Ninna-ji (仁和寺)
Golden Hall (金堂) of Ninnaji (Kyoto, Japan)
sign giving a little history of Ninna-ji’s Main Hall (a national treasure) in Japanese, Chinese, English, and Korean
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Japanese couple @ Nijo Castle (二条城)
A Japanese couple walks the paths near Honmaru on the Nijo Castle (Kyoto) grounds in summer yukata
Koyasan (高野山) in the rain
Taking shelter @ 高野山
I got off at the wrong bus stop (Okunoin-mae or 奥の院前) on Koyasan. Turns out that was a good thing as 30 seconds later the skies went crazy, and I would have been stuck in a 20-minute downpour with nothing but the trees to take cover under had I gotten off at Ichinohashiguchi (一の橋口).
The thunder I heard, just after taking this photo, was like nothing I have ever heard before. The sound seemed to originate from just a few feet away rather than the normal, somewhat distant sound.
The making of a modern Ukiyo-e (浮世絵)
Creating a new ukiyo-e on a storefront in Nihonbashi (Tokyo, Japan)
On an unseasonably cold evening in late November, we came upon this man painting (I think) an original ukiyo-e in the Nihonbashi part of Tokyo. If you want to see the finished result you’ll need to roam the streets of Nihonbashi after (or before) business hours as this can only be seen when the shop is closed.
The location is approximately here.
Kamo Shrine (賀茂神社)
Kamo Shrine (賀茂神社)
Osaka Castle’s Sakura Gate (桜門 Sakura-Mon)
Sakura Gate (桜門) leading to Osaka Castle