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Kyoto
Feature page — September 2016
Classic views of the old temples and streets of Kyoto, capital of Japan until the modern era.
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Jigsaw puzzles from Japan
Feature page — September 2016
Classic views of the old temples and streets of Kyoto, capital of Japan until the modern era.
![]() © Epoch 2016: Sagano bamboo grove lit upA night view of the bamboo grove at Sagano in Kyoto. With roughly 1400 pieces of bamboo, and the rest path and brushwood fence, this is a real puzzler's puzzle!
![]() An Epoch puzzle: 2016 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20") Code: E23546 (23-546 on package) Retail price ¥2500 (approx. US$25.25 €20.66 £18.52) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$12.12 €9.92 £8.89) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) | |||
![]() © Epoch 2016: Ninen-zaka, KyotoThis stone-paved street in Kyoto is a big tourist attraction, lined with traditional tea houses and other sources of refreshment (including, apparently, a branch of Starbucks).
![]() An Epoch puzzle: 2016 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20") Code: E23602 (23-602 on package) Retail price ¥2500 (approx. US$25.25 €20.66 £18.52) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$12.12 €9.92 £8.89) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) | |||
![]() © Epoch 2000: Kinkaku-jiPerhaps the most famous of Kyoto's temples, this is the "Gold pavilion." It was originally built in the 1300s, and given to the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu in 1397, but was destroyed in an arson attack in 1950. Rebuilt in 1955, the gold leaf covering was only completely restored in 1987. Like the "Silver pavilion," this is only a nickname, and the formal temple name is Rokuonji.
![]() An Epoch puzzle: 2000 pieces; 53 x 38 cm (21" x 15") Code: E54001 (54-001 on package) Retail price ¥2000 (approx. US$20.20 €16.53 £14.81) Shipping from ¥900 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$9.09 €7.44 £6.67) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) | |||
![]() © Yanoman 1000: KinkakujiA dramatic view of perhaps the most famous of Kyoto's temples, the "Gold pavilion." It was originally built in the 1300s, and given to the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu in 1397, but was destroyed in an arson attack in 1950. Rebuilt in 1955, the gold leaf covering was only completely restored in 1987. Like the "Silver pavilion," this is only a nickname, and the formal temple name is Rokuonji. What does the name mean?
![]() A Yanoman puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20") Code: Y101315 (10-1315 on package) Retail price ¥2700 (approx. US$27.27 €22.31 £20.00) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$12.12 €9.92 £8.89) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) | |||
![]() © Beverly 1000: KinkakujiPerhaps the most famous of Kyoto's temples, this is the "Gold pavilion." It was originally built in the 1300s, and given to the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu in 1397, but was destroyed in an arson attack in 1950. Rebuilt in 1955, the gold leaf covering was only completely restored in 1987. Actually, "Gold pavilion" is only a nickname, and the formal temple name is Rokuonji. What does the name mean?
![]() A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10") Code: BM81835 (M81-835 on package) Retail price ¥2000 (approx. US$20.20 €16.53 £14.81) Shipping from ¥600 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$6.06 €4.96 £4.44) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) | |||
![]() © Beverly 1000: Kyoto temple viewA spectacular mass of autumn foliage seen from within Rurikō-in, one of the many temples of Kyoto. ![]() A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 72 x 49 cm (28" x 19") Code: B51246 (51-246 on package) Retail price ¥2800 (approx. US$28.28 €23.14 £20.74) Shipping from ¥1100 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$11.11 €9.09 £8.15) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) | |||
![]() © Beverly 1000: Sagano bamboo grove (Kyoto)A puzzler's puzzle! A path between neatly trimmed brushwood fences wends through this bamboo grove in Sagano, Kyoto. The puzzle is full of variations in tone, but still the mass of densely crowded bamboo trunks will take a lot of patience. ![]() A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 72 x 49 cm (28" x 19") Code: B51229 (51-229 on package) Retail price ¥2800 (approx. US$28.28 €23.14 £20.74) Shipping from ¥1100 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$11.11 €9.09 £8.15) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) | |||
![]() © Beverly 1000: Cherry blossom in KyotoKimono-clad maiko, young traditional entertainers, cross the bridge in Gion, the preserved area of old Kyoto.
![]() Discontinued December 2020 A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10") Code: BM81565 (M81-565 on package) Retail price ¥2200 | |||
![]() © Aflo 1000: Kiyomizu autumn coloursThis very famous temple is trestled out from the side of the hill overlooking Kyoto. The original temple is said to have been founded more than 1200 years ago, but most of the present structure dates from the 1600s. ![]() An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20") Code: E10786 (10-786 on package) Retail price ¥2500 (approx. US$25.25 €20.66 £18.52) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$12.12 €9.92 £8.89) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) | |||
![]() © Epoch 1000: Autumn pagoda by moonlightA dramatic moonlit view of the garden of the Kyoto temple of Tō-ji, showing the historic pagoda which is the tallest wooden building in Japan. ![]() An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20") Code: E10802 (10-802 on package) Retail price ¥2500 (approx. US$25.25 €20.66 £18.52) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$12.12 €9.92 £8.89) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) | |||
![]() © Epoch 500: SanneizakaIn a quaint corner of Kyoto, these steps are part of the passage called Sanneizaka. There are various theories for the origin of the name, but the most prominent one (based on the characters used to write the name today) is that it refers to a prayer for safe childbirth. The cherry blossoms and traditional roof tiles provide an exquisite combination of textures for this puzzle. ![]() Discontinued December 2020 An Epoch puzzle: 500 pieces; 38 x 53 cm (15" x 21") Code: E05098 (05-098 on package) Retail price ¥1600 | |||
![]() © Mitsuaki Iwago 500: Cat life in Kyoto (Iwago)The stone statue is a maneki neko, or "beckoning cat", traditionally seen as beckoning good fortune. And the cat seems to have the same idea! Mitsuaki Iwagō (born 1950) is a very well known Japanese wildlife photographer, whose photoessay on the Serengeti, "Natural Order on the African Plain" became an international best-seller. But he is also known for cute photographs of more domesticated animals... (His family name is often written without the long-vowel mark, as Iwago.) ![]() An Epoch puzzle: 500 pieces; 53 x 38 cm (21" x 15") Code: E06083 (06-083 on package) Retail price ¥2000 (approx. US$20.20 €16.53 £14.81) Shipping from ¥800 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$8.08 €6.61 £5.93) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) | |||
![]() © Amanaimages 500: Steps to Bishamon HallSteps strewn with brilliant fallen maple leaves form the approach to the Hall of Bishamon, part of the Jingo-ji complex in Kyoto. Although almost all of the picture is foliage, this framework will make the puzzle a pleasure to do. Wikipedia articles on the Jingo-ji temple site; and Vaiśravaṇa, the original Bishamon ![]() An Epoch puzzle: 500 pieces; 53 x 38 cm (21" x 15") Code: E05114 (05-114 on package) Retail price ¥1600 (approx. US$16.16 €13.22 £11.85) Shipping from ¥800 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$8.08 €6.61 £5.93) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) | |||
![]() © Epoch 300: Tatsumi bridge (Kyoto)Kimono-clad maiko, young traditional entertainers, cross the bridge in Gion, the preserved area of old Kyoto. ![]() An Epoch puzzle: 300 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10") Code: E25138 (25-138 on package) Retail price ¥1200 (approx. US$12.12 €9.92 £8.89) Shipping from ¥500 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$5.05 €4.13 £3.70) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |