Guide to Kyoto’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites Celine Ong Modelled after the Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion), this serene Zen temple... Tenryu-ji Temple is the headquarter of the Rinzai School sect of Zen
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Culture The Taxi Driver in Okayama Featured On yet another tiring temple visit with his mom, Satoshi has a curious interaction with a taxi driver and later, experiences a unique form of zen meditation