We take the road this morning with a mild and sunny weather, to go to the big Daitoku-ji complex. We make a stop on the way, to meet a brilliant Japanese artist (no pun intended!) working the gold leaf, Noguchi san, who introduces us to his art and makes us visit his magnificent machiya and his different tsuboniwa, built by his grandfather.
After a very nice lunch in an old bathroom converted into a restaurant, we go to Daitoku-ji …
… to visit first my favorite dry garden, Zuiho-in…
… to continue by the visit of Daisen-in temple…
… and end the day with an exceptional opening, a chaniwa with many tea houses.
For complete terms and conditions of this initiatory study tour about nature, niwaki and Japanese gardens SPIRITUAL JAPAN NIWAKI TOUR, visit the website dedicated to it.
See you soon !