That tree is very red.

Closer to the red tree.

Closer yet.

Entranceway.

I can't figure out what the second character says. I'm pretty sure the first one is six. The third one is mountain and the last three say Ryoan-ji.

Me at the gate. Not the best picture of me ever, due to the sun, but oh well.

Rekishiteki fudo tokubetsu hozen chiku. I translate this as "Historical topography special preservation district."

This Ryoanji is a cultural property.

Walkway.

Big pond.

The usual route leads to the rock garden.

A stream.

A big koi.

The temple has its own shrine.

I can't figure out enough of these to determine the name.

It's not the fanciest shrine you'll ever see.

Temple building across the pond behind the shrine.

Same thing without the flash. The other one is sharper, but I kind of like the colors in this one.

Goose.

Why is there a tea kettle in the shrine?

Duck, duck, goose. (Actually just one duck.)

Hungry goose.

Buddha, slightly blurred. Sorry about that.

History.

Nice leaves.

The famous rock garden.

A rock.

Another view.

This garden rocks!

Mossscape.

Mossy.

Moss and a stream outside the temple.

"Check out that taiko. Man, that sucker's huge."

Dense foliage.

I don't know what these are.

Another moss garden.

Sometimes it's hard to hold the camera still enough when not using the flash.

Interior of the main temple building.

Turtle-like rock in a display case.

Scrolls.

Another temple building.

No entry permitted, sadly.

But it's a very nice garden.

Hedged stairway.

Biruma haken gun jidousha mo senbutsusha eirei no hi: The best I can do is "Monument of mourning for the spirits of the war dead of the vehicles dispatched to Burma."

The pagoda. It's rather small as pagodas go, considering that in my experience they tend to be buildings.

Ever wonder what they do with all these buildings that visitors can't enter?

Gardeners. Must be a tough job.

The fruits of their labor.

Blooming tree.

Cherry tree forest.

On the temple grounds is a tofu restaurant, where you can order one helping evenif you are three.

Moss garden outside the restaurant.

The pond from the other side.

Goose.

Sunlit trees.

Looking across the pond.

Leafy path (off limits, unfortunately).

Geese.

Inscription.