[Autumn leaves special] Autumn leaves seen through a window 🍁 A Zen-feeling spot that was also the setting for "Let's go to Kyoto" ✨

Speaking of Kyoto commercials, here is the setting for the familiar JR Central commercial "Let's go to Kyoto" in 2014 💁Today we are introducing "Genkoan" in the Takagamine area of ​​Kyoto. After renovation work that began in 2019, it has been open to the public since last year! ⭐️Highlights of this spot-------- The most typical ones here are the round window and the square window🪟The autumn leaves seen through these windows are very beautiful, and a truly picturesque scene unfolds there✨These windows are filled with the teachings of Zen, and each has the following meaning👇▪️The round window is called the "window of enlightenment," and this round circle represents the mind of "Zen and Entsū" and expresses the "great universe"▪️The square window is called the "window of confusion," and the square symbolizes "the life of a human being," and represents the four sufferings of birth, illness, and death. Please try to face your confidence in front of this window☺️However, during the crowded autumn leaves period, you will be busy taking photos, so please be careful not to have time to meditate slowly⚠️ ⭐️Spots you might want to stop by nearby-------- Just outside Genko-an, there is "Koetsu-ji Temple" "There is a temple called "Genko-an"I'm sorry I can't introduce it with photos, but the approach to this temple is also worth seeing as it is a tunnel of autumn leaves, so please stop by! ・Visiting hours: 8:00-17:00・Visiting fee: 400 yen---------------------------- That's all! What do you think? There are not many spots where you can see the autumn leaves through a window, so why not try this one too! ~~~~~Information~~~~~📍Genko-an Address: 47 Kitatakagamine-cho, Takagamine, Kita-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto PrefectureAccess: From Kyoto Station, board city bus 6 bound for Kyoto Station, get off in front of Takagamine Genko-an, walk for 1 minute, total 45 minutesVisiting hours: 9:00-17:00Visiting fee: 400 yenRecommendation: It's quite a hidden gem! ⚠Caution: Please be considerate at photo spots~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #Domestic travel journal #Domestic travel