Ohara, Kyoto
Known as Ono in the classic Japanese novel, The Tale of Genji, the picturesque, rural area of Ohara lies on the western foot of Mount Hiei an hour's bus ride northeast of Kyoto.
The valley leading up to Jakko-in.
The area is also well known as the location of such temples as Jakko-in (described in The Tale of the Heike), Sanzen-in and Shorin-in.
Garden at Hosenin temple.
Statue of Jizo at Sanzen-in.
Stone image on the moss at Sanzen-in.
The Silent Waterfall is just above Raigo-in on the Ro River.
The Ritsu River flows past the tombs of exiled emperors Go-Toba and Juntoku.
Tombs of exiled emperors Go-Toba and Juntoku.
Rural Ohara.
Cherry blossom by the river at Ohara.
Persimmons growing wild beside the road to Amidaji.
Cherry blossom by the river at Ohara.
Path down from Mount Suitai to the valley.
The valley near Mount Suitai in Ohara.
