Sumiyoshi Taisha
5 апреля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Sumiyoshi Taisha, the oldest Shinto shrine (211) founded by Empress Jingu. It's an example of Sumiyoshi-zukuri architectural style with straight gabled roofs, forked finials, and horizontal billets.Читать далее
Sumiyoshi Taisha 2
5 апреля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
More of the shrine, including lunch from two little stands outside, Japanese fried chicken and tomato senbau which is a giant rice cracker with some sauce, crunchy stuff, an egg, and mayonnaise on it.Читать далее
Shinsekai New World
5 апреля, Япония ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
This neighborhood, "New World" was developed in 1912 modeled after Paris in the north, and Coney Island in the south. There was an amusement park, Luna Park, here until 1923. The centerpiece is theЧитать далее
Namba Yasaka Shrine
5 апреля, Япония ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Namba Yasaka Shrine
Known as the Lion Head Shrine, though that wasn't added until 1975. It's associated with the Shinto kami Susanoo-no Mikoto who is related to storms, and the victory over the eightЧитать далее
Easter Dinner
5 апреля, Япония ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
A departure from our traditional Easter ham, yakiniku. You fry meat on a metal grill, also includes vegetables and side dishes. To drink we had some sort of lemon drink with alcohol.
Was all goodЧитать далее
Kyoto Arrival and Kiyomizu-dera
6 апреля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
After a crowded, but efficient train ride with barely any time wasted getting lost we arrived in Kyoto, the second historical capital of Japan. And we promptly got lost in a mall in the basement ofЧитать далее
Kiyomizu-dera 2
6 апреля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
More from the temple, and a roasted chestnut ice cream we ate for good measure.
Gion Streets and Kodai-ji
6 апреля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Gion is an area of Kyoto with a high concentration of temples and shrines. Growing up around them, as everywhere, homes and businesses. It also overlapped a famous hanamachi, a " flower town" or geikoЧитать далее
Kodai-ji 2
6 апреля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
More of Kodai-ji including the bamboo grove.
Keage Incline and lunch
6 апреля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
The Keage Incline is a 1900 foot inclined railway, built in 1891 to move boats along an elevation difference on the old Biwa Canal. Today, it's a walking trail, famous for its cherry blossoms, most ofЧитать далее
Nanzen-ji Temple
6 апреля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Nanzen-ji is a Zen Buddhist temple, established in 1281 by Emperor Kameyama. It's the head Temple of the Nanzen branch of Rinzai sect, the "first temple of the Land" . It encompasses 660,000 squareЧитать далее
Nanzen-ji 2
6 апреля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
More of Nanzen-ji
Higashi tenno Okazaki Shrine
6 апреля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
aka Usagi Jinja /the bunny temple
Founded 794 by Emperor Kanmu as a protective shrine on the east side of the city
Dedicated to the divine couple Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Kushinadahime-no-Mikoto whoЧитать далее
Bling Day
7 апреля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
There's been a noticeable absence of bling in my posts, unlike our Germany trips where we hit every noble bling hoard we can. But here it is, today.
Kinkaku-ji Temple aka "the GoldenЧитать далее
Nishiki Market
7 апреля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
Nishiki Market, where we had some food and enjoyed the ambiance.
Food including minced meat croquette, potato and minced meat croquette, vegetable tempura, folded omelet tempura, tako temago (octopusЧитать далее
Yasaka Shrine
7 апреля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Dedicated to Susanoo, his consort Kushinadahime and their eight children, construction began in 656. It received imperial patronage in 869 when the emperor called for special rituals to appease evilЧитать далее
Nishi Hongan-ji
7 апреля, Япония ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
Nishi Hongan-ji temple serves as the head temple of Jodo Shinsu Buddhism. During the Warring States Period, the head of the sect opposed the powerful warlord Oda Nobunaga, who was fearful of theЧитать далее
Nishi Hongan-ji 2
7 апреля, Япония ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
More pictures because I really liked this temple, and it seems a rare chance to be able to take pictures inside.
Streets and Sushi
7 апреля, Япония ⋅ 🌙 50 °F
Here's one for the home folks finally, sushi. We went to a safe for non-fish lover kaiten sushi place we had seen recommended by a local guide. Choices included various salmon, tuna, perch, shrimp,Читать далее
Mount Kurama and Kuramadera
8 апреля, Япония ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
Kyoto day 3, in which we get out of town...
We rode the subway out of town, then a cute little train towards the mountains. From there, we hiked up and over Mount Kurama, visiting KuramaderaЧитать далее
Mount Kurama 2
8 апреля, Япония ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
Made it to the temple after a lot of steps, only to be almost knocked back down by a mob of super cute preschoolers in newsboy caps and matching outfits. Yes, they love uniforms here.
So Tired
8 апреля, Япония ⋅ 🌙 61 °F
After getting back from Kurama, we picked up some pastries and coffee from a vending machine. Yes, hot coffee in a can from a machine. No pictures, sorry.
I was so tired, I didn't even take picturesЧитать далее
Fushimi Inari
9 апреля, Япония ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
We saved what might be the most Instagramed spot in Kyoto for our last day.
This is the head shrine of the 30,000 shrines nation wide. It was founded in 711, and dedicated to Inari Okami, deity ofЧитать далее
Fushimi Inari 2
9 апреля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
More from the shrine. We made it to the top of Mount Inari, then came back a slightly different way.
Also, two short videos
Uji
9 апреля, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
After the crowds at Fushimi Inari, and seeing we were already on the south(?) side of the city, we jumped on a train for Uji. Once a retreat for the Imperial court, it's more famous as the birthplaceЧитать далее








































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































