Andrew Brewerton

Daisen-in, sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, Kyoto

External door, Juko-in, sub-temple of Daitoku-ji Temple, Kyoto

Daitoku-ji Temple, Kyoto

Daitoku-ji Temple, Kyoto

= No Entry, Daitoku-ji Temple, Kyoto

Daitoku-ji Temple, Kyoto

Giant Golden Orb-Weaver, Nephila pilipes. Ginkaku-ji, Kyoto

Pendant lantern, Zuiho-in, a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, Kyoto

Daitoku-ji, Kyoto

Sugigoke (スギゴケ), or Juniper Haircap (Polytrichum juniperinum), resembling tiny cedar or juniper sprigs. Moss garden at Daitoku-ji, Kyoto

Daitoku-ji Temple, Kyoto

Dry garden detail, Obai-in, a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji temple, Kyoto

Dry garden detail, Ryogen-in, a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji temple, Kyoto

Great Egret, Ardea Alba. Kamo River, Kyoto

‘Shokei-yo’ (Bell Kiln), Kawei Kanjirō’s dragon kiln, climbing the slope behind his extraordinary house (now a memorial museum) Kyoto. [With thanks to @juliabond83 for the tip.]

Japanese pond turtle (Mauremys japonica), Seiho Pond, Heian Jingu Shrine, Kyoto

Garden wall, Heian Jingu Shrine, Kyoto

Moss calligraphy, Kyoto

Dry garden, Tofuku-ji temple, Kyoto

Lotus pool, Tofuku-ji temple, Kyoto

Kōmyō-in, Kyoto

Kōmyō-in, Kyoto

Dry landscape detail, Kōmyō-in, a Rinzai Zen sub-temple of Tōfuku-ji, Kyoto

Hummingbird Hawk Moth, Macroglossum pyrrhosticta [?] foraging a Toad Lilly, Tricyrtis formosana, Mt. Inari, Kyoto

Crow, Fushimi-Inari Taisha, Kyoto

Torii Gates at Fushimi-Inari Taisha, Shinto shrine, Kyoto

Wasp architecture, Yoshida-jinja Shrine, Kyoto

Fisherman, working the shallows of the Kamo River, Kyoto

Praying Mantis, Tenodera aridifolia. At the Shinto gate, Yakuriki-daimyojin Shrine, Kyoto

Astromoss, Nara. First sighting.

Saiho-ji, Kyoto

Saiho-ji, Kyoto

Station platform, Kizu. Kyoto–Nara line.

Tea House at Ryozen Gokoku Shrine, Kyoto

Further reflections at Ryozen Gokoku Shrine, Kyoto

Carp, Ryozen Gokoku Shrine, Kyoto

Weed-clearing with giant chopsticks on Kyoto-chi Pond, Ryoan-ji, Kyoto

Rock Garden earth wall, clay mixed with rapeseed oil (abura-dobei). Date uncertain, but thought around 1500.

Dry garden. Ryoan-ji, Kyoto

Dry garden. Ryoan-ji, Kyoto

Great Egret, Ardea alba. Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto

Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Temple, Kyoto

Shinnyo-do Temple, Kyoto