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Kyōto 京都 | Uji 宇治 | Nara 奈良 | Ōsaka 大阪 | Wakayama 和歌山 | Kōbe 神戸 | Himeji and Akashi 姫路と明石 | Kinosaki and Fukuchiyama 城崎と福知山 | Amanohashidate 天橋立 | Ōtsu 大津 | Ōmi Hachiman and Azuchi 近江八幡と安土 | Hikone 彦根 | Nagahama 長浜 | Ise 伊勢 | Iga, Seki-juku & Kameyama 伊賀、関宿、亀山

Kyōto 京都

Japan's historical and cultural capital, still home to the finest of traditional Japanese architecture and the quiet steps of elegant geisha
Sannen-zaka in Higashiyama
Sannen-zaka in Higashiyama		 Kyōto station
Kyōto station		 Ginkaku-ji
Ginkaku-ji		 Hanami-kōji in Gion
Hanami-kōji in Gion
Night dining along the Kamo-gawa
Night dining along the Kamo-gawa		 Kinkaku-ji
Kinkaku-ji		 Maiko in Arashiyama
Maiko in Arashiyama		 Arashiyama Arhats
Arashiyama Arhats
Bamboo forest
Bamboo forest		 Autumn foliage
Autumn foliage		 Kinkaku-ji and surrounds
Kinkaku-ji and surrounds		 Japanese maple
Japanese maple
Zen garden
Zen garden		 Dusk along the Kamo-gawa
Dusk along the Kamo-gawa		 April outside Higashi Hongan-ji
April outside Higashi Hongan-ji		 Sanjusangen-dō's main hall
Sanjusangen-dō's main hall
Sakura in Sanjusangen-dō
Sakura in Sanjusangen-dō		 Inari shrine at Sanjusangen-dō
Inari shrine at Sanjusangen-dō		 Cherry blossoms beneath Kiyomizu-dera
Cherry blossoms beneath Kiyomizu-dera		 Maiko-san outside Kiyomizu-dera
Maiko-san outside Kiyomizu-dera
Posing for the obligatory shot
Posing for the obligatory shot		 Votive plaques at Kiyomizu-dera
Votive plaques at Kiyomizu-dera		 Dressing up at Kiyomizu-dera
Dressing up at Kiyomizu-dera		 False geisha
False geisha
Young maiko sisters
Young maiko sisters		 Gift shop interior on Chayanzaka
Gift shop interior on Chayanzaka		 Chayan-zaka
Chayan-zaka		 Sannen-zaka street scene
Sannen-zaka street scene
Tourist maiko-san
Tourist maiko-san		 Maiko, rickshaw and sakura
Maiko, rickshaw and sakura		 Outside Kōdai-ji
Outside Kōdai-ji		 Turning prayer wheels
Turning prayer wheels
Kōdai-ji
Kōdai-ji		 Courtyard of Yasaka-jinja
Courtyard of Yasaka-jinja		 Sakura in Maruyama-kōen
Sakura in Maruyama-kōen		 Weeping cherry blossom
Weeping cherry blossom
Hanami festivity in Maruyama-kōen
Hanami festivity in Maruyama-kōen		 Main hall of Chion-in
Main hall of Chion-in		 Sakura at Chion-in
Sakura at Chion-in		 Chion-in's main gate
Chion-in's main gate
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art		 Heian-jingū
Heian-jingū		 Sakura omikuji
Sakura omikuji		 Rainbow off the Biwa-ko Canal
Rainbow off the Biwa-ko Canal
Small shrine near Keage
Small shrine near Keage		 Sub-temple at Nanzen-ji
Sub-temple at Nanzen-ji		 Nanzen-ji's main hall
Nanzen-ji's main hall		 Aqueduct from Biwa-ko at Nanzen-ji
Aqueduct from Biwa-ko at Nanzen-ji
Approach to Tetsugaku-no-michi
Approach to Tetsugaku-no-michi		 Tetsugaku-no-michi
Tetsugaku-no-michi		 Sakura over the canal, Tetsugaku-no-michi
Sakura over the canal, Tetsugaku-no-michi		 Nighttime on Pontochō
Nighttime on Pontochō
Pontochō scene
Pontochō scene		 Canalside sakura by night
Canalside sakura by night		 Illuminated sakura in Gion
Illuminated sakura in Gion		 Nighttime sakura in the old nightlife district
Nighttime sakura in the old nightlife district
