Governor Visits Japanese Garden Lighting Event
In the heart of Kyoto, there is an ancient temple registered as a World Heritage Site—namely, Toji Temple.
I was unfamiliar with this temple, but I became interested when a spring event was held there.
It was a nighttime lighting event; the garden, which was not particularly attractive with its bare tree branches before the cherry blossoms bloomed, was beautifully decorated with lights from various LED sculptures.
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I entered around 7 PM that day, and the sun had already set and it was quite dark.
I knew it might rain, but I didn't want to carry an umbrella because of my camera, so I just went without one and ended up seeing the rain. I reaffirmed the important principle that you must always bring an umbrella when rain is forecast.
Admission tickets were sold at the entrance, and the site was managed systematically with many staff members organizing lines, selling tickets, and maintaining order, so there was no inconvenience.
Japan seems to have an exceptional ability to handle large influxes of tourists smoothly and without inconvenience, as if everything flows like water.
Perhaps because they are an advanced tourism nation, they seemed to know exactly what to do and how to manage the flow of people to ensure a smooth and enjoyable experience for everyone.
As soon as I entered, my attention was captivated by the lights reflected in the pond and stream. I was taking photos for quite a while when I was bewildered to see people rushing off somewhere as soon as they entered the entrance.
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Where and why are they running?
I later learned that it was because people were lining up to enter the LED tunnel.
People knew the main highlight spot and were heading there first.
The line looked to be over 300 meters long.
After some deliberation, I decided not to go into the tunnel and gave up on standing in line.
That was a good decision, as it started raining about an hour after I entered. In other words, if I had wasted about two hours standing in line from the beginning, I wouldn't have been able to visit or photograph the other beautiful spots.
It was a situation where I sacrificed everything else for the sake of a single highlight.
If it hadn't rained, I might have seen everything and joined the line last, but since it was raining quite heavily, I was satisfied that it had simply soothed my desire to come here, so I just watched the rain. The rainy scenery of Dongsa Temple was atmospheric.
Perhaps because of the lighting, it seemed even more magnificent.
However, getting back to the hotel was no easy task.
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