DATE:		From April 27 to May 6, 2007 18:30 to 21:30
PLACE:		Shoren-in at Awadaguchi Sanjo-bocho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
DIRECTION:		Tozai Subway Line or Keihan-Keishin Line to Higashiyama Station
TEL:		81-75-561-2345
ADMISSION:		Adults - 800 yen (700 for group) Elementary/Junior High/High School Students - 400 yen (300 yen for groups) *Group discounts apply to 30 or more people
TEXT:		Every year in spring and autumn the Shoren-in temple is illuminated and open to the public at night.  The temple is known for its artistic lighting, and 300 large and small illuminated landscapes highlight the spring night.  The event is inextricably linked to the temple’s principal image, Shijoko-nyorai, which is light itself as the name includes the character for "light.”  Even its avatar Ao-fudomyo-o carries flames on his back.  The illuminations at Shoren-in are remarkable for their beauty.  Adding to this unworldly atmosphere is the magnificent Chisenkaiyu-style garden.   Within it is a giant camphor tree, designated a natural treasure, whose size is accentuated by the lights, a holy bamboo forest that radiates deep green, and illuminated mandala statues that emerge from a moss garden.