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New Vantage Point
above eastern Kyoto, Japan
将軍家の新展望台

When I mention “Shogunzuka”, it can refer to an overlook with nice views of Kyoto that I often visit for sunsets, or its nearby temple. The latter has long had a dilapidated observation deck, but for the last year they were working on a remodel, and this past October they finally unveiled a new temple building and spiffy observation deck.

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Same Observation Deck
and the new building, as viewed from the edge of the city

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Wider View
from near the Heian Shine

This past October 8th they finally had the grand opening, so I popped up for a visit.

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New Old Building
at Shogunzuka

The new building is actually an old building moved here and repurposed for use as a temple, but that'll be the subject of another post. Today we're looking at just the observation deck and its views.

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Expansive Deck

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The views are sweeping. Here's one looking back toward the area from where the 2nd and 3rd photos of this article were taken...

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Okazaki Area of Kyoto
from orange gate of the Heian Shrine, going left:
municipal library, National Museum of Modern Art, Chamber of Commerce Exhibition Hall
京都岡崎、平安神宮の大鳥から左へは図書館、国立美術館、みやこめっせ

The green roof just to the upper left of the orange gate that looks like a temple is actually part of the Kyoto City Municipal Museum of Art, and the temple-like roofs to its upper right are of the martial arts center (where I took photos for “My First Look at Kendo: Masters Tournament in Kyoto”).

Another direction shows the Chion'in Temple and its main building shrouded in a protective shell...

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Chion'in Temple
工事中の知恩院

Another direction finds a temple nestled in the forested mountain...

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Nestled
The Anyoji Temple (安養寺)

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Nanzenji (南禅寺)

The big temple-looking roof in the center above is the main gate of the Nanzen Temple, seen from ground level here, and from another (lower) mountain here.

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Temples and Small Mountain
Komyoji Temple and Mt. Yoshida (光明寺と吉田山)

The temple buildings in the center are of the Komyouji Temple, which I visited last year for some spectacular shots, but I've yet to post any but this one.

Mt. Yoshida, a tiny bump of a mountain that's fun to explore, has been mentioned in my blog many times, including here, here, here, and here.

Looking back to the new (old) building, you can see that the bump on the end of it is completely new construction...

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Doors

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Door Detail

Desktop-Background Versions
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Interesting Lock

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Simple Roof Carving

On the way to check out the inside of the building, I noticed this:

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Afterthought

Better late than never, I suppose.

While I'm here, here are a few photos from the underside of the deck, taken a few weeks later on this hike.

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Lots of Lumber

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New Deck
built perhaps 5m above the old one

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More Lumber

Oh, and here are some articles (in Japanese) with photos of the construction: here, here, and here.

Continued here...