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正伝寺は洛北にある静かな臨済宗の山寺です。
Shodenji-temple is a Buddhism temple belonging to the Rinzai Zen sect located in quiet temple in the mountain village in north part of Kyoto.
庭園は比叡山を借景にした枯山水。方丈、血天井、襖絵なども有名です。
The garden of the Shodenji-temple is a dry landscape style incorporating the scenery of Mt. Hiei. The main building, the blood ceiling and the Fusuma-e(Picture of the sliding paper-door) are famous.
寺の裏には竹林の小道があります。嵐山（嵯峨野）ほどの規模はないですが、とても静かです。
There is a path bamboo on the backyard of the temple. It is not bigger than bamboo street in Arashiyama. But it is quieter than Arasiyama. There are no tourist around there.
正伝寺は静かな山里にありましたが、ゴルフ場が開発されてしまいました。しかし、ゴルフ場の中に、昔を偲ぶ大きな桜の木が残っています。
Sodenji-temple was in the quiet mountain village. But a golf course has been developed. There are old cherry trees remembering old days in a golf course by the path.
竹林を通り抜けると、墓地があり、京都産業大学と比叡山が見渡せます。
There is a graveyard when you go through bamboo street. And you can see around Kyoto Sangyou University and Mt. Hiei.
写真をクリックすると、大きな画像が見えます。Please click the photos to see large photos.
正伝寺は、デヴィッド・ボウイが愛した寺だとそうで、デヴィッド・ボウイは、この寺をたびたび訪れ、「クリスタルジャパン」という曲を作ったと言われています。また、谷村新司さんも、学生時代から通い、「本堂の縁側に座っているだけで時間を忘れ、心が静かになっていくのを感じることができる」とのこと…。
David Bowie loved Sodenji-temple very much. He often visited this temple and composed "Crystal Japan". Shinji Tanimura who is famous singer-songwriter often went there from school days and said that "I forget time just sitting down on the porch of the main hall in front of garden, and I seems to be able to feel quiet in his heart.
デヴィッド・ボウイ クリスタルジャパン / David Bowie - Crystal Japan wikipedia
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