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The unagi restaurant where I first had the dish in 2002.
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The unagi restaurant where I first had the dish in 2002.
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In Kyoto, even the shopping strips have temples.
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In Kyoto, even the shopping strips have temples.
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The Lockup chain really gets around. Here it is in Kyoto's downtown.
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The Lockup chain really gets around. Here it is in Kyoto's downtown.
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Night shots in Gion are difficult. The traditional dining and teahouse area of Kyoto. It's a little surreal to walk by the many secreted away establishments.
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Night shots in Gion are difficult. The traditional dining and teahouse area of Kyoto. It's a little surreal to walk by the many secreted away establishments.
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A glance down a Gion side street.
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A glance down a Gion side street.
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Shamisen music and flower arranging on stage. I participated in the tea ceremony. Yum.
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Shamisen music and flower arranging on stage. I participated in the tea ceremony. Yum.
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Traditional court dancing and music. I use the term music loosely.
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Traditional court dancing and music. I use the term music loosely.
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A close up of our elaborate dancing friend.
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A close up of our elaborate dancing friend.
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Traditional comic theater. About what else- drinking sake.
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Traditional comic theater. About what else- drinking sake.
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Being tied up does not stop our heroes from drinking.
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Being tied up does not stop our heroes from drinking.
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Dance by a maiko (apprentice geisha)
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Dance by a maiko (apprentice geisha)
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Bunraiku! traditional japanese puppetry. Three people operated this puppet.
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Bunraiku! traditional japanese puppetry. Three people operated this puppet.
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Gion's guardian shrine.
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Gion's guardian shrine.
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Morning dawns over Kyoto from my hotel room.
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Morning dawns over Kyoto from my hotel room.
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An hour or so away from the center of Kyoto is Arashiyama. More rural, and full of temples.
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An hour or so away from the center of Kyoto is Arashiyama. More rural, and full of temples.
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I visited here in 2004, and was glad to come back and explore more.
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I visited here in 2004, and was glad to come back and explore more.
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Tenryuji. (Heaven Dragon Temple). A world heritage site.
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Tenryuji. (Heaven Dragon Temple). A world heritage site.
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A stone bridge in a field of lillies at tenryuji.
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A stone bridge in a field of lillies at tenryuji.
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A different view of the bridge.
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A different view of the bridge.
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One of the many sub-areas in Tenryuji.
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One of the many sub-areas in Tenryuji.
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Legend says one of the emperors built Tenryuji to appease the gods after he dreamed of a terrible dragon.
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Legend says one of the emperors built Tenryuji to appease the gods after he dreamed of a terrible dragon.
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An elaborate grave- a Japanese depiction of an angel?
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An elaborate grave- a Japanese depiction of an angel?
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Inside the main temple, and looking our over the lake, garden, and mountains.
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Inside the main temple, and looking our over the lake, garden, and mountains.
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More shots inside the main temple.
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More shots inside the main temple.
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Painted door screens in Tenryuji.
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Painted door screens in Tenryuji.
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The amazing gold-leaf painting of the dragon of Tenryuji. (Unfortunately the protective cover was rather reflective.)
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The amazing gold-leaf painting of the dragon of Tenryuji. (Unfortunately the protective cover was rather reflective.)
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A guardian statue at another shrine in Arashiyama.
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A guardian statue at another shrine in Arashiyama.
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These statues (at yet another shrine) are very famous.
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These statues (at yet another shrine) are very famous.
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Close in on the statues.
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Close in on the statues.
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The pretty winding slopes of the same temple.
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The pretty winding slopes of the same temple.
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Complete with waterfall.
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Complete with waterfall.
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The well known bamboo avenue, on my way to a villa that belonged to a samurai movie star. (Still in Arashiyama)
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The well known bamboo avenue, on my way to a villa that belonged to a samurai movie star. (Still in Arashiyama)
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At the top of the villa is a view out over the valley and down into Kyoto.
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At the top of the villa is a view out over the valley and down into Kyoto.
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Later that day, at Kumogamimo Jinja back in main Kyoto.
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Later that day, at Kumogamimo Jinja back in main Kyoto.
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The water here is held in high regard, but apparently still okay to play in. (As steps lead down to it, and I saw kids playing in it with water guns.)
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The water here is held in high regard, but apparently still okay to play in. (As steps lead down to it, and I saw kids playing in it with water guns.)
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a tour group at kumogamimo.
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a tour group at kumogamimo.
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The next morning, one last zen temple. (I've gotten lazy about looking up names, sorry!)
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The next morning, one last zen temple. (I've gotten lazy about looking up names, sorry!)
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This phoenix statue is one of the temple's features.
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This phoenix statue is one of the temple's features.
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It perches atop this historic building.
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It perches atop this historic building.
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Painted doors in the shrine.
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Painted doors in the shrine.
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Interesting wood lattice work on the doors.
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Interesting wood lattice work on the doors.
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Pond and gardens inside the temple.
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Pond and gardens inside the temple.
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More waterfalls!
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More waterfalls!
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Looking down at the main buildings of the temple from its slopes.
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Looking down at the main buildings of the temple from its slopes.
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Not surprising for a town where many of the best shrines are built on the sides of the mountains that form the valley, we have another view out over Kyoto.
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Not surprising for a town where many of the best shrines are built on the sides of the mountains that form the valley, we have another view out over Kyoto.
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