Jikko-in is a unique temple because it's dedicated to music, more specifically Buddhist hymns. While silence should be observed in most temples, here
Jikko-in is a unique temple because it's dedicated to music, more specifically Buddhist hymns. While silence should be observed in most temples, here it is OK to actually use some of the instruments on display. The sound they make is interesting and beautiful, with a touch of exoticism. If you visit there, try the set of bells on the black rack and the lithophone - a xylophone but using stones. More interestingly, the musical aspect is not the only reason to visit this temple: the garden is also very beautiful. The first part is the pond located next to the main hall. It has a few remarkable features: a tsukubai basin, a water fall, a pond with beautiful koi carps and a tortoise-shaped-rock, a stone lantern and pagoda as well as moss and other vegetation. A maple tree covers part of the pond, making this temple a nice spot to visit in autumn. The garden was created in the late Edo period, in the chisen-kansho style; literally "pond-fountain-viewing". The pond empties itself through a small stream that fills the lower pond that is the centre of the second and larger part of the garden. From the hall the mountains Konpira and Koshio can be seen, and are part of the borrowed landscape garden design.
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Location: Kyoto, Japan
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