Japan 2026 – II; Mt Fuji – Kyoto

Mt Fuji’s 5th Station

Mt Fuji’s 5th Station is Located 2300m above sea level. It offers a commanding view of the Fuji Five Lakes area below

Stanica br 5 planine Fuji

Stanica br 5 planine Fuji je smeštena na 2300 m nadmorske visine. Nudi impresivan pogled na oblast Pet jezera Fuji ispod.

Lake Kawaguchi

Lake Kawaguchi is located in the town of Fujikawaguchiko in southern Yamanashi Prefecture near Mount Fuji. It is the second largest of the Fuji Five Lakes in terms of surface area, and is located at the lowest elevation. It is situated at an altitude of approximately 800 metres, which accounts for its relatively cool summers and frequently icy winters. It also has the longest shoreline of any of the Fuji Five Lakes.

Jezero Kavaguci

Jezero Kawaguchi nalazi se u gradu Fujikawaguchiko u južnom delu prefekture Yamanashi, blizu planine Fudži. To je drugo po veličini jezero od Pet jezera Fudži prema površini i nalazi se na najnižoj nadmorskoj visini. Smešteno je na nadmorskoj visini od približno 800 metara, što objašnjava relativno hladna leta i često ledene zime. Takođe ima najdužu obalu od svih Pet jezera Fudži.

Daio Wasabi Farm

The Daiō Wasabi Farmis a wasabi farm established in 1915 and located in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture near the center of Honshū, the main island of Japan. It is a popular tourist spot due to its watermills and the river that runs through.

Outside Japan, the site is best known for its appearance in Akira Kurosawa's 1990 film Dreams during the film's final chapter, named "Village of the Watermills".

Daio Vasabi Farma

Daiō Wasabi Farm je farma vasabija osnovana 1915. godine i nalazi se u Azuminu, prefektura Nagano, blizu centra Honšūa, glavnog ostrva Japana. Popularno je turističko odredište zbog svojih vodenica i reke koja protiče kroz njega. Izvan Japana, mesto je najpoznatije po svom pojavljivanju u filmu Akira Kurosave iz 1990. godine, 'Snovi', tokom poslednjeg poglavlja filma, nazvanog 'Selo vodenica'.

Narai - Juku

 

Narai-juku is an Important Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings, and as it retains a historical row of Edo period houses along the street, it was confirmed as a Cultural Asset in the Groups of Traditional Buildings category of Cultural Properties of Japan in 1978 and is maintained by the Japanese government grant system.

Narai - Juku

 

Narai-juku je zaštićeno područje za grupe istorijskih zgrada. Cuva istorijski niz kuća iz perioda Edo duž ulice, potvrđeno je kao kulturno dobro u kategoriji grupa tradicionalnih zgrada kulturnih svojina Japana 1978. godine i održava se putem sistema japanskih državnih subvencija.

Fushimi Inari Shrine

The shrine was formally founded in 711 CE by the Hata clan, an influential immigrant group from the Korean Peninsula. Inari was originally and remains primarily the kami of rice and agriculture, but merchants also worship Inari as the patron of business. Each of Fushimi Inari-taisha's roughly 10,000 torii were donated by a Japanese business, and approximately 800 of these are set in a row to form the Senbon Torii, creating the impression of a tunnel.

The shrine is said to have ten thousand such gates in total that designate the entrance to the holy domain of kami and protect it against wicked forces

Fusimi Inari Svetiliste

Svetilište je zvanično osnovano 711. godine n.e. od strane klana Hata, uticajne imigrantske grupe sa Korejskog poluostrva. Inari je izvorno bio i ostaje prvenstveno kami pirinča i poljoprivrede, ali trgovci takođe štuju Inarija kao zaštitnika poslovanja. Svaki od otprilike 10.000 torija Fushimi Inari-taisha donirala je neka japanska firma, a približno 800 njih postavljeno je u nizu da formira Senbon Torii, stvarajući utisak tunela. 

Kaže se da svetilište ukupno ima deset hiljada takvih kapija koje označavaju ulaz u svetu oblast kami i štite je od zlih sila.

Temple of the Golden Pavilion

(Also known as “Kinkaku-ji)

Kinkaku-ji - 'Temple of the Golden Pavilion', officially named Rokuon-ji ('Deer Garden Temple'), is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, and a tourist attraction. It is designated as a World Heritage Site, a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape, and one of the 17 Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. The temple is nicknamed after its reliquary, the Golden Pavilion, Kinkaku), whose top two floors are coated in 0.5 μm gold leaf. The current pavilion was rebuilt in 1955 after being destroyed in an arson attack.

The original Golden Pavilion is believed to have been constructed in 1399. Gold was an important addition to the pavilion because of its underlying meaning. The gold employed was intended to mitigate and purify any pollution or negative thoughts and feelings towards death. Other than the symbolic meaning behind the gold leaf, the Muromachi period heavily relied on visual excesses. With the focus on the Golden Pavilion, the way that the structure is mainly covered in that material creates an impression that stands out because of the sunlight reflecting and the effect the reflection creates on the pond.

