Story · 2024/04/26
浄瑠璃寺(じょうるりじ)。木津川市にある真言律宗のお寺。山号は小田原山。ご本尊は九体阿弥陀仏・薬師如来さま。9体の阿弥陀如来像を安置することから通称、九体寺(くたいじ)。寺名は薬師如来の居所たる東方浄土「東方浄瑠璃世界」に由来。...
Letter · 2024/04/18
Good Evening, Nobu-san. David and I had a wonderful day touring the temples in Kyoto. The experience would not have been the same without your guidance. After lunch we walked through the bamboo forest and the monkey park. As you alerted us, the climb up was substantial, but worth the effort. Tomorrow we will plan to visit the silver temple. 🙏 ** * *** * *** * *** * Thank you very much for having used me for your tour. I hope you enjoyed my guide. Both of you have deep knowledge of Japan and...

Letter · 2024/04/17
Nobu, many thanks for today! We really enjoy being guided by you here in Kyoto today! Hope to have the opportunity of seeing you again! Take care! ** * *** * *** * *** * Thank you very much for having used me for your tour. I am pleased to hear that you enjoyed my guide. All of you are very friendly and polite. I also enjoyed our tour a lot! You will go to Nara tomorrow. My recommendation is Todai-ji and Kasuga Taisha. These places are inside Nara park. Please enjoy these places and enjoy to...
Letter · 2024/04/17
Dear Nobuaki-San, It was our pleasure to have you as our guide for this wonderful city. You been an amazing ambassador for Kyoto and Japan people. I will definitely come back and I’m looking forward to see you again to learn more about Kyoto. Sincerely ** * *** * *** * *** * Thank you very much for having used me for your tour. I hope you enjoyed my guide. You are very knowledgeable and polite. I worried your daughter is too young to enjoy Kyoto. Luckily, she enjoyed places I recommended. I...

Letter · 2024/04/16
Thankyou Nobu-San. We had a wonderful day. I appreciate your knowledge and experience. I hope we did not seem rude or disinterested. We enjoyed all the places and have enjoyed learning about Japanese history and culture throughout our whole trip. I particularly loved the pond in the Tenryu-Ji and seeing rare cherry blossom at Fushimi Inari. Sorry for not visiting Nijo castle. Thank you for understanding that we were happy to see these places and not need too much detail after visiting many...
Story · 2024/04/13
西本願寺。浄土真宗本願寺派の本山。開祖・親鸞聖人生誕850年を記念し特別公開。飛雲閣(国宝)と書院の浪之間(なみのま)・太鼓之間(重要文化財)を特別公開。 飛雲閣は金閣、銀閣とともに「京都三名閣」と並び称され、左右非対称でありながら調和のとれた独特の姿が、滄浪池(そうろうち)に反射する姿が優美です。

レター · 2024/04/12
永田様 ご連絡いただき有難うございます。 今回は楽しい時間を有難うございました。 知識の豊富さと楽しい会話に感動しました! 永田さん無しで訪れた清水寺は、ちょっと物足りない、つまらないなと思ってしまう程、ガイドの有難みを感じました。 京都に行く時はまた必ずご連絡します! またお会い出来たら嬉しいです。...
Story · 2024/04/11
龍安寺(りょうあんじ)。臨済宗妙心寺派の境外塔頭で英国エリザベス女王とフィリップ殿下も京洛の際にお立ち寄り、しばし石庭を満喫。

Story · 2024/04/09
正伝寺。臨済宗南禅寺派、吉祥山正伝護国禅寺。デヴィッド・ボウイも愛した静寂のお寺です。桜の次はツツジと新緑が映えます。
Story · 2024/04/09
清水寺。北北法相宗の本山。西国観音霊場三十三カ所第16番札所。桜満開でした。

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