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Keihan Ishiyama Station with a sign showing Lady Murasaki Shikubu saying "Welcome to Otsu, Lake Capital."

Keihan Ishiyama-dera Station with Genji Millenium banners. Tale of Genji Millennium was held in 2008 in Otsu. 源氏物語千年紀

Path to Ishiyama-dera temple with Genji Millenium banners. In Otsu, the Genji Millenium event will be held from March 18 to Dec. 14, 2008.

Genji Millenium sign with "Genji Yume" (Genji Dream) kanji logo on the right. Otsu is not the only place celebrating the Genji Millenium. Kyoto and other places are also celebrating.

Otsu Hikaru-kun, official mascot of Otsu. He is based on the Hikaru Genji character in the Genji Monogatari (Tale of Genji) novel. おおつ光ルくん

Official mascot greets visitors on the main path to Ishiyama-dera temple.

The main path to Ishiyama-dera temple has been converted to the Genji Yume Kairo (Genji Dream Path). Along the way are a few buildings open to the public. 源氏夢回廊

Entrance to Cafe de Genji, an open-air garden where you can sit and have tea.

Cafe de Genji, which is actually a Japanese-style garden called Kofuen 公風園.

Walk further down the Yume Kairo path and see the gate to another garden called 拾翠園.

The garden has a building called 淳浄館 which is an exhibition space. Buildings like this are usually not open to the public.

Inside 淳浄館. A collection of hanging scrolls written with waka love poems from Genji Monogatari. Free admission.

There's also the 金龍社 shrine in a pond.

Continuing on the Yume Kairo path.

Soon you see the gate to Daikokudendo temple on the right.

Daikokudendo temple dedicated to Daikokuten. 大黒天堂

Inside Daikokudo temple.

Further along the Yume Kairo path.

Walls with excerpts from the novel.

Entrance gate to Genji Millennium exhibitions. Admission 1000 yen to see both the exhibitions and temple.

First you enter this building called 世尊院.

Entrance to 世尊院.

Inside 世尊院. When I was there, beautiful embroidery showing scenes from the Tale of Genji was displayed.

Closeup of embroidery.

Another room in the 世尊院 showed more embroidery, mainly of flowers. The exhibition here will change a few times during 2008.

There's also a fine view of a rock garden outside.

Next, we go out and head for the 明王院.

Souvenir shop and rest space.

Next is the 明王院, another temple building.

Entering 明王院.

Inside 明王院 is an exhibition space showing works by award-winning novelist Tanabe Seiko 田辺聖子 who wrote a new version of Genji Monogatari.

View of 明王院.

Well

明王院

Gate to 密蔵院.

Steps to 密蔵院.

密蔵院 is another building with an exhibition.

密蔵院.

Inside 密蔵院 was a robot exhibition. Only two robots on display, no resemblance to anything.

密蔵院

Waterwheel

Near the entrance to the Hondo main hall is this Genji Monogatari folding screen replica.

Genji Monogatari folding screen replica.

Ishiyama-dera temple Hondo main hall 本堂

Room of Murasaki Shikibu and Genji. 紫式部源氏の間

Inside the room of Murasaki Shikibu is a mannequin of Lady Murasaki Shikibu writing Tale of Genji. 紫式部源氏の間

Mannequin of Lady Murasaki Shikibu writing Tale of Genji. 紫式部源氏の間

Path to 豊浄院

豊浄院

Inside 豊浄院 is more Genji-related exhibits.

Inside 豊浄院

Painting of a scene from Tale of Genji on square paper.

Lady Murasaki Shikibu's diary.

Lady Murasaki Shikibu's inkstone case.

Sculpture of Lady Murasaki Shikibu.

Sculpture of Lady Murasaki Shikibu at Ishiyama-dera, Otsu, Shiga.

Sculpture of Lady Murasaki Shikibu.

PR poster

Heading back through the Yume Kairo path.

Located in Higashi-Omi and established in 1361, Eigenji is a temple of the Zen Rinzai Buddhist Sect (Eigenji School) and well-known for fall colors with 3,000 maple trees. Touristy entrance to Eigenji. Map

The temple is built along the Echi River. Admission 500 yen.

Echi River

Eigenji is accessible by bus taking 30-40 min. from Yokaichi Station on the Omi Railway Line or from Hyakusaiji Temple.

Most visitors come from Kansai Region.

First go up these steps.

For the elderly, these many, but not impossible, steps might be difficult. Enjoy the fall colors in Nov.

Boy monk with eyeglasses at Eigenji Temple, Shiga.

Although not part of the Koto Sanzan Temple Trio (all Tendai Buddhist temples), most visitors also visit Eigenji together with the Koto Sanzan temples. Accessible by bus taking 30-40 min. from Yokaichi Station on the Omi Railway Line or from Hyakusaiji.