Mt Fuji, from the train |
Snacks on the train journey |
Kyoto Station, Shinkanshen |
Shinkansen (Bullet Train) arriving at Kyoto |
Shinkansen train controller |
Kyoto Station concourse |
Kyoto Station |
Kyoto Station, reflections from across the road in late afternoon |
Kyoto Station facade, late afternoon reflections |
KyotoTower looming up opposite Kyoto Station |
Kyoto station ticket-operated cafe |
Shopping mall below the Kyoto Central Station |
Shopping mall below the main Kyoto Station |
Kyoto Yodobashi Department Store, Dog Emporium!!! |
Kyoto Yodobashi Department Store, dog outfits!!! |
Kyoto Yodobashi Department Store, outfits for the totally spoiled dog! |
Kyoto Yodobashi Department Store, sampling the chairs |
Trying out a super chair, Kyoto Yodobashi Department Store. It has EVERYTHING. |
Kyoto Tower at night |
Greeted in Kyoto by a polite but passionate demonstration against the use of nuclear energy |
Demonstration |
Joining the demonstration |
Our Kyoto ryokan (Guest House) - sparse, but with full bathroom |
The mandatory yukatas or happi coats |
Breakfast room at our ryokan |
Breakfast!!! |
Our alternative breakfast spot, close to the Kyoto Station, Good COFFEE !!! |
Votive messages at a Kyoto temple |
Kyoto couple on their day out |
Torii gate at the Fushimi Inari Shrine |
Entering the Fushimi Inari Shrine |
Votive tablets at the Fushimi Inari Shrine |
Fushimi Inari |
Endless torii gates at the Fushimi Inari Shrine |
Twin avenues of torii gates at the Fushimi Inari Shrine |
Endless torii gates at the Fushimi Inari Shrine |
Endless torii gates at the Fushimi Inari Shrine |
Miniature torii gates at the Fushimi Inari Shrine |
Votive offerings at the Fushimi Inari Shrine |
Fushimi Inari Shrine |
Fushimi Inari Shrine |
Fushimi Inari, happiness |
Peekaboo |
Fushimi Inari Fox |
Autumn colours in the eastern hills, Kyoto |
Gathering around the incense burner at Kiyomizudera Temple |
Women dressed traditionally to visit a temple |
Old-style shop in Kyoto |
Gate at Kinkakuji Temple, the Golden Pavilion, at Kyoto |
Kyoto Ginkakuji Gate |
Kinkakuji, the Golden Pavilion, at Kyoto |
Ginkakuji Temple and garden, |
Ginkakuji Temple and garden |
Ginkakuji Temple and garden |
Ginkakuji Temple |
Pagoda at Kiyomizudera Temple, Kyoto |
Traditional kimono worn in Kyoto |
We are pretty!!! |
Autumn colours |
Waterlilies in a pond at Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto |
Zen garden at Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto |
Zen garden at Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto |
Zen garden at Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto |
Raked garden at a Kyoto temple |
Kyoto Zen Shrine |
Kyoto Zen Shrine Garden |
Texture of Japan - moss on stone |
Texture of Japan - old tree with moss |
Texture of Japan, lotus leaves on water |
Texture of Japan, smooth stones and autumn leaves |
Three-year-old in kimono |
Three-year-old in kimono |
Three year old in kimono |
Cafe |
Heian Shrine message |
Heian Shrine message stand. |
Ginkakuji Temple sake offerings |
Traditional costume |
Kiyomizudera Temple on a hilltop |
Brass lantern at Kiyomizudera Temple |
Kiyomizudera Temple |
Autumn colours |
Autumn colours |
Shrine garden |
Shrine garden |
Heron and reflection |
Traditional dress |
Traditional dress |
Aren't we pretty! |
Temple scribe |
Trees |
Shrine garden |
Traditional kimono |
Traditional kimono |
At Kansai Airport on the way home |
At Kansai Airport on the way home |
Bento box meals at Kansai Airport |
Bento box meals at Kansai Airport |
At Kansai Airport |
At Kansai Airport |
At Kansai Airport |
At Kansai Airport |
At Kansai Airport |