Kyoto scene
The eye is naturally drawn to the Geisha, Maiko, Geiko, tourist, or whatever you want to call her, but this picture includes some other interesting looks and gazes as well. Be sure to check them out once you are done looking at her.
TravelJapanBlog.com - Japan (07, 09-10, 13), Denmark (08, 11, 16-19, 21, 24), Korea (13), Poland (21), Mexico (14, 15, 19, 26), Iceland (17, 19), Hawaii (14, 17, 22), Czech Republic (16, 17, 19, 21)
|
The above will search Traveljapanblog.com. Concerts - Landscapes - Sports |
Posts tagged japan pictures
龍池山大雲院 Ryuchizandaiunin
I stumbled on this place quite by accident while walking from Maruyama Koen (円山公園) into the Gion District in Kyoto. This shrine is actually quite close to the Gion Temple (祇園寺). I found 龍池山大雲院 to be marvelously peaceful, with striking wood and marble.
Tomorrow I’ll show you a close up of the marble Buddha you can see lying down in the distance in this picture from the gate.
Cherry Blossoms at Zenshoan (全生庵)
Zenshoan is best known for its ghost scrolls (幽霊画), which I hope to see this August, but in late March it can also be a nice place to visit with the blossoms beginning to bloom. The gold statue of the Buddha in the background is quite large. It overlooks the cemetery (墓所) on the grounds. Located in “Old Tokyo” in Yanaka (