#philosophers walk

[somethingweirdisawtoday]

The Philosopher’s Path in Kyoto. The famous Japanese philosopher Nishida Kitaro would walk this path and meditate as he headed to work. The locals have preserved the area to keep its authentic historical aesthetic. 

While walking along this path I came across a local man constructing small boats out of leaves, grasses, and flowers. He gave one to me and said that if I could drop it into the river without it sinking I would feel a weight lifted off my spirit.

The boat didn’t sink, so that’s a relief.

[saminjapan]

Monday 10th April 2017. 10:00 Kyoto Japan.

After breakfast we cycled from the cafe up to the famous “Philosophers Path”.

The Philosopher's Path (哲学の道, Tetsugaku no michi) is a pleasant stone path through the northern part of Kyoto's Higashiyama district. The path follows a canal which is lined by hundreds of cherry trees. Usually in early April these trees explode with colour, making this one of the city's most popular hanami (cherry blossom viewing) spots.

Approximately two kilometres long, the path begins around Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion) and ends in the neighbourhood of Nanzenji. The path gets its name due to Nishida Kitaro, one of Japan's most famous philosophers, who was said to practice meditation while walking this route on his daily commute to Kyoto University.

We were in ore of the blossom as we cycled alongside it as we tried to find somewhere to park our bikes. I wasn’t prepared for such amazing sakura, it was breathtaking!! Nomu has lived in Japan for all but 2 years of his life and he said he’s never seen sakura look this good! We even had sunshine which has been a rarity over the past few weeks. So lucky to have this place just on my doorstep! Best Monday morning ever!

[postcardfromtoronto]

Sunday Snowday

[somethingweirdisawtoday]

Cats on the Philosophers Walk in Kyoto.

[billthoo]

Sakura Kyoto-Shi by William Thoo Via Flickr: Philosophers Walk, Kyoto, Japan, April 2017. The last of the Sakura on quite a wet day. Preliminary edit in LR for IOS (iPhone).

[lifeinkyoto]

I met with a friend to walk along the Philosopher’s Walk, a lovely 2km path that follows a small canal in the east of Kyoto. The cherry blossoms were still amazing although they had taken a beating in the night before. It had rained heavily enough that many blossoms had lost some of their petals. As a result, the canal was completely covered in them at some points. As we walked along the path, the wind ripped petals from trees and snowed them on us.