Kyoto

Snow at Nanzenji

Snow bunnies at a beautiful old temple in Kyoto

Cathy Cawood Jan 13, 2015 - 1 min read

<p>A snow bunny sitting on a marker post in front of the temple</p>

<p>Temple visitors walk along the wet path</p>

<p>A collection of angles outlined in white</p>

<p>Decorative roof tile poking through the piled snow</p>

<p>I wonder how many snowfalls these ancient tiles have seen!</p>

<p>I like snow bunnies better than snowmen!</p>

<p>The aqueduct glimpsed through the trees</p>

<p>The top of the aqueduct is two parallel white lines disappearing into the trees</p>

Maybe every person who visits Kyoto goes to Nanzenji, but not everyone gets to see it in blanketed with snow. The day I was there, the recent snowfall had begun to melt, but still carpeted the ground beneath the trees and clung to the branches. Roof tiles poked their way through the blanketing snow, and someone had made snow bunnies with red berry eyes in the temple grounds.

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Cathy Cawood @cathy.cawood

I came to Japan in 2003 to teach English. I lived in Shiga prefecture for 1 year, and it still holds a special place in my heart. I lived in Kyoto for 9 years, then moved to Machida, Tokyo in 2014 after meeting my Japanese partner. I love to take photos, and my Japan in Pictures Facebook page ha...