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While at Kinkakuji (The Golden Pavilion) in Kyoto I spotted a group of kids all in traditional kimono. I’m not sure why they were all in kimono. It was a Sunday morning. They weren’t with a school group. It wasn’t around seijin no hi (January 14). Nor did these kids look old enough to be turning 20. They looked great whatever the reason.
Dragon fountains are very common at Buddhist temples in Japan. This one is from Higashi Honganji in Kyoto. If washing from water coming out of his mouth doesn’t cleanse you nothing will.
The beer vendors at Japanese baseball games are always female. They carry a huge keg on their back, something you can’t imagine seeing at a game in the U.S.
If beer isn’t enough to put a smile on your face at the game, though, you can always wait for the Whiskey Girl. They canvas the stands as well and will be more than happy to provide you with a shot, or two, or three… Again, something that blows the mind for those only familiar with Major League Baseball games in the states.
During our four days in Kyoto we had a grand total of about 5 minutes of blue sky. The above photograph captured those brief moments.
I don’t remember the name of this temple, but it was near the south side of the Path of Philosophy (if I remember correctly).
Shinjuku NS Building houses this enormous, moving clock. It is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest pendulum clock in the world at 29 meters. After staring at it for a prolonged period of time, with my jaw dropped to the floor, we headed to the top floor and had some excellent yakiniku that was actually very inexpensive. Here is a picture of that restaurant.
While wandering the grounds of Himeji Castle we came upon a man with a pet squirrel. He had the squirrel on a leash, but the leash wasn’t really necessary as the squirrel immediately jumped into his arms on command. Needless to say, the kids (both mine and the many Japanese youngsters) thought this was about the coolest thing they had ever seen.