Eikan-do Temple

Eikan-do Temple

Eikan-do Temple==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6872]

Writer Eikan Kyu dies

Writer Eikan Kyu dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Eikan Kyu, a prizewinning writer and economic critic dubbed the ''god of moneymaking'' for his aggressive stock and real estate investments. Kyu died of cardiac failure on May 16, 2012. He was 88.

Benten Pond,Eikan-do Temple

Benten Pond,Eikan-do Temple

View of the Hojo Pond at Eikando Temple, looking south-southeast. A young rickshaw driver and an old woman sitting on a bench fill the centre of the picture. The gently curving wooden bridge connects to Benten Island on the left. The stone bridge leading to the main hall is visible in the rear. Japanese maple trees are growing along the pond. The goal of this photo is to show that Eikando was a well-known place for the enjoyment of autumn colours.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number85‐25‐0]

Benten Pond,Eikan-do Temple

Benten Pond,Eikan-do Temple

View of the Hojo Pond at Eikando Temple, looking south-southeast. A young rickshaw driver and an old woman sitting on a bench fill the centre of the picture. The gently curving wooden bridge connects to Benten Island on the left. The stone bridge leading to the main hall is visible in the rear. Japanese maple trees are growing along the pond. The goal of this photo is to show that Eikando was a well-known place for the enjoyment of autumn colours.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐11‐0]

Benten Pond,Eikan-do Temple

Benten Pond,Eikan-do Temple

The head temple of the Jodo Sect, Nishiyama Zenrinji, in the Eikandoji in the Sakyo district, Kyoto City. The lake is surrounded by trees in the spacious temple grounds and has a bridge. At the foot of the lake is a priest sitting, and in the fore a parked rickshaw. The rickshaw man seems to be talking with the priest.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number5‐42‐0]

Writer Eikan Kyu dies

Writer Eikan Kyu dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Eikan Kyu, a prizewinning writer and economic critic dubbed the ''god of moneymaking'' for his aggressive stock and real estate investments. Kyu died of cardiac failure on May 16, 2012. He was 88. (Kyodo)