Tag: “Ryokan Kyoto”

16 photos found.

  1. Down the Corridor

    A man walks through the thousands of orange Torii gates at the Fushimi Inari Taisha near Kyoto. Companies and individuals donate these gates to the shrine.

  2. Reach for the Canopy

    One of the hundreds of orange torii gates at Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto catching some late afternoon rays through the filter of a canopy of leaves.

  3. Second Torii

    The second torii stands in front of the Main gate at the entrance to Fushimi Inari Taisha. The first torii (ichi no torii) is across the street from the Inari train station, the other 20,000 smaller torii are further in.

  4. Kinkakuju

    Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion) is a Zen temple formally known as Rokuonji.

    In 1397 construction started on the Golden Pavilion as part of a new residence for the retired shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. Kinkakuji was converted into a Zen temple after Yoshimitsu's death in 1408.

    The Golden Pavilion functions as shariden, housing sacred relics of the Buddha and is covered in gold leaf.

  5. Bamboo tree

    The day I reached the Bamboo Groves in Arashiyama in Kyoto it was stinking hot. Clutching desperately at my empty bottle of Pocari Sweat I was near point of collapse from the heat and a severe overdose of sightseeing.

  6. Shinkyogoku-dori shopping strip in downtown Kyoto

    It's often said, that when travelling to Kyoto, you have to work hard to find the beauty. Travellers pull out their maps and start hunting for impressive temples and shrines that scatter intimately throughout the former imperial capital of Japan.

  7. Donors

    Thousands of torii gates that have been donated by companies and individuals line the Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto. The names of the donors are inscribed on the vertical pillars of the torii, as the name of the bus company seen here.

  8. The Japanese Colonel Sanders

    During my trip to Japan my friend and I did bump into one major celebrity - Colonel Sanders. Only he wasn't dressed all-American like we were used to.

  9. Health and Good Fortune

    Fushimi Inari Taisha seems a popular jogging route despite (or because of) the hilly topography. But for an afternoon jog the atmosphere is hard to beat.

  10. Resident

    Countless cats make Fushimi Inari Taisha their home. This one in particular scared the litter out of the photographer, who was walking alone through the woods as the sun was beginning to set.