Nanzenji Temple An older couple walk out through the gates to the Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan A girl reading on the step of Nanzenji Temple. Kyoto, Japan A young girl dressed in a red and white kimono stands under a red budded tree. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan Green pines trees, blue sky, wooden temple and white cherry blossom flowers. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan Green pines trees, blue sky, wooden temple and white cherry blossom flowers. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan Inside the incense burner, sticks of incense pushed into sand slowly burn away giving off a light blue smoke. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan A large green metal incense burner with incense sticks slowly giving off a blue smoke. The incense burner has engraved Japanese Kanji characters and stands on human like feet. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan A young girl sits quietly reading. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan A photographer takes pictures of a cherry blossom tree in full bloom. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan A metal ring fitting attached to grained wood. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan Two flowered metal bolt heads on the outside of grainy and split wood. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan A line of visitors sit along the steps enjoying the temple and the spring cherry blossoms. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan An older couple wait between two large wooden pillars with an umbrella for the rain to stop. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan A photographer takes pictures of a cherry blossom tree in full bloom with the temple and a background hill. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan Sakura in full bloom with the temple behind. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan The dark roof of the temple in contrast to the white cherry blossoms. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan White cherry blossoms in front of round grey roof ends with Japanese kanji characters. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan White sakura blossoms above a traditional grey clay roof and tiles ‘kawala’. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan White sakura blossoms in front of green pine trees. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan White cherry blossoms above a traditional grey clay roof and tiles ‘kawala’. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan White sakura blossoms above a traditional grey clay roof. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan Looking through a wooden pillared entrance way a tour crowd gathers to discuss the temple. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan People gather around a large metal incense burner with white cherry blossoms in the background. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan Two wooden signposts with directions to Keage, Yamasina, Tetsugaku no michi, Nyakuouji-jinga, Mur-an, Rokushoji-komitchi, Sosui Suirokaku. Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan A map at the entrance to Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan A wooden sign in English and Japanese at the entrance to Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan A wooden sign in English and Japanese at the entrance to Nanzenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan