Zen garden a top Mt.Hieizan

Zen garden a top Mt.Hieizan, Kyoto.

The moon back lights the Torii gate Kyoto Japan.

The moon back lights the Torii gate Kyoto Japan.

Spring in Kyoto begins

A path leads the way to a Buddhist temple in Kyoto. As winter’s grip loosens the colors of life begin to bloom again lifting one’s spirits.

The smell of burnt incense is a reminder of being in a spiritual structure

A lone candle sits in a dark pot among the burned sticks of incense laying in the ash at a Buddhist temple in Kyoto. The smell of spirituality fills the prayer hall among the dark walls in meditation.

Spring Silhouette of Kyoto

During a brisk cold spring afternoon in Kyoto a tree fans out into the sky gathering warmth for its coming blossoms.