Kyoto – Daikakuji
There are some many sights in Kyoto and I had thought that I had seen all of the best from my previous trips. But sometimes its nice to have a little surprise. Nestled in north west Kyoto is a temple that is often overlooked by …
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Kyoto – Kinkakuji and Ryoanji
The next day we went off to check out some more iconic Kyoto sites. This is probably one of the most spectacular. This is Kinkakuji temple. And that gold looking stuff on the temple walls. Its not gold foil. Its real gold. Probably quite a good …
Kyoto – Chionin and Shorenin temple and Kyoto streets
Continuing on our walk around we passed some other interesting side streets. Some led to temples (that’s Chionin temple at the end). And some just led to people’s houses. But most of them were lined with lovely sakura. This is part of Chionin. Although it …
Kyoto – Kiyomizudera and Higashiyama
From my previous visits to Kyoto (2) it has always been my favourite city to visit in Japan. Not that sure about how fun it would be to live there though, as it has a “small town” feeling to it. I would probably die of …
Stuck in the mountains – Takamine
Continuing on from lunch (see previous post) we went off hiking another mountain. That is, until we had a little accident. Look closely at the below picture. Here is a close up if you are having trouble seeing it. This is my friend, B. …