Kyoto - Japan (Day 6 part 5) A night walk near Sanjo-dori
July 26, 2014
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After a lot of walking around Arashiyama and the Heian Shrine I took a rest and cleaned up at my Hotel. The staff gave me the gift of free bath salts when I checked in. There was a different scent for each day. These were very welcome gifts. After my bath I felt completely refreshed and was ready to go out have some dinner and see Kyoto at night....
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Kyoto - Japan (Day 6 part 4) - Heian Shrine
July 19, 2014
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After a full day of Arashiyama I arrived back at my Hotel and decided I still had time to squeeze in the Heian Shrine which was not too far of a walk from my hotel. I was not as well prepared for Kyoto in general as I was for Tokyo. Maybe it is because I have spent more time in Kyoto so I was less worried about it. I did not make a bunch of detaile...
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Kyoto - Japan (Day 6 Part 3) Arashiyama - Tenryuji temple
July 12, 2014
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I was not at all prepared for how beautiful the Garden at Tenryuji temple was going to be. I have been to a lot of temples and shrines at this point but the zen garden here was extra special I felt. From the moment I gazed though the open panels of the temple until the time I headed back to my hotel I was in awe.
Tenryuji "Heavenly Dragon Temple...
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Kyoto - Japan (Day 6 part 2) - Arashiyama
July 05, 2014
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Having completed my early journey around town and to the Monkey Park it was time to take in the rest of the town. I had worked up a thirst walking up and down the mountain and noticed a nice little ice cream/coffee shop/gift shop not for from the exit of the park.
I stopped in and enjoyed a nice iced coffee and bough a few small souvenirs. I was...
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Kyoto - Japan (Day 6 Part 1) - Arashiyama - Monkey Park
June 28, 2014
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I have heard about Arashiyama for years and never made time to visit in any of my previous trips so this was long overdue. I read up on the area for months before my trip planning out my day. How could I skip Monkey Park? Impossible! That was number one on my list of many things to do in Arashiyama. The trip started by taking the subway and then a...
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Kyoto - Japan (Day 5 Part 3) - Nijo Castle
June 21, 2014
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Now that I had checked into my Hotel I was eager to get started shooting Kyoto. I was a bit hungry but at the same time I did not want to slow down so I briefly stopped in a Convenience store (They are called konbini for short in Japan) next to my Hotel and got a small snack and canned coffee. The Daily Yamazaki konbini would become a regular place...
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Tokyo to Kyoto (Day 5 Part 2)
June 14, 2014
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I decided to hop in a Taxi and ride from my hotel in Asakusa to Tokyo station. I had a big suitcase and of course a large camera bag and did not want to bother people on the trains with my items. It is really not so far from Asakusa to Tokyo Station. I think it took about 10 minutes to get there. All the Taxi drivers I had in Japan were all really...
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Asakusa and Sumida, Tokyo (Day 5 Part 1)
June 07, 2014
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I have been to Kyoto several times before in the past but this was my first solo adventure. I love Kyoto and was really eager to re-visit some places I have been before and also to have an opportunity to explore some new places that I had yet to personally visit.
Before my journey to Kyoto though I wanted to explore Asakusa a little more and to sa...
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Kamakura - Japan (Day 4 part 5) Daibutsu and Hasedera
May 31, 2014
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Well at last it was time to visit Daibutsu at Kotoku-in. The amazing statue of the Great Buddha sits outside after the main hall that housed it was rebuilt and destroyed numerous times over the past several hundred years. I have seen a lot of pictures of the statue and read the stats as well but it is always hard to grasp the true size until you se...
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Kamakura - Japan (Day 4 part 4) Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
May 24, 2014
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Tsurugaoka Hachimangu is known to be the most important shrine in Kamakura. The shrine is located in the center of Kamakura and was founded by the famous Minamoto no Yoritomo. Yoritomo was appointed shogun and established the Kamakura shogunate after a conflict between the powerful Taira clan (AKA the Heike) and the Minamoto clan (AKA the Genji) kn...
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Kamakura - Japan (Day 4 part 3) Kenchoji
May 17, 2014
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Full of Kamakura cider and sweet potato ice cream I headed off to Kenchoji ranked number 1 of the 5 great Zen temples in Kamakura. With the rain having stopped I was starting to slowly dry. Kenchoji was just a short walk away from where I enjoyed my snack. There were several large tour buses pulling in as I arrived but I managed to get in ahead of...
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Kamakura - Japan (Day 4 Part 2) Jochiji
May 10, 2014
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Jochiji ranked number four of the five great Zen temples in Kamakura kind of tricked me at first. I thought it is kind of off the main street a little but the entry is beautiful. Up some wonderful stairs and though a gate. The constant rain and cold was really sucking the energy from me so I was not able to spend a great deal of time here as I thin...
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