Entrance to the Giou-ji Temple.
The Giou-ji Temple was originally a Buddhist nunnery. Gio-ji Temple. Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan.
Walk along a serene path to the garden.
View spectacular moss covered gardens at the Giou-ji Temple - Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan.
A preview of Gio-ji Temple's modest thatched hut.
Entrance to the moss garden.
Originally a Buddhist nunnery view spectacular moss covered gardens at the Giou-ji Temple - Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan.
Spectacular moss covered garden.
Torii gate.
Roof tiles used as supports.
Keeping things just perfect.
Gio-ji Temple sits alongside of a bamboo grove in Arashiyama.
View spectacular moss covered gardens at the Giou-ji Temple - Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan..
Growing area for unique plants or mosses.
Inside the main Temple building, a simple thatched roof hall.
Terrarium plantings depicting the Temple grounds.
A rack with Ema (wooden votive tablet) on which worshipers write prayers or wishes.
Purification fountain outside the Temple building.
