Kyoto temple opens special viewing of fallen Stewartia blossoms

KYOTO - Kyoto's Torin-in temple on Thursday began a special viewing of fallen Japanese stewartia blossoms, whose brief life made them a symbol of impermanence in classic Japanese literature.

Visitors to the temple in Kyoto's Ukyo Ward sat on the veranda and quietly viewed the white flowers, which last a single day, fall onto the green moss of the garden.