My First Visit to Kyoto
On the grounds of the Shokokuji Temple
A building on the grounds of the Shokokuji Temple
Other buildings on the grounds of the Shokokuji Temple
More of Shokokuji Temple
The Doshisha Amherst House
The Imperial Palace
All By Myself at the Imperial Palace. It was a holiday, January 1st. Everybody was either at home or had left town to go on holiday some place else.
By one of the various entrances to the Imperial Palace in Kyoto
The site was closed due to the New Year's Day Holiday. I must say, the whole city was deserted and felt like a ghost town.
At the Heian Jingu with its Grand Torii behind me
Heian Jingu
Hmmm, just how do we go about touring this temple? Do we start here then walk to this side or should we take this path to reach the temple first?
In front of the Sake barrels piled one on top of another by the main entrance to the Heian Jingu
Marc's turn in front of the Sake barrels at the Heian Jingu
Heian Jingu
Heian Jingu
Heian Jingu
At the Heian Jingu
By the gate to the Okazakijinja Shrine
On the way to see the Okazakijinja Shrine
The Okazakijinja Shrine
A closer view of the Okazakijinja Shrine
The gate and entrance to the Konkai Komiyoji Temple
The Konkai Komiyoji Temple
The tiled roof of the Konkai Komiyoji Temple
A tower of the Nijo Castle
The Nijo Castle surrounded by a moat
In front of the Nijo Castle which turned out to be closed due to the extended New Year Holiday vacation
Marc in front of Nijo Castle's main entrance
Another view of the moat surrounding the Nijo Castle
Standing next to a statue of a Maiko inside the Kyoto Train Station
On one of the platforms inside the old Kyoto Train Station waiting for our bullet train back to Tokyo
The magnificent bullet train
At the platform with a bullet train arriving right behind me. I have to say riding these bullet trains was sheer joy. They were uber comfortable and felt even better than traveling on a plane.
The bullet train has arrived!