#arashiyama — Public Fediverse posts
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I didn't know #TrainTrackTuesday was a thing!
A startlingly complex and delightfully symmetric crossover junction near the terminus of the Keifuku-#Arashiyama Tram line in #Kyoto. I loved the way the electrical poles make the tram look like it's passing through a steel forest. Curiously appropriate, since this is the tourist tram to the Bamboo Forest, and the train station is a shopping mall called the Kimono Forest.
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Nearby Tenryū-ji (天龍寺 'Temple of the Heavenly Dragon') was completed in 1345 for the 7th anniversary of Emperor Go-Daigo's death. Ashikaga Takauji (足利尊氏 1305-1358) settled on the name after hearing of his brother's dream.
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At the plaza's heart is a small fountain and dragon sculpture, inspired by the golden creature Ashikaga Tadayoshi (足利直義 1306-1352) saw emerging from the Ōi River (大堰川) in a dream.
