Kyoto, Japan

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A castle on the distant hills on the way to Kyoto Taking pictures of temples from the bus Souvenir shop Buddha Entrance to a Kimono shop Fans for sale Cucumber stick Narrow streets on the way to the Kiyomizu Temple The Deva and West gates A small shrine at the entrance to the Zenkoji-do hall Cat figurines guading the garden Temple buildings Dozens of Jizo with colorful bibs Three-storied pagoda More Jizo A tiny little water fountain School kids An interesting figure in storage Japanese saying when about to make a big decision is like jumping from this terrace A pagoda in the distance Statue inside the temple Altar inside Looking down at the Otowa waterfall Tour guide You can see the wooden foundation for the temple from here A long stairway The Buddhist temple and Shinto shrine side by side A closer view of the wooden foundation Jizo with flowers Another view of the West gate Hello Kitty shop Small shrine Girls in kimonos in the middle of the street How Nijo Castle looked many years ago Fancy lunch spot A baby seat in the toilet stall At the entrance to Nijo Castle Roof detail of the castle Kara-mon gate Ninomaru Palace Gold detail on the palace No nails were used Linda inside the palace Roof cat An explanation about the structure of the palace floor Colorful map for the grounds around the Golden Pavilion dating from 1408 The head priest's living quarters Rock sculpture Roof tile detail Kinkaku - the Golden Pavilion Rokuon-ji Temple Another view of the Golden Pavilion Linda and June at the Golden Pavilion Pine tree held up with a rack Pine trees on tiny islands A closer view of the Golden Pavilion A small waterfall Small island shrine Prayers This bus has a picture of a kitty