A couple of weeks ago, a friend and I went out together to attend an art exhibition of Claude Monet in Kyoto. On the way there, we came across a very unique house. It must be an antique shop, but on that day, it was close.

The museum was located one of the most famous Shinto shrines, Heigan-jingu, which is known for its large torii (a gate).

Mone is one of the most famous impressionist artists, and this exhibition focused on his last years. Since the show allowed us to take some pictures of his art, I'd love to share them with you.

During his last years, he suffered from cataract, so his paintings were getting more abstract. He had a beautiful garden which had a wisteria and a Japanese bridge. Under the bridge, there was a pond filled with waterlilies. He loved painting the waterlilies.

This exhibition showed some of his garden's photos as well. When I saw them, I was a bit surprised because his garden was exact same as the garden I visited with my parents and husband in Otsu. I can tell his garden must be breathtaking. If you are interested in the garden, you can click here .

He fought against the fear that he might loose his eye sights, and some of his darker paintings reflect the emotions he experienced during that time.

For some reason, Japanese people love impressionist art and Mone. In a couple of years, I think every year there are a few his art shows somewhere in Japan. This exhibition was also very popular and I saw many visitors.

Since the museum has a beautiful garden, my friend and I enjoyed walking around after finishing the show.

There was a large wisteria trellis which emitted a fine mist. Since it was hot and muggy that day, some people were sitting under the trellis to cool off. We thought the idea was wonderful.

Although the pond and scenery were quite different from the Mone's garden, we still enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere and the beautiful views.

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