A haven in busy Kyoto

Kyoto is the ancient capital of Japan. It sounds like a quiet graceful city. But not always the case. More and more are coming to Kyoto and to keep a peace of mind, you will appreciate a haven. Here it is. There's one on top of the hill. Try finding this. For the time being, the glass tea cottage is installed there. The round mound is Shogun-duka. Under the mound is the clay statue of a great general who was dispatched to the north of Japan to conquer the native people there. The statue is clad with armor armed with arrows and a spear, the guardian of the capital Kyoto. 

 Sweeping view of the city

 Glass chair

 Glass tea cottage

 And SHOGUN DUKA

Enjoy art in NARA

Nara, an ancient capital of Japan, is now offering an art project. Many are installations exhibited outdoors and free of charge. Try staying for a few days and wonder. Here are two of the artworks in central Nara.

 At Kofuku-ji

The artist had the image of LOTUS in mind. Lotus, now so familiar with us, traveled along Silk Road and came to Japan with Buddhism.

  At Kasuga Taisha grand shrine

The creators of this art are quite active recently, named teamLab. This, I liked the best.

For more about the art project, clime the URL below.

http://culturecity-nara.com/en/event/kotohogu/