Om denna plats: Byodo-in Fenixhallen
Byodoins Fenixpaviljong, UNESCO-plats från 1053, finns på baksidan av 10-yen-myntet: Japans ikon. Dess symmetriska form verkar sväva över Aji-dammen, en vision av Rena landet gjord jordisk. Wisteria på våren, grönska på sommaren, höstlöv och vinterstillhet: alla vackra.
Höjdpunkter
- Phoenix Hall (National Treasure) — symmetrical wings facing Aji Pond, a pair of phoenix figures on the roof, the very view depicted on the reverse of the ¥10 coin
- Aji Pond — pool spreading before the Phoenix Hall; on a windless dawn it forms a perfect mirror, with cherry blossoms and autumn colors as borrowed scenery
- Hosho-kan Museum — displays the National Treasure Amida Buddha statue and 26 «Cloud-borne Bodhisattvas,» peak masterpieces of Heian art
- Wisteria — over 280 years old, blooming in late April to early May; the purple wisteria with the vermilion Phoenix Hall is otherworldly
- Evening Illumination — held in limited spring and autumn periods; the vermilion-and-gold hall floating in darkness reflects across the pond
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