Core Kyoto

tv show

poster for Core Kyoto

227 total episodes

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13 seasons

First Aired February 28, 2013

Overview

The timeless heart of Japan's ancient capital. Against its rich backdrop of culture and tradition, today's Kyoto continues to innovate and inspire.

Buddhist Statues: Figures of Belief and Beauty poster unavailable

Buddhist Statues: Figures of Belief and Beauty

Season 1 - Episode 3 - 0h 28m

Air Date

April 18, 2013

Overview

Kyoto has about 2,700 temples where an array of benevolent, meek, and ferocious Buddhist statues are worshipped. World Heritage temple Toji has a configuration of statues in an imposing, 3D mandala and a beautifully woven mandala, which captures the cosmos. The jizo statues standing on street corners have a special place in the lives and hearts of Kyotoites. Today, sculptors continue to breathe life into Buddhist statues, and skilled craftsmen create magnificent works using gold leaf in microns.