This garden was built by the Japanese silent film star Ohkouchi Denjirou (1898-1962) over a 30-year period. The garden is on top of a steep slope, navigated through narrow paths and on large stepping stones. On the way, we walked past the Nonomiya Shrine in the middle of the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, passing a cemetery and rickshaws carrying tourists dressed in rented kimonos.
Oh spectacular. How I love Kyoto and its architecture and gardens. Thank you for taking me back there, Deb!
could you go inside Ohkuchi’s home?
That bamboo forest is amazing!
No, we couldn’t go inside. Yes, I’m surprised the bamboo hasn’t swallowed the road too. Don’t know how they control it.
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