A gorgeous exit. This fence is known as ryouanjigaki, 龍安寺垣, and is characterized by thick split bamboo that cross diagonally to form a diamond pattern. These are secured by a base made of two heavy split bamboo pieces and a top rail of split bamboo that has a larger diameter than the cross-members. The rail is crowned with a coping of heavy split bamboo. Jaanus
Ryoan-ji (they have their own website). The temple site was originally a Fujiwara family estate, then passed to the Hosokawa clan. Hosokawa Katsumoto lived there before the Ōnin War and willed the war-ravaged property to a Rinzai Zen sect after his death.
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