Kyoto 4--Sennyu-ji and Chinsaku-in
Getting back to Japan, here are two temple gardens that have flat moss gardens, making for less interest. The first six photos are of Sennyu-ji, which does have a nice small moss garden with impressive black rocks. Some critics say such rock placement, in a vertical position, is amateurish and unnatural. In nature, virtually all rocks are in the horizontal position, gravity having its way. An occasional display of vertical rocks does not bother me, as it looks interesting and impressive.
The other photos were of Chinsaku-in, which had an impressive display of Japanese maples in their fall color. They had one large moss area which was incredibly beautiful in the late afternoon, when I was there just before closing.
Below: Chinsaku-in
Gorgeous shots. Like you I like some rocks upright. It is most interesting. Sculptural. Not only that I have hiked in the Rocky Mountains a lot and yes there are rocks upright. They are usually in a pile not independent of a slide yet are upright.
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