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🗺️🏯THE SECRET GARDEN🌿🍃

Aman Kyōto (アマン京都) is a luxury resort that shares its forested slopes with Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺), the 'Golden Pavilion'.

We were fortunate enough to be invited to explore its historical grounds...a wonderland of moss, and rocks worthy of a castle keep.

#Kyoto #京都 #Japan #Aman #アマン京都

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Camellia Tea Ceremony Jun 11, 2024

Originally home to an artistic community that flourished in the 17th, the narrow valley was much later purchased by one of Japan's leading collectors of obi (帯-kimono sashes), who envisioned constructing a textile museum here.
Work began, but his dream never came to fruition.

#Aman #Kyoto #Shozan #Takagamine #Japan

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Das Jun 6, 2024

@camelliakyoto
Beautiful!
Is this separate from the area, gardens near Shozan (しょうざん北庭 in my maps) ? We were there in November and tried to stay away from the crowds going there for lunch at Wakadori and then post lunch stroll. There was also the しょうざん峰玉亭 with old teahouse? I think (from a slightly less favored branch of tea ceremony family - my understanding).

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Camellia Tea Ceremony Jun 11, 2024

@SRDas Shozan is pretty much across the road from Aman. The entire area was once the haunt of artists and tea practitioners. Shozan has a wonderful teahouse and gardens, that I think has been recently redeveloped. The entire Takagamine area (especially Koetsu-ji) is filled with teahouses. I really love this area.

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Das Jun 11, 2024

@camelliakyoto it's sooo beautiful! We had a wonderful post lunch long slow stroll there. (And then we went to Shoden-ji, and evening snack + tea at Ichimonjiya wasuke; one of the best days ever)