View on the city of Kyoto and the Nishiyama Mountain Range as seen from a viewing platform (展望台) at the Yoshimizu Hot Spring (吉水温泉) at Higashiyama.
The path leads to Yasaka Jinja. On this image it does not yet have the electricity poles that would line it later. The scaffolding on the large building along the path suggests that it is under construction or undergoing maintenance (see detailed image below).
The green area in the middle of this photograph would in 1886 (Meiji 19) become Maruyama Park. The building from which this photo was taken, burned down in 1906 (Meiji 39).
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Duits, Kjeld (). Kyoto 1880s: View from Higashiyama, OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN. Retrieved on September 11, 2026 (GMT) from https://www.oldphotosjapan.com/photos/310/higashiyama-en
Jack Blue
八雲鳴り 桜の枝垂れ 揺れる夢
枯れ葉の路に 萎えては光る
yakumo nari
sakura no shidare
yureru yume
kareha no michi ni
naetewa hikaru
the lilac willows
wave away with an ocean
of clouds’ ringing cups
if dreams fade away to loom
on the greyish lane of leaves
de lila wilgen
golven met een oceaan
van wolkenklokken
als de verloren dromen
het grijze laantje volgen
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