Japan 2010 - Arashiyama

Spend one whole day around Arashiyama

Tenryu-ji

Portrait of Daruma.. didnt want to look straight into his eyes..

Bamboo forest


Abstract view of bamboo forest as seen through gf's camera


On the romantic train ride

Rested at a famous teahouse for Sakuramochi

Monkey park

Views from monkey park

Portrait along Katsura river

Back to Kyoto station

Japan 2010 - Arrival to Kyoto, Yasaka Jinji, Gion, Fushimi Inari, Kiyomizu-dera & Ginkaku-ji

Gf and I went to Japan on 17 Oct 2010 for our 10 days holiday

On our way to the boarding gate in Changi Airport

Osaka Kansai airport

On the train ride from Kansai airport to Kyoto station

View from within the train, as seen by gf

Arrived at Kyoto

Our room in New Miyako hotel, it is only a minute walk away from Kyoto station

Views from within our room

Gion, the famonus entertainment and dining district

Yasaka jinja

View of slow flowing river on Tatsumi bridge at Gion

Fushimi Inari

Tea house on the mountain among Fushimi Inari

On the citybus to Ginkaku-ji

Ginkaku-ji

Women running along Philospher path

2 people and 1 tanuki.. no idea where this was taken

Kiyomizu-dera, always lots of people on the viewing platform