance. When he later tries to remove it, he discovers the pot is quite stuck😓
#folklorethursday #Ninnaji #仁和寺 #Kyoto
Drunkenly the acolyte takes up a three-legged iron pot, places it on his head and performs a dance. When he later tries to remove it, he discovers the pot is quite stuck😓
#folklorethursday #Ninnaji #仁和寺 #Kyoto
Ninna-ji features in Yoshida Kenkō's (吉田兼好) famous "Essays in Idleness" (徒然草 "Tsurezuregusa").
Episode 53, the 'true' story "The Priest of Ninna-ji" (仁和寺にある法師), describes a raucous feast held by the temple for a young acolyte about to take religious orders.
#Kyoto
Episode 53, the 'true' story "The Priest of Ninna-ji" (仁和寺にある法師), describes a raucous feast held by the temple for a young acolyte about to take religious orders.
#Kyoto
March 31, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Ninna-ji features in Yoshida Kenkō's (吉田兼好) famous "Essays in Idleness" (徒然草 "Tsurezuregusa").
Episode 53, the 'true' story "The Priest of Ninna-ji" (仁和寺にある法師), describes a raucous feast held by the temple for a young acolyte about to take religious orders.
#Kyoto
Episode 53, the 'true' story "The Priest of Ninna-ji" (仁和寺にある法師), describes a raucous feast held by the temple for a young acolyte about to take religious orders.
#Kyoto
The other monks first try to break the pot open.
It remains stuck fast.
An attempt to cut it off only manages to scratch the acolyte, and so they rush him to a physician in the city. After examining the boy, the doctor concludes nothing can really be done!
#Kyoto #Japan #双ヶ丘
It remains stuck fast.
An attempt to cut it off only manages to scratch the acolyte, and so they rush him to a physician in the city. After examining the boy, the doctor concludes nothing can really be done!
#Kyoto #Japan #双ヶ丘
March 31, 2026 at 4:56 AM
49) MANEKI-TIGER😼
For the 'Year of the Tiger' Ninna-ji (仁和寺) gave their popular 'Maneki-neko' (招き猫 'Beckoning Cat') a make-over.
Appearing in the late Edo period, it is unclear where Maneki-neko originated (Kyōto or Tōkyō).
Ninna-ji was founded by Emperor Uda in 888.
For the 'Year of the Tiger' Ninna-ji (仁和寺) gave their popular 'Maneki-neko' (招き猫 'Beckoning Cat') a make-over.
Appearing in the late Edo period, it is unclear where Maneki-neko originated (Kyōto or Tōkyō).
Ninna-ji was founded by Emperor Uda in 888.
August 21, 2026 at 8:21 AM
49) MANEKI-TIGER😼
For the 'Year of the Tiger' Ninna-ji (仁和寺) gave their popular 'Maneki-neko' (招き猫 'Beckoning Cat') a make-over.
Appearing in the late Edo period, it is unclear where Maneki-neko originated (Kyōto or Tōkyō).
Ninna-ji was founded by Emperor Uda in 888.
For the 'Year of the Tiger' Ninna-ji (仁和寺) gave their popular 'Maneki-neko' (招き猫 'Beckoning Cat') a make-over.
Appearing in the late Edo period, it is unclear where Maneki-neko originated (Kyōto or Tōkyō).
Ninna-ji was founded by Emperor Uda in 888.
flowers in full bloom
the paths of Omuro
bustling with people
花盛り御室の路の人通り
-Dōkei (桐渓).
This poem seems rather apt. Just a few years ago the grounds would have been a checkerboard of picnic blankets, with drunken revelers napping on benches and children playing.
#桜 #omurozakura #cherryblossoms
the paths of Omuro
bustling with people
花盛り御室の路の人通り
-Dōkei (桐渓).
This poem seems rather apt. Just a few years ago the grounds would have been a checkerboard of picnic blankets, with drunken revelers napping on benches and children playing.
