Kyoto
Kyoto's temples, shrines, festivals and people
Setsubun at Yoshida Shrine
The steps of Chion-In
A monk and the kabuki theatre
A geisha in Gion
A geisha at Baika-Sai, Kitano Tenmangu
Heian Shrine Garden
Pagoda through the trees
Kiyomizu-dera at night
Very nice kyoto picture...
really luv to a chance to go to the old capital city ^^
Teacher
It's beautiful! It's really different to big cities like Tokyo and Yokohama
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the geisha shot is stunning!
love the details
Teacher
cheers! it was really lucky...
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That Heian Shrine garden photo is beautiful. Love the crystal-clear reflection.
Teacher
Cheers! This photo was in Autumn, just as the leaves were about to change.
Amazing photos. I like the place a lot, like to visit shrine. Hoping to make a trip to Kyoto for next year sakura blossom.
Teacher
Sakura season is beautiful, but it's as busy as busy can be! If you have the choice, aim a little late in the season; the crowds will have subsided, and the blossoms still look good even as they're falling
Thanks for the information. I'm planning about 7 to 8 days for Kyoto visit. Do you think that is sufficient to cover most of the famous place?
Teacher
Yeah, seven to eight days sounds good for the main places in Kyoto. If you want to visit some of the surrounding places, like Osaka, Nara, Koya-san etc., you might need some more time.
But for Kyoto city itself, a week sounds like a good plan.
By the way, a really good website for trip planning is http://www.japan-guide.com/ They have really good information on cherry blossoms, national holidays and festivals.
Thanks for sharing! My plan is to spend a week or so in Kyoto. After which I intend to visit Todaiji Temple in Nara in a day before I head to Tokyo for 2 or 3 days.
I like Hokkaido, but maybe that will be another year. Else I will plan for Kyoto followed by Hokkaido for 2 weeks.
Thanks for the nice website.
Teacher
Sounds good! Enjoy your trip!
Security
I spent 3 days in Kyoto this week and covered all the top attractions so 7-8 days will really let you enjoy the local color by wandering around. The most important thing is learning which buses will get you to the temples and the tourist desk in the Kyoto station is invaluable. They sell the all day $5 bus passes and have maps showing you which buses go where. You'll find that one bus covers several attractions on a route so spend some time planning out you routes.
Traveler
全部 写真 とても きれい です。
Student & Otaku
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I hate this kind of stairs =="
Lovely shot.