Day 0 (August 6)
I arrived in Kyoto from Tokyo via the Shinkansen bullet train. Had dinner at the nearby Kinkhao Thai restaurant.
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Hostel in Kyoto |
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Common room in the hostel
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Pad Thai at Kinkhao |
Day 1 (August 7)
It was very hot during the day so I did all my explorations in the morning. They include Nishiki Market, Pontocho, Gion district, Chion-in Temple, and Kiyomizu Temple.
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Nishiki Market in the morning |
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The Nishiki Tenmangu Shrine at the eastern end of the market |
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Pontocho - An alleyway famous for its night life and restaurants |
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Everything is quiet in the morning |
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Love the traditional architecture |
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Near the end of Pontocho |
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Statues at the end of Pontocho |
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Walking along the bank of Kamo River |
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Gion district - where you can see geishas, but it was too early in the morning so I didn't see any |
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Yasaka Shrine at the eastern end of Gion district |
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I think these are people's wishes? I'm not sure. |
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Another shrine - There are over 400 Shinto shrines and 1600 Buddhist temples in Kyoto. |
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A crane that was sitting so still that it looked like it's from a Japanese painting |
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Chion-in Temple |
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Another view of Chion-in Temple |
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A yard in the Chion-in Temple complex |
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Grave stones |
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Outside of Chion-in Temple |
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Going toward Kiyomizu Temple, with so many people. |
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Kiyomizu Temple |
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Pagoda at Kiyomizu Temple |
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Detail of the pagoda |
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The view from the top |
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Another view of the pagoda |
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Japanese women in kimonos |
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A cute scene |
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Coming down from Kiyomizu Temple |
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More people! |
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Rickshaw going uphill |
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A shrine on the middle of the street |
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View from the hostel roof top |
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Eel and beef bowl at Sukiya |
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Matcha ice cream float |
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Spicy ramen at Ramen no Bombo that wasn't spicy |
Day 2 (August 8)
I met Andre from the hostel and we went to Higashi Hongan-ji Temple (monks chanting), Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Tenryu-ji Temple, Arashiyama Monkey Park, Nishiki Market, and walked along the banks of Kamo River before having dinner at Kiranah Spice.
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Higashi Hongan-ji Temple |
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Monks chanting |
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Higashi Hongan-ji Temple from the side |
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Detail of the temple |
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Coffee, with the smallest cream container |
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On the way to see the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove |
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Rice balls |
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A rickshaw in the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove |
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Bamboos |
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Arashiyama Bamboo Grove |
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The end of Arashiyama Bamboo Grove |
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Arashiyama Park |
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A lookout point from the park |
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Steep stairs |
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A poem by the Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai |
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Statue in the park |
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Another statue |
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Japanese boats |
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Even more statues |
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Buddhist vegetarian meal |
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Not sure what this is, but it tasted good. |
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Some kind of an eggplant dish |
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Tenryu-ji Temple |
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Tenryu-ji Temple garden |
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Another view of Tenryu-ji Temple |
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Ate a lemon cucumber to cool me off |
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Crossing the river to Arashiyama Monkey Park |
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Hiking up the mountain to see monkeys |
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Monkey spotting! |
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View from the top |
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This time, it's the people in cages. |
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Feeding of the monkey |
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Baby monkey and mother |
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Monkeys sure have a good view |
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Back into town, in Nishiki Market |
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Seafood stand |
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Strawberry shave ice at Wendy's |
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More shops |
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Walking on the bank of Kamo River before the sunset |
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Non-alcoholic German beer |
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Vegetarian curry |
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Kiranah Spice - a vegetarian restaurant that's run by one woman |
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Great day was spent with Andre, a German mathematics post-doc from New York University. |
These are great pictures!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Joan!
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