Amitabha's Pure Land (composed of nine levels)

■Address: 463 Senba-cho, Sano, Tochigi
■Subjects that can be photographed: fresh greenery, autumn leaves
■Suggested season: Spring, Autumn
■Recommended time of day: morning
■Parking: Available
■Admission fee: None
■Limit on admission time: No
■Toilet: unknown

Kinzoin Temple, located in Sano City, is especially recommended to visit in spring and fall. In spring, the entire temple grounds are covered with fresh green leaves and sprouting buds, creating a beautiful scene filled with vitality. In the fall, the grounds are filled with vividly colored autumn leaves, making the scenery look like a painting. Why not visit Kinzoin Temple, which shows a different face in each season, to capture the fresh greenery in spring and the autumn leaves in fall with your camera? Capture special moments of the changing seasons while enjoying a peaceful moment in nature. Early in the morning, you will be able to enjoy taking pictures in a quiet environment with few people.

Kinzoin Temple｜Beautiful light shining on the approach to the temple in autumn foliage

This photo was taken to capture the soft brightness of the light shining on the approach to the temple with its beautiful maple leaves.

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Kinzoin Temple｜Momiji Tunnel shining in the morning sun

In this photo, I tried to capture the morning sun shining on the approach to the approach to the temple, which is lined with tunnels of maple leaves, to express its fantastic atmosphere.

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Kinzoin Temple｜Kinzoin's autumn leaves shining in the morning sun

This photo is a view of the autumn leaves taken at the approach to Kinzoin Temple.

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Kanakurain｜A tunnel of fresh greenery! Spring Attractions along the Kanazoin approach

This is the approach to Kinzoin Temple in Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture. You can see beautiful scenery with fresh greenery in spring and autumn leaves in fall.

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