Morning at Kiyomizu-dera
Morning at Kiyomizu-dera		 Entrance to Kiyomizu-dera
Entrance to Kiyomizu-dera		 View of Otowa-no-taki from above
View of Otowa-no-taki from above		 Kiyomizu-dera Hon-dō
Kiyomizu-dera Hon-dō
Hilltop pagoda, Kiyomizu-dera
Hilltop pagoda, Kiyomizu-dera		 Otowa-no-taki
Otowa-no-taki		 Above the tracks, Kyoto station
Above the tracks, Kyoto station		 Fushimi Inari Taisha
Fushimi Inari Taisha
Votive plaques at Fushimi Inari
Votive plaques at Fushimi Inari		 Vermilion torii, Fushimi Inari
Vermilion torii, Fushimi Inari		 Break in the path, Fushimi Inari
Break in the path, Fushimi Inari		 View down the hall of gates
View down the hall of gates
Oinari-san votive plaques, Fushimi Inari
Oinari-san votive plaques, Fushimi Inari		 View over Kyoto from Kyoto station
View over Kyoto from Kyoto station		 Turret at Nijō-jō
Turret at Nijō-jō		 Ninomaru palace, Nijō-jō
Ninomaru palace, Nijō-jō
Cherry blossom, Nijō-jō
Cherry blossom, Nijō-jō		 View over Honmaru palace, Nijō-jō
View over Honmaru palace, Nijō-jō		 Zen garden at Ryōan-ji
Zen garden at Ryōan-ji		 Rock detail, Ryōan-ji
Rock detail, Ryōan-ji
Stone water basin at Ryōan-ji
Stone water basin at Ryōan-ji		 Morning view across Tōfuku-ji
Morning view across Tōfuku-ji		 Belfry at Tōfuku-ji
Belfry at Tōfuku-ji		 Autumn leaves against the Zen-dō, Tōfuku-ji
Autumn leaves against the Zen-dō, Tōfuku-ji
Monument within the Hōjō garden, Tōfuku-ji
Monument within the Hōjō garden, Tōfuku-ji		 Autumn colors trifecta, Tōfuku-ji
Autumn colors trifecta, Tōfuku-ji		 Bridge across the maple-lined valley, Tōfuku-ji
Bridge across the maple-lined valley, Tōfuku-ji		 Kaisan-dō at Tōfuku-ji
Kaisan-dō at Tōfuku-ji
Wee figure in the Kaisan-dō garden
Wee figure in the Kaisan-dō garden		 Raked gravel by the Kaisan-dō
Raked gravel by the Kaisan-dō		 Hon-dō of Tōfuku-ji rising over the foliage
Hon-dō of Tōfuku-ji rising over the foliage		 Red maple leaves against a branch, Tōfuku-ji
Red maple leaves against a branch, Tōfuku-ji
Fallen leaves and moss beside a tree trunk
Fallen leaves and moss beside a tree trunk		 Tourists on the Tsuten-kyō, Tōfuku-ji
Tourists on the Tsuten-kyō, Tōfuku-ji		 Creek running through the Hōjō gardens
Creek running through the Hōjō gardens		 Tōfuku-ji's belfry with maples
Tōfuku-ji's belfry with maples
Hon-dō at Tōfuku-ji
Hon-dō at Tōfuku-ji		 Crowds gathered outside the Hon-dō
Crowds gathered outside the Hon-dō		 San-mon gate at Tōfuku-ji
San-mon gate at Tōfuku-ji		 UNESCO-listed Tō-ji
UNESCO-listed Tō-ji
Five-storied pagoda at Tō-ji
Five-storied pagoda at Tō-ji		 Entering the Kō-dō at Tō-ji
Entering the Kō-dō at Tō-ji		 Scrounging crows in the temple grounds, Tō-ji
Scrounging crows in the temple grounds, Tō-ji		 Kon-dō and Kō-dō at Tō-ji
Kon-dō and Kō-dō at Tō-ji
Stone lantern and maple, Tō-ji
Stone lantern and maple, Tō-ji		 Autumn leaves with the donjon of Fushimi-jō
Autumn leaves with the donjon of Fushimi-jō		 Reconstruction of Fushimi Castle
Reconstruction of Fushimi Castle		 Maiko preparing for a rickshaw ride
Maiko preparing for a rickshaw ride
Tourists overlooking the foliage, Kiyomizu-dera
