廬山寺・梨木神社・清浄華院 Rozanji, Nashinoki Shrine, Seijokain

京都御所の近くにある寺社をまとめて拝観！ I toured around shrined and temples near Kyoto Imperial Palace the other day. 

廬山寺に桔梗がちょうど咲いていた。紫式部ゆかりの地だそう。もう閉まっていたけど、源氏物語を書いた場所、というのも残っていた。滋賀にもそんな場所があった気がするが、色んな場所で書いたのだろうか…。

The bellflowers were just in bloom at Rozan-ji Temple.  The temple is said to be associated with Murasaki Shikibu.  It was already closed, but there was still a place where she wrote "The Tale of Genji". I  think there was such a place in Shiga too, but I wonder if she wrote it in various places...

撮影は庭のみ。源氏物語や皇室に関する展示があった。Photos are only allowed in the garden. Inside the building was exhibitions about The Take of Genji and the Imperial Family.  

萩まつりが開催されていた梨木神社〜！　これが萩か、なるほど。短歌や俳句が吊り下げられていて、風流。

Nashiki-jinja Shrine where the Hagi (bush clover?) Festival was being held!  I never saw Hagi flowers before..  Tanka and haiku poems were hung on the bushes throughout the shrine, which is very elegant.

雅楽の宴が催されていた。There was a traditional musical instruments performance, too. 

清浄華院は、会津藩主松平容保公が滞在したという場所！　紅葉が綺麗だろうなと思う。

Seijokain Temple is where the Aizu governer Matsudaira Katamori stayed during his visit to Kyoto.  The maple leaves must be beautiful when colored.