Byohdoh-in Phoenix Hall & maples
116 Uji Renge Uji City Kyoto Pref.
I visited Byohdoh-in Phoenix Hall on Dec. 18, 2007.
According to Pamphlet, "Byohdoh-in Temple was established by Kampaku (chief advisor to the Emperor) Fujiwara Yorimichi in 1052. Phoenix Hall was constructed the fllowing year (1053) as the Amidabha Hall (national treasure) to enshrine a statue of Amidabha Tathagata (also national treasure). The garden, a Pure Land (Johdo)-style borrowed landscape garden, has been designated a historic site and a place of scenic beaty. Those components surrounding Phoenix Hall have been maintained recently such as the Suhama (sandy beach) , the Hirabashi (flat bridge), the Soribashi (arched bridge), and Kojima (small island)."
View No.1 of a Pure Land (Johdo)-style garden, Phoenix Hall, Suhama (shingle beach) and A-ji-ike (pond)
View No.2 of a Pure Land (Johdo)-style garden, Phoenix Hall, Suhama (shingle beach) and A-ji-ike (pond)
View of a maple tree and a Pure Land (Johdo)-style garden
Colored maples along the bank of the Ujigawa river
A colored maple in the precinct of Byohdoh-in Temple