Karesansui (dry landscape) rock garden. Ryoan-ji (Temple of the Peaceful Dragon). Kyoto. Kansai. Japan

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Karesansui (dry landscape) rock garden, built in the late 15th century. Ryoan-ji (Temple of the Peaceful Dragon). Zen temple of Myoshin-ji (school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism). This Temple is one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1994. Kyoto. Kansai (aka Kinki) region. Japan

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Size: 5200px × 3453px
Location: Kyoto. Kansai. Japan
Photo credit: © Miguel A. Muñoz Pellicer / Alamy / Afripics
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