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After the glitter and glow of Kinkagu-ji we headed for the more low-key sight of Ryoan-ji, a temple with vast grounds and a real true life not-pretend Zen garden.

It's a set of 15 rocks set in a rectangle of gravel.

I must not have had my Zen head on though...
Cos it kinda just looked like ...
A set of 15 rocks set in a rectangle of gravel.

However it was so very peaceful and the rest of the grounds really were beautiful.

There were huge areas of the plushest softest cultured moss, rows of hot pink flowering plants and a pond with ducks, turtles and lots of crazy big fish.

Could definitely have just hung out there watching the world and his wife go by. But rumour had it that there were more temples to see.