2014-06-16
view on Mt. Fuji from the train to Kyoto
exploring my Kyoto neighborhood at sunset
2014-06-17
Yasaka Shrine, the spiritual center of Gion Matsuri
I chose the apartment to be next to it to observe one month of Matsuri preparations
Chion-in Temple
Yasaka Shrine at night
2014-06-18
trip to Ohara with Patrick Donnelly and Stephen D. Miller
Jakkoin Temple
Sanzenin Temple
okonomiyaki
2014-06-19
Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion)
dry sand garden “Sea of Silver Sand” with a large sand cone named “Moon Viewing Platform”
Eikando Zenrin-ji
2014-06-20
Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
Ryoanji Temple with stone garden
Nishiki food market
Pontocho street
2014-06-21
Toji Temple
Flea market at Toji Temple
purchased these three Rin at the market, they sound wonderful
2014-06-22
Gion
Ryozen kwan-on
Kodai-ji Temple
Jishu Shrine
Kiyomizu temple
Improvisation session with Masatsune Nakaji and members of EIM Kyoto
2014-06-23
Fushimi-inari
Omar at Kyoto Station before returning to Boston
2014-06-24
Kamo River at nightfall
2014-06-25
Flea market at Kitano Tenman-gu
Finding many more Rin sounding bowls
combination of the previous and newly found Rin
Recordings at Kitano Tenman-gu
2014-06-26
Sho-nen-in
this is the quietest temple I have visited so far with a beautiful garden
I could even record the bell
Hirano Shrine
recording again at Kitano Tenmango Shrine
Tea ceremony and pottery class with Shigeru
Yasaka shrine at night
2014-06-27
Nishi Hongan-ji
giant Gingko
second pottery class
working on tea bowls
2014-06-28
marriage at Yasaka shrine
meeting Emmanuelle Loubet in Osaka
biking through the Yao neighborhoods and visiting very old temples
2014-06-29
Kennin-ji
the invisible bell
dance performance at the theatre
2014-06-30
Summer Purification Ceremony (nagoshi)
at Yasaka shrine
Kamo river at Demachiyanagi
observing buzzards from very close at the river
Summer Purification Ceremony (nagoshi)
at Kitano Tenmangu shrine
The stone ox relates back to the “Day of the Ox” in the Chinese calendar
when the shrine was first dedicated to the god of thunder.
