Exploring Kyoto
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An updated guide to the legendary gardens, temples, and backstreet treasures of Japan's most walkable city.
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An updated guide to the legendary gardens, temples, and backstreet treasures of Japan's most walkable city.
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This revised and updated edition of the Japan travel classic and cultural guide gets you wandering from downtown quarters to remote mountaintop temples and features expanded information on new museums and gardens now open year-round for viewing.Judith Clancy's expert research weaves a rich narrative of Kyoto's history, local lore, and artistic and religious background to guide you through your journey.
Includes:
- 31 explorations including 5 mountain routes, 17 World Heritage Sites, Arashiyama, Kiyomizu-dera, Philosopher's Walk, the city's 6 Zen temple complexes, and much more
- Detailed maps tracing each route
- Over 30 descriptive photos
- Tips on etiquette and behavior
- A full index to all sites and attractions
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KYOTO IMPERIAL PARKKyoto Gyoen
Kyoto Gosho
Sento Gosho
As you step into Kyoto Gyoen, the park that surrounds Kyoto Gosho, the former imperial palace, you are likely to be met by the swish of a frisbee or barking dogs, their tails wagging as they appraise other canines out for a walk. This a far cry from the sounds one might have expected to hear just a little over a century ago. Until the 1860s, more than two hundred estates of retired emperors, court nobles, and aristocrats were located within this enclosed patch of green. Then the swish you might have heard would have been that of the silk garments of nobles on their way to court, while the barking might have come from the guns of imperial troops as they fought those defending the collapsing Tokugawa shogunate. Vestiges of that era, marked by scattered boulders and sign posts, offer a glimpse of Kyoto's past.
Originally, Hamagurimon ("Clam Gate;" the suffix "-mon" means gate) was always kept closed. However, a great fire swept through the city in 1788, and, as the flames neared, it opened, like a clamshell tossed on the fire-presumably to allow people to escape-and has remained open ever since.
The end of the Edo period (1600-1868) was a time of great political upheaval, ending in the destruction of the shogunate, the restoration of the imperial rule, and the relocation of the capital to Tokyo. In the midst of this turmoil, feuding clans and factions tried on more than one occasion to force their way into the palace to petition the emperor directly. In one such clash, which took place in the late summer of 1864 and became known as the Hamaguri Gomon Incident, invading forces from the domain of Ch shu were repelled by troops from Satsuma and Aizu defending the imperial court. The gate is still scarred with the bullet marks left by their struggle. Small round indentations can be found at eye level.
A large expanse of gravel surrounds the outer wall of
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Kyoto Gosho, the old imperial palace. Close by the wall, an imposing muku tree (Aphananthe aspera) spreads its limbs like a massive fan. The tree was once a part of the Shimizu residence. Today, three hundred years later, it is marked with a sign that explains that it witnessed the fighting at the Hamagurimon in 1864, and is the spot where Lord Kijima Matabei was killed while fighting on the side of the imperial guards. South and west of the giant muku is a long stand of peach and plum trees. There are five or more varieties planted here; they begin to bloom in late February and continue to display their flowers into early April.
In the middle of the palace's south outer wall is the magnificent gate known as the Kenreimon. This gate, which may be used only by the emperor, is a fine example of Japanese architectural aesthetics. The quiet beauty of unpainted cryptomeria wood and bark-shingled roof lend a distinctly Japanese flavor to this royal entranceway.
The Gishumon admitted princes, princesses, and royal peers to the imperial palace. The Seish mon is used by visitors who have applied for and received permission to enter the palace compound itself. (Twice a year, for five days in the spring and fall, the palace is open to the general public from 9 to 3, during which time visitors enter through the Gishumon.) The third and last gate on the west side is the K g mon, and opposite it is a simple wooden pillar that designates the site of the former Ichij residence.
The Sakuheimon, the only gate in the north wall, was used by consorts and ladies-in-waiting. Across from it, one of the small paths to the north leads to a rather overgrown area with a sign marking the site of the former Konoe estate. The Konoe were among the highest-ranking aristocrats associated with the court, and for over a thousand years they served as regents
In the middle of the palace's south outer wall is the magnificent gate known as the Kenreimon. This gate, which may be used only by the emperor, is a fine example of Japanese architectural aesthetics. The quiet beauty of unpainted cryptomeria wood and bark-shingled roof lend a distinctly Japanese flavor to this royal entranceway.
The Gishumon admitted princes, princesses, and royal peers to the imperial palace. The Seish mon is used by visitors who have applied for and received permission to enter the palace compound itself. (Twice a year, for five days in the spring and fall, the palace is open to the general public from 9 to 3, during which time visitors enter through the Gishumon.) The third and last gate on the west side is the K g mon, and opposite it is a simple wooden pillar that designates the site of the former Ichij residence.
The Sakuheimon, the only gate in the north wall, was used by consorts and ladies-in-waiting. Across from it, one of the small paths to the north leads to a rather overgrown area with a sign marking the site of the former Konoe estate. The Konoe were among the highest-ranking aristocrats associated with the court, and for over a thousand years they served as regents
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Autoren-Porträt von Judith Clancy
Judith Clancy has lived in Kyoto since 1970, writing and teaching about Japanese culture. Her books describe the many traditions of Kyoto, including music, tea ceremony, and ikebana, and acts as a guide and interpreter for groups and workshops. She is also the author of Kyoto Machiya Restaurant Guide, Kyoto Gardens, Kyoto: City of Zen, and The Alluring World of Geiko and Maiko. She lives in a 120-year-old converted weaving studio in Nishijin, Kyoto's weaving and dyeing district.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Judith Clancy
- 2018, Rev. ed., 320 Seiten, Masse: 12,7 x 17,9 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Stone Bridge Press
- ISBN-10: 1611720419
- ISBN-13: 9781611720419
- Erscheinungsdatum: 17.09.2018
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
"Exploring Kyoto by long-term resident Judith Clancy is an excellent guide to exploring Kyoto on foot."-Lonely Planet Japan Reviews of author's previous Kyoto Machiya Restaurant Guide
"Opens our eyes to the beauty of details.... In these days of digital tablet guides, it's heartwarming to find publishers still dedicated to producing books that have texture and spatial depth, the warmth that only paper, with its shadows and grain, can transmit."-Japan Times
"Judith Clancy has done a great job of making her expertise available to the visitor to Kyoto with this travel guide, in a small edition to fit easily into a bag or backpack."-Vegetable Japan blog
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