#桜 #omurozakura #cherryblossoms
April 13, 2025 at 5:12 AM
flowers in full bloom
the paths of Omuro
bustling with people
花盛り御室の路の人通り
-Dōkei (桐渓).
This poem seems rather apt. Just a few years ago the grounds would have been a checkerboard of picnic blankets, with drunken revelers napping on benches and children playing.
#桜 #omurozakura #cherryblossoms
the paths of Omuro
bustling with people
花盛り御室の路の人通り
-Dōkei (桐渓).
This poem seems rather apt. Just a few years ago the grounds would have been a checkerboard of picnic blankets, with drunken revelers napping on benches and children playing.
#桜 #omurozakura #cherryblossoms
Two more near deserted temples looking incredible in Autumn in Kyoto from yesterday. Shinshō Gokuraku-ji and Ninna-ji
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December 5, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Two more near deserted temples looking incredible in Autumn in Kyoto from yesterday. Shinshō Gokuraku-ji and Ninna-ji
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#japan
#kyoto
#photography
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#photography
The Wise Sage of the Roof
Taken at Ninna-ji Temple in Kyoto. Ninna-ji is a Shingon sect Buddhist temple that was founded in 888 by the retired Emperor Uda. Photography by by Rekishi no Tabi, Flickr
Taken at Ninna-ji Temple in Kyoto. Ninna-ji is a Shingon sect Buddhist temple that was founded in 888 by the retired Emperor Uda. Photography by by Rekishi no Tabi, Flickr
August 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The Wise Sage of the Roof
Taken at Ninna-ji Temple in Kyoto. Ninna-ji is a Shingon sect Buddhist temple that was founded in 888 by the retired Emperor Uda. Photography by by Rekishi no Tabi, Flickr
Taken at Ninna-ji Temple in Kyoto. Ninna-ji is a Shingon sect Buddhist temple that was founded in 888 by the retired Emperor Uda. Photography by by Rekishi no Tabi, Flickr
Let's start at the road's southern end.
Ninna-ji (仁和寺) was founded in 888 by Emperor Uda (宇多天皇), and for most of its life head priests were drawn from the imperial family.
The temple is famed for its groves of uniquely stunted 'omuro-zakura' (御室桜) cherry trees.
#Kyoto
Ninna-ji (仁和寺) was founded in 888 by Emperor Uda (宇多天皇), and for most of its life head priests were drawn from the imperial family.
The temple is famed for its groves of uniquely stunted 'omuro-zakura' (御室桜) cherry trees.
#Kyoto
January 22, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Let's start at the road's southern end.
Ninna-ji (仁和寺) was founded in 888 by Emperor Uda (宇多天皇), and for most of its life head priests were drawn from the imperial family.
The temple is famed for its groves of uniquely stunted 'omuro-zakura' (御室桜) cherry trees.
#Kyoto
Ninna-ji (仁和寺) was founded in 888 by Emperor Uda (宇多天皇), and for most of its life head priests were drawn from the imperial family.
The temple is famed for its groves of uniquely stunted 'omuro-zakura' (御室桜) cherry trees.
#Kyoto
Reaching their peak (typically) around mid-April, the temple's groves of cherry trees are the last to bloom within the city.
Known as 'Omuro-zakura' (御室桜), Ninna-ji's trees are uniquely stunted, growing to only around 2m tall. They are a variant of 'sato-zakura' (郷さくら).
Known as 'Omuro-zakura' (御室桜), Ninna-ji's trees are uniquely stunted, growing to only around 2m tall. They are a variant of 'sato-zakura' (郷さくら).
April 13, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Reaching their peak (typically) around mid-April, the temple's groves of cherry trees are the last to bloom within the city.
Known as 'Omuro-zakura' (御室桜), Ninna-ji's trees are uniquely stunted, growing to only around 2m tall. They are a variant of 'sato-zakura' (郷さくら).
Known as 'Omuro-zakura' (御室桜), Ninna-ji's trees are uniquely stunted, growing to only around 2m tall. They are a variant of 'sato-zakura' (郷さくら).
