【THE WAVE】Nature-Centric Ambient LIVE Vol. 8｜An One-Night-Only Concert to Appreciate Time and Space, Lighting Japanese Candles Against the Night Dry Landscape Garden at Komyo-in, Tofuku-ji Sub-temple in Kyoto

【THE WAVE】Main Visual - Photo: Katsumi Hirabayashi

MOON LLC (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo / Representative: Yusei Kotokawa) is proud to announce the 8th installment of the "TIME & SPACE ™︎" project—a sonic philosophy in dialogue with nature. This nature-centric ambient live performance, titled "THE WAVE," will be held at Komyo-in, a sub-temple of Tofuku-ji in Kyoto.

MOON LLC (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo / Representative: Yusei Kotokawa) is proud to announce the 8th installment of the "TIME & SPACE ™︎" project—a sonic philosophy in dialogue with nature. This nature-centric ambient live performance, titled "THE WAVE," will be held at Komyo-in, a sub-temple of Tofuku-ji in Kyoto.

● About Komyo-in Zen Temple, a Sub-temple of Tofuku-ji｜Komyo-in Zen Temple

Image: Komyo-in (Moon Room)

Komyo-in was founded in 1391 (Meitoku 2) in the early Muromachi period by Kinzan Myosho as a sub-temple of Tofuku-ji. Affectionately known as the "Temple of the Rainbow Moss," its main garden, "Hashin-tei," which shows a magnificent harmony of moss and sand, is a dry landscape garden created by the Showa-era landscape architect Mirei Shigemori, and was built in 1939 along with the Tofuku-ji Hojo Garden.

Founded in 1391 (Meitoku 2) during the early Muromachi period by Kinzan Myosho, Komyo-in is a distinguished sub-temple of Tofuku-ji. Affectionately known as the "Temple of the Rainbow Moss," it features the stunning Hashin-tei Garden, where moss and sand coexist in perfect harmony. This dry landscape masterpiece was designed in 1939 by the renowned Showa-era landscape architect Mirei Shigemori, created in the same year as the famous Abbot's Hall gardens at Tofuku-ji.

Image: Scenery of Komyo-in (1)

Circular moon motifs adorn the windows, walls, and screens, creating a frame to admire the moon as it ascends over the garden.

Circular moon motifs adorn the windows, walls, and screens, creating a frame to admire the moon as it ascends over the garden.

Image: Scenery of Komyo-in (2)

——— If you still earthly passions, the moon (Buddha-nature) will reflect on the waves.

The garden's name, Hashin (The Heart of the Waves), holds a deeper meaning: If you still the turbulence of earthly passions, the moon (the Buddha-nature) will reveal itself, reflected beautifully on the surface of the waves.

TIME & SPACE™ has been held many times. At Komyo-in, this will be the 5th stage.

Having evolved through numerous installments, the "TIME & SPACE™" project is honored to present its fifth performance at the serene Komyo-in.

● THE WAVE

〜 Form is emptiness, emptiness is form, wave-particle unity, looking down, looking up 〜 Ambient Session with Nature

All beings emit their unique [waves].

Colors, sounds, brainwaves, quanta, emotions, trends, climate, all are [waves].

The smallest unit of the universe might be [waves]. It is the most fundamental principle that penetrates all things in nature.