Fallen autumn leaves at Enkouji Temple in Kyoto

When I went to Osaka the other day, I stopped at Kyoto and visited a temple to see the remains of autumn foliage. The temple that I visited is   Enkouji Temple  located in Sakyo Ward. Shisendo and Manshuin Temple are also nearby.  The foliage season has almost finished and there were not many tourists, so I could enjoy a Kyoto-like atmosphere on a fine winter's day. (H.S)

                             

                         The spacious garden was covered with fallen autumn leaves like a carpet.  

                                                 

                             The contrast between the green moss and the autumn leaves was brilliant.

  

                                  

                        Cute stone statue with a red maple leave on its head

                                                                                                 

                                      
                                       Viewing the garden through a window of the exhibit room

                                                   

                                                  Gorgeous sliding panel paintings in the main hall

The Enkouji Temple is a Zen temple, so it has a zazen room and they have zazen session every Sunday morning. They teach beginners simply. (reservation required)

                                       
                                                       I was still able to enjoy the autumn leaves.

     There was a suikinkutsu (a device that generates a sound like harp with drops of water)   and I heard the clean sound.