In Kyoto, near the end of the Path of Philosophy, there's the entrance of the Nanzenji (南禅寺) zen buddist temple. The main entrance of the area is the beautiful Sanmon gate: it was built in 1628 by Todo Takatora in memory of those who died in the Osaka Natsunojin civil war. The original gate was built in 1296 but burned down. The height is approximately 22 meters. A peculiarity of this gate is that is made only with interlocking pieces of wood, without nails. The temple has a very nice garden and some beautiful room, it's worth a visit.

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