#Kokedera

[laurastudarus]

Four years ago, I visited Kyoto with the goal of seeing the city through David Bowie’s eyes. Should have been easy, right? He lived there for a few weeks in 1979 in Togendo, a house and school dedicated to teaching traditional Japanese arts, returned on his honeymoon with model and philanthropist Iman in 1992, and even flirted with the idea of making Kyoto his permanent address.

(via Following David Bowie to the World’s Most Exclusive Garden)

[petitworld]

Saihōji (Kokedera) Temple, Kyoto, Japan by Masayuki Nakamura

[lssugaluv]

The way he asks you to marry him.

Fem reader x various Haikyuu characters.

• Haikyuu Headcanons.

• Small Stories + Headcanons.

• Contains: Fluff, bunch of it. How long you’ve been dating for, romance, sweetness, petnames, high school to adult romance.(most of them.)

• Characters: Ushijima, Kuroo, Sugawara, Atsumu, & Suna.

Sugawara;

You and Suga have been dating for 4 years now. You began dating on your third year of high school.

You were the girl of his dreams. When he had finally gained the courage to ask you to be his girlfriend, after having the biggest crush on you since your first year, he felt like he was about to pass out.

Those nerves came again when he asked you to meet him at your favorite garden in Kokedera, Kyoto. It was just the two of you, he wanted the proposal to be as intimate as can be.

He asked you to come in a cute flowy white dress he bought for you. He wore a loose white dress shirt with kacky pants and white slip on vans.

When he saw you arrive, he swore you were an Angel sent from heaven. Gorgeous as ever. Today you were just extra gorgeous to him.

At first you had no idea why he asked you to come dressed up to the garden but you didn’t question him. Once you arrived and saw him playing with his fingers and slightly flushed from his cheeks, you knew something was up.

He went ahead and grabbed both of your hands and yelled “I LOVE YOU.”

You giggle and tell him you love him as well.

“P..PL..PLEASE BE MY WIFE!”

You open your eyes wide and grow the biggest smile you can possibly have. “Baby, you don’t need to yell.” You say as you giggle. You reach in to kiss his soft lips and place your forehead on his, eyes closed. “I would love to be your wife.” As you both give each other the biggest bear hug.

Ushijima;

You and Ushijima have been dating for 3 years now.

You two met in middle school due to your family moving to Sendai and being neighbors with Ushijima. You guys will unintentionally walk to school together and back home.

In high school, you guys will hardly talk but he had always though you were very pretty. He loved how naturally beautiful you were and how happy you seem to be. He got to know after you two graduated Shiratorizawa. You both went to the same college and pursued your dream careers.

The way he asked to marry you was by taking you to the pathway to Shiratorizawa. Compared to your middle school walk, the high school was a bit further from your homes.

You guys will have to pass through a river path everyday and gorgeous greenery.

You two were walking in silence hand in hand. He always loved how your small hand fit perfectly with his huge hand. He loved how the soft wind will blow your hair and he was able to see your beautiful side view and features. He loved how every step he���ll take, you’ll try to keep up with him.

You two finally arrived to the River pathway and he had asked you to take a seat on the grass with him. You two enjoy the nature and the sounds of the river currents. Despite your now busy lives, he always enjoyed this peace with you. With no one around but just the two of you.

“I want to spend the rest of my life with you Y/N.”

You gently smile and rest your head on his shoulder , rubbing your hand up and down his forearm.

“I do too Toshi.”

He moves in front of you, blocking the view of the river, which you didn’t mind at all. He’s the view you love to see.

“Please marry me.” He says as he opens a small dark blue cube box with a simple silver band in the box.

You couldn’t help but not hold back your tears and nod your head as in yes. You stick your hand out and he places the small engagement band around your small finger. “I love you” you say as you give him the most sweetest kiss.

Suna;

You and Suna have been best friends since elementary.