Temple of the Golden Pavilion

(Also known as “Kinkaku-ji)

Kinkaku-ji - 'Hram Zlatnog Paviljona', zvanično nazvan Rokuon-ji ('Hram Jelovog Vrta'), je zen-budistički hram u Kjotu i turistička atrakcija. On je proglašen za Svetsku baštinu, Nacionalno specijalno istorijsko mesto, Nacionalni specijalni pejzaž i jedan od 17 istorijskih spomenika drevnog Kjota. Hram je nadimkom nazvan po svom relikvijaru, Zlatnom Paviljonu (Kinkaku), čija su dva gornja sprata prekrivena slojem od 0,5 μm zlatnog lista. Trenutni paviljon je ponovo izgrađen 1955. godine nakon što je uništen u vatrenom napadu.

Veruje se da je originalni Zlatni Paviljon izgrađen 1399. godine. Zlato je bilo važan dodatak paviljonu zbog svog osnovnog značenja. Zlato koje je korišćeno imalo je za cilj da ublaži i pročisti svaku zagađenost ili negativne misli i osećanja prema smrti. Osim simboličnog značenja pozadine zlata, period Muromachi je u velikoj meri zavisio od vizuelnih viškova. Sa fokusom na Zlatni Paviljon, način na koji je struktura uglavnom prekrivena tim materijalom stvara utisak koji se ističe zbog refleksije sunčeve svetlosti i efekta koji ta refleksija stvara na jezeru.

Arashiyama Bamboo Grove

The Bamboo Forest, Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, or Sagano Bamboo Forest is a natural bamboo forest in Arashiyama, Kyoto. It consists mostly of mōsō bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) and has several pathways for tourists and visitors. The Ministry of the Environment considers it a part of the soundscape of Japan.

The forest is not far from Tenryū-ji temple, which is the headquarters of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism, and the Nonomiya Shrine.

Suma bambusa

Suma bambusa, ili Sagano bambusova šuma je prirodna bambusova šuma u Arashiyami, Kjohto. Sastoji se uglavnom od mōsō bambusa (Phyllostachys edulis) i ima nekoliko staza za turiste i posetioce. Ministarstvo životne sredine smatra je delom zvučnog pejzaža Japana.

Šuma nije daleko od hrama Tenryū-ji, koji je sedište Rinzai škole zen budizma, i Nonomiya svetilišta.

Ryōan-ji Temple

Ryōan-ji, (The Temple of the Dragon at Peace) is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto. It belongs to the Myōshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism.

The Ryōan-ji garden is considered one of the finest surviving examples of kare-sansui ("dry landscape"), a refined type of Japanese Zen temple garden design generally featuring distinctive larger rock formations arranged amidst a sweep of smooth pebbles (small, carefully selected polished river rocks) raked into linear patterns that facilitate meditation. The temple and its gardens are listed as one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The deceptively simple garden consists of fifteen rocks spread out on white sand in a space of 248 square meters. The fifteen rocks are carefully arranged so that there is always at least one rock that cannot be seen, regardless of the angle.

Ryban-ji (Hram zmaja u miru)

Ryōan-ji (Hram Zmaja u Miru) je zen hram smešten u severozapadnom delu Kjota. Pripada školi Myōshin-ji grane Rinzai zen budizma. 

Vrt Ryōan-ji smatra se jednim od najboljih sačuvanih primera kare-sansui („suvi pejzaž“), rafiniranog tipa japanskog dizajna Zen hramova, koji obično uključuje karakteristične veće stene raspoređene među površinom glatkih oblutaka (malih, pažljivo odabranih poliranih rečnih stena) koje su grabljama raspoređene u linearne šablone koji olakšavaju meditaciju. Hram i njegovi vrtovi su navedeni kao Jedan od istorijskih spomenika drevnog Kjota i kao objekat Svetske kulturne baštine UNESCO-a. 

Na prvi pogled jednostavan vrt sastoji se od petnaest stena raspoređenih po belom pesku na prostoru od 248 kvadratnih metara. Petnaest stena je pažljivo raspoređeno tako da uvek postoji bar jedna stena koja se ne može videti, bez obzira na ugao posmatranja.

Sanjūsangendō Temple

Sanjūsangen-dō is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto.

The temple was founded in 1164 by Taira no Kiyomori for the cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa. It is officially known as Rengeō-in; hall of the Lotus King) and belongs to the Myōhō-in temple complex.

Sanjūsangen-dō is most famous for its massively long hondō (main hall) dating from 1266 (Kamakura period) and designated a National Treasure of Japan, and the collection of sculptures it houses, including 1001 standing Thousand-armed Kannon, 28 standing attendants, a statue of Fūjin and a statue of Raijin, and the principal image of the temple, a big seated statue of Thousand-armed Kannon, all of them designated National Treasures in the category of sculptures, most of them dating to the Heian to Kamakura periods.

Sanjūsangendō Hram

Sanjūsangen-dō je budistički hram sekte Tendai u okrugu Higashiyama u Kjotu. Hram je osnovao Taira no Kiyomori 1164. godine za povučeniog cara Go-Širakawu. Zvanično je poznat kao Rengeō-in (dvorana Kralja Lotosa) i pripada kompleksu hramova Myōhō-in.

Sanjūsangen-dō je najpoznatiji po svojoj izuzetno dugoj hondō (glavnoj dvorani) iz 1266. godine (kamakura period), koja je proglašena Nacionalnim blagom Japana, i po zbirci skulptura koju poseduje, uključujući 1001 stojeću Kannon sa hiljadu ruku, 28 stojećih pratilaca, statuu Fūjina i statuu Raijina, i glavnu sliku hrama, veliku sedenu statuu Kannon sa hiljadu ruku, sve proglašene Nacionalnim blagom u kategoriji skulptura, većina njih datira iz Heian do Kamakura perioda