More than 800 stone statues sit close together at Adashino Nenbutsu-ji Temple. Splendid autumn leaves put their arms around the statues and give them a comforting hug. The location of today’s Adashino Nenbutsu-ji Temple (northwest outskirts of Kyoto) was once a location used for open-air burial. As the years passed, the bones withered and scattered in the fields and mountains. A hundred years ago, locals collected the bones and buried them in this temple as a way to grieve for the dead.
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Diana Vardanashvili
8 years ago
Adorable place! amazing photos! I manage to visit in Japan this autumn, exactly in November. I think these photos are taken also same period, am I right? Congrats! good job.
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Jeradyne Cheong
8 years ago
Absolutely stunning!
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Olga
8 years ago
These colors are amazing! Great photos!
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Tomoko Kamishima
Photographer
8 years ago
Thank you, Olga. A sunny cold morning in late November would be the best time to enjoy this gorgeous colors.
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Lester Goh
8 years ago
I visited last summer! My display picture is from this very grove (and not the more famous Bamboo forest nearby)!!! It was beautiful even in summer, but this is so spectacular!! I must visit again.
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Tomoko Kamishima
Photographer
8 years ago
I hope very much you come back here again!
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Peter Lin
9 years ago
Nice pictures! It is definitely worth checking out. Not very busy due to the distance which is nice in this crowded autumn season in Kyoto.
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