👣THE PHILOSOPHER'S BLOSSOMS🌸
The Path of Philosophy runs between Nanzen-ji and Ginkaku-ji.
It came to prominence after the philosophers and Kyōto University professors Nishida Kitarō (西田幾多郎 1870-1945) and Tanabe Hajime (田辺元 1885-1962) used the trail as an exercise route.
#PhilosophersPath #PhilosophersWalk #Kyoto #Japan #sakura #cherryblossoms #桜 #京都 #哲学の道
First opened in 1890 (lengthened in 1912), the irrigation channel that the Philosopher's Path (哲学の道) follows is fed by water from the Lake Biwa Canal. The 2km course (which takes about 30 minutes to walk) is lined with over 500 sakura trees.
Towards the middle of April parts of the canal beside the Philosopher's Path (哲学の道) become a river of petals.
The phrases 'hana-no-ukibashi' (花の浮橋 'floating bridge of flowers') and 'hanaikada' (花筏 'flower raft') both describe water thick with petals.
A number of shrines and temples sit close to the Philosopher's Path. Here's a previous thread all about Ōtoyo-jinja (大豊神社), one of my favourites🐁⛩️🧵⬇️
https://x.com/camelliakyoto/status/1429596813917491207
taking it easy
the mouse sleeps too...
spring rain
安堵して鼠も寝るよ春の雨
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶).
Trans. David Lanoue.
#Kyoto #京都 #haiku #Japan #PhilosophersPath #Otoyojinja #大豊神社 #mice #mouse
🐭THE MICE SHRINE🐁 At the western foot of Tsubakigamine (椿ヶ峰 'Camellia Hill'), beside the 'Path of Philosophy' (哲学の道 'Tetsugaku-no-michi'), stands Ōtoyo-jinja (大豊神社). It's more familiarly known as the 'Mice Shrine' (鼠の社 'Nezumi-no-sha'). #Kyoto #京都 #大豊神社
Nishida Kitarō's (西田幾多郎 1870-1945) famous poem is immortalized in stone on the path. It is an angry retort to blind nationalism.
people are people,
and I will be myself.
regardless,
the path I follow
I will follow on…
人は人吾はわれ也とにかくに吾行く道を吾は行くなり
Camellia Tea Ceremony
Lohan Gunaweera
Malaoshi.190️⃣4️⃣ 