Tourists overlooking the foliage, Kiyomizu-dera		 Distant Kyōto Station and Kyōto Tower
Distant Kyōto Station and Kyōto Tower		 Main hall at Kiyomizu-dera
Main hall at Kiyomizu-dera		 Pagoda at the front of Kiyomizu-dera
Pagoda at the front of Kiyomizu-dera
Rain-covered maple leaves at Kiyomizu-dera
Rain-covered maple leaves at Kiyomizu-dera		 Moat outside Nishi Hongan-ji
Moat outside Nishi Hongan-ji		 Goei-dō at Nishi Hongan-ji
Goei-dō at Nishi Hongan-ji		 Gate at Nishi Hongan-ji with yellow ginkgo
Gate at Nishi Hongan-ji with yellow ginkgo
Yasaka-jinja in Gion by night
Yasaka-jinja in Gion by night		 Morning over Tōgetsu-kyō in Arashiyama
Morning over Tōgetsu-kyō in Arashiyama		 Cloud creeping over the hillside maples
Cloud creeping over the hillside maples		 View up the Katsura-gawa in Arashiyama
View up the Katsura-gawa in Arashiyama
Tōgetsu-kyō
Tōgetsu-kyō		 Girls on a rickshaw ride, Arashiyama
Girls on a rickshaw ride, Arashiyama		 Maple leaf outside Tenryū-ji, Arashiyama
Maple leaf outside Tenryū-ji, Arashiyama		 Japanese maples and temple wall, Tenryū-ji
Japanese maples and temple wall, Tenryū-ji
Roof detail above the entrance to Tenryū-ji
Roof detail above the entrance to Tenryū-ji		 Sōgenchi-teien, Tenryū-ji
Sōgenchi-teien, Tenryū-ji		 Garden detail, Sōgenchi-teien
Garden detail, Sōgenchi-teien		 Stone bridge between garden islets
Stone bridge between garden islets
Maple branches and stone lantern, Tenryū-ji
Maple branches and stone lantern, Tenryū-ji		 Main hall glimpsed from Tenryū-ji's garden
Main hall glimpsed from Tenryū-ji's garden		 Maples and bamboo grove beyond
Maples and bamboo grove beyond		 Girls in kimono outside Tenryū-ji
Girls in kimono outside Tenryū-ji
Kimono-clad boys and rickshaw in the grove
Kimono-clad boys and rickshaw in the grove		 500 Rakan outside Hōgon-in
500 Rakan outside Hōgon-in		 Torii at the entrance to Nonomiya-jinja
Torii at the entrance to Nonomiya-jinja		 Bamboo grove outside Tenryū-ji's north gate
Bamboo grove outside Tenryū-ji's north gate
Approach to Jōjakkō-ji, Arashiyama
Approach to Jōjakkō-ji, Arashiyama		 Ascending path within Jōjakkō-ji
Ascending path within Jōjakkō-ji		 Maple-strewn steps and small altar, Jōjakkō-ji
Maple-strewn steps and small altar, Jōjakkō-ji		 Belfry within Jōjakkō-ji
Belfry within Jōjakkō-ji
Path back to the main gate of Jōjakkō-ji
Path back to the main gate of Jōjakkō-ji		 Giō-ji in Arashiyama
Giō-ji in Arashiyama		 Weathered lantern amidst fallen maple leaves, Giō-ji
Weathered lantern amidst fallen maple leaves, Giō-ji		 Path leading to the main hall of Seiryō-ji
Path leading to the main hall of Seiryō-ji

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Shelly 13-Apr-2012 02:16
My daughter was engaged to her fiance at Kiyomizu-dera and there was a rainbow in the sky at the time. The rainbow has a very special meaning in our family. Do you have a photo of Kiyomizu-dera with a rainbow or do you know where I could get one?
Raymond05-Apr-2007 17:57
Beautiful and stunning gallery. The images are perfect...
Outstanding
Eddie Ling05-Apr-2007 16:28
Sakura seaon, nice capture!
Ashley Hockenberry10-Oct-2006 16:27
Superb gallery
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