You two began to actually date on your first year of high school. You have been his high school sweetheart, his biggest supporter, his best friend, his everything since day one. He knew one day he will marry you. And the day to ask the big question has came at last.

Suna has always been one to keep to himself but when it came to the two of you being alone, man was he attached to you. He always shows his true colors when only being with you. He is crazy in love with you.

The way he asks to marry you is by asking you to come over to his apartment and making dinner together.

You came dressed in a nice light pink corset top with light washed jeans and low white heels. You always loved to get dolled up for him even when he said he preferred you in his sweater and sweatpants.

He was dressed casual, a black polo shirt and some jeans, and shoes, well he had slippers on because he was inside his apartment.

You guys decide to go with chicken Alfredo pasta since today’s date night dinner was Italian. You guys always will meet up during your busy weeks, or FaceTime when he was out of the country or town due to tournaments. You will always play “Spin the Wheel” using your phone and typing which country you guys should do date night with.

Since it was Italian night, you guys made homemade pasta, got store bought Gelato, and decided to watch “Letters To Juliet.” He knew how much you love romance movies, so he always let you choose the movies.

Meanwhile you guys were eating, you noticed he was eating slower than usual. Which you grew to worry because the food was very delicious. “Rin Rin, is everything okay?” He picked up that he was overthinking and quickly stuffed pasta in his mouth. “Yes princess. The food is delicious.” He says with a mouthful.

When you cleaned up after eating and served the gelato, you meet him at the couch with the movie ready to play on Netflix. You notice that he was on his phone, which was a rule that when on date night, no phones allowed. You stopped the movie to ask him what was wrong again.

He assures you nothing is wrong and told you to play the movie. You then notice he once again is focused of his phone when you pull the phone away from his hands. He freezes when you gasped after you read what was on the Google search.

“ How to surprise girlfriend with a proposal?”

After you finished reading, you saw he was right in front of you, both knees on the ground and one small white box on your thigh. “I panicked and didn’t know how to surprise you. But I want you to be with me forever more. Sorry you had to find out through Google Y/N.”

You place the white box on the side of the couch and literally jump on him, both of your bodies dropping to the ground. You begin to give him a billions of kisses all over his face, with the biggest smile on your face. “A millions times yes Rintarou.”

Kuroo;

As he’s pacing back and forth in Kenma’s room, he finally got an idea. “I know where! I can propose to Y/N at the beach.” He says as he grabs on to his best friends shoulders, blocking his game.

Kenma moves his head to the side to get a view of his game. “I already told you that idea.”

You and Kuroo have been dating for 2 years. You guys met at work in the office. You guys actually met at the beach. It was frustrating day for him, and he loves to cool off at the beach. You had gone that day because you were supposed to go on a date, just for the guy to stood you up. You knew of one another at work but never actually spoken until that day.

He had saw you walking alone by the waves, barefoot while you were holding your heels. It was freezing that day, which he thought you were insane walking barefoot. He walks toward you when he saw you were wiping your tears and standing in front of the ocean.

“Y/N, are you okay?” You turn to face the tall man and completely ball out crying. He invited you to eat ramen after your cried it out and took you home. He waited in the living room until you showered and had made tea for you. He then had left once he saw you fully asleep, and left a note on your nightstand giving you his number.

You meet him at the beach and you see he is standing right in front of the ocean. You silently walk toward him and stand next to him, taking in the ocean breeze. “Remember two years ago when I met you at this exact spot? You were crying for some asshole meanwhile I was having a work meltdown.” He still hadn’t made any eye contact with you but continued. “I remember thinking how pretty you looked crying and wondered to myself, man, if only a girl can cry for me.”

He takes your hand and placed a small diamond ring on your left ring finger. “Let me be the one to wipe your tears on the altar when we’re getting married. I love you, always and forever. Thank you for being my everything.”

You begin to cry after staring at the tiny rock for a good 5 minutes. He gently picks up your face with his two huge hands, wiping your happy tears with his thumbs. “Yes Tetsu. Yes.”

Atsumu;

You and Atsumu have been dating for 5 years. You began to date during your second year of high school. Everyone who knew you and Atsumu gave you 1 week for you to break up with him. They always knew Atsumu to be the dumb volleyball nerd meanwhile you were a smart straight A student. You both were pretty popular, but people thought you were too much for Atsumu.

Atsumu has always been loud, obnoxious, and sometimes an airhead. But boy did he love you. He knew he wanted to spend the rest of his life with you as soon as you had surprised him at one of his volleyball games. “She’s the one.” He said nice and proud to his teammates that day at the locker rooms.

During the nationals, he went out of the country and had invited you with him. It was pretty tough for you to leave due to your university schedule but you had managed to make it. You were wearing his jersey that day, cheering loud and proud for your MSBY superstar.

You hear the bell and call it game and they had won. From there , some people were leaving and you were so excited to see Atsumu to congratulate him and the team. From there, you see yourself on the jumbo screen confused. You look down at Atsumu and look back up at the jumbo screen to see Atsumu on one knee with the screen saying “Marry me baby.” The screen once again goes back to you with tears running down your face and the rest of the crowd cheering loudly.

Bokuto had ran to go get you and grabs your hand and you both run to the court. Once you guys get to the doors of the entrance of the courts, Bokuto stops and leaves you on your own. You charged towards Atsumu, jumping on him and clinging on him. You gave him a huge kiss and said “I would love to marry you Atsumu.” He then pulls your head towards him and gives you three huge kisses, carrying you meanwhile the crowd roars again and all cameras on you both.

After thoughts:

• Hey y’all. Coming back to you with some fluff because why not? And Haikyuuuu head canons are my fav. I just got married through the court. So of course love is in the air and I wanted to write about proposing.

• Not Proofread. :/

• Please enjoy, like, comment & Reblog.

• Please do not copy my work. <3

[rui-ayaki]

4/22/25 12:39pm 🎋

This would’ve don’t numbers on tumblr 😔

Anyway I took this on a Nikon coolpix S52 while I was on vacation in Japan recently and I’m very proud of it! It was taken in the garden of Saihōji (Kokedera) Temple in Kyoto.

[thebestofjstor]

Saiho-ji; Kokedera; Moss Temple - Muso Kokushi

[japantripideas]

🌿🏯Discover the serene beauty of Kokedera, the Moss Temple in Kyoto! Immerse yourself in a tranquil oasis of lush greenery and ancient architecture. Don't miss this hidden gem on your next trip to Japan. #Kokedera #MossTemple #Kyoto #JapanTravel #NatureLovers #CulturalExperience https://www.japantripideas.com/en/kansai/kyoto/kyoto/attractions/temples/kokedera-moss-temple

[ryotarox]

デヴィッド・ボウイを追って世界で最も特別な庭園へ

The rock legend was so moved by this Kyoto garden that he wrote a song about it. But getting into Kokedera is incredibly difficult—here’s how to do it. Laura Studarus Published Jan. 8 2024 4:51AM EST （Google翻訳） ロック界のレジェンドは、この京都の庭園に感動し、曲にしました。しかし、苔寺への入場はとてつもなく難しい。その方法をご紹介します。

目的は庭園を散策することです。これはヒーローズの楽曲「Moss Garden」のインスピレーションとなっています。しかし、美しい庭園を散策する前に、訪問者は数世紀前の仏教に遡る内省的なトレースの実践に参加して入場を許可されます。 定められた沈黙のひとときと5回の深呼吸の後、課題に没頭する。瞑想するように指示された経文は『延命十句観音経』。コンビニでやり取りする程度の日本語しか知らないが、お寺でもらった筆ペンで、丹念に文字の姿をなぞる。後に、これは仏陀への念仏、縁起、高潔、安楽、自我、清浄への呼びかけだと知る。 寺院とその伝統への敬意を示したことで���苔寺の至宝とも言える庭園を散策することが許されました。参拝客は、内省的な雰囲気の中でゆっくりと散策するよう求められます。瞑想的な雰囲気を保つために、ささやき声で話すことが推奨されていますが、これは決して無理な要求ではないようです。 1977年に寺院は完全予約制に移行し、参拝希望日の2ヶ月から前日までに電子申請書を提出し、入場時に約30ドルを支払う必要があります。前回訪れた際に予約漏れで入場を拒否されたことは、幸いでした。清水寺や伏見稲荷のような観光客に人気の寺院に比べて人が少ないだけでなく、私たちはここに来るために苦労してきたのです。もちろん、ルールは守ります。 私は話さなかったけれど、息を呑みました。頻繁に、そして力強く。 日本庭園は、手入れの行き届いた、精選された美しさの感覚の上に成り立っていますが、多くの庭園がミニマルな傾向があるのに対し、苔寺はその美意識をより野生的な領域へと引き上げています。まるで、寺の門のすぐ向こうにある嵐山の山々が、その荒々しさよりもはるかに芸術的なものに飼いならされているかのようです。 ボウイが京都に滞在した時期のほとんどと同様に、苔寺への彼の訪問についても、事実よりも雰囲気が漂っている。とはいえ、私と同じように、彼もこの寺を訪れて心を打たれたことは明らかだ。 『ヒーローズ』はボウイの12枚目のスタジオ・アルバムであり、ベルリン三部作の2作目となる。いくつかの作品は、壁のすぐ近くで録音された。しかしながら、『モス・ガーデン』は京都にしっかりと根付いている。 「デヴィッドが京都にある『苔の庭』っていう場所のことを教えてくれて、それですぐに作業を始めたんだ」と、ブライアン・イーノは1977年にNME誌に、アンビエント・トラックのレコーディング・セッションについて語っている。 「すごくいい加減なやり方だったんだけど、ヤマハのシンセサイザーでコード進行をいじってて、『もう十分だと思うなら言って』って言って、そのまま作業を続けていたんだ。そしたらデヴィッドが時計を見て『ああ、これでいいだろう』って言って、それで作業が終わったんだ」

[uroko]

世界遺産西芳寺・苔寺 / Details from Saiho-ji Temple. ♡ 

[influencebased]

[jareckiworld]

Fumio Kitaoka (1918-2007)  —  Ogonchi Pond at Kokedera   (woodblock, 1970)

[jupiter-bringer-of-jollity]

The Grounds of Saihō-ji / 西芳寺 by Patrick Vierthaler

[hi-technique]

西芳寺(苔寺) Moss garden of Saihoji by Eiki Wang

[reblogs-the-art]

Terry Berlier. Nonorientable (Kokedera), 2019.

[oravanpesa]

Oravanpesä-blogissa kaksi postausta Saiho-jin eli Kokederan sammaltemppelin puutarhasta ja miten sinne pääsee. ♥️ #saihoji #kokedera #mosstemple #kyoto #visitkyoto #japan #visitjapan #ilovejapan #moss #puutarha #garden #trädgård #have #garten #jardin #tuin #庭 #ガーデン #katinoravanpesä https://www.instagram.com/p/B8nzmV1AZcN/?igshid=pua1e4kehi7r

[cookinguptales]

Have you ever considered writing tabikaeru fic? I'd be fascinated to see what you'd do with that since I like your writing and your frog translations

You know, I hadn't ever considered it? But I probably could, if you really want to see it. I've been to a lot of the places that Glen (my little frog) has. And I can think of some places in Kyoto (where I went to school) that he'd probably enjoy.

My cute lil traveling man...

[artbreak623]

#finland #marimekko #exhibition #マリメッコ #kokedera #苔寺 #art #museum (Hagi Uragami Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/Byq9rmEgEMQ/?igshid=afa00d1dd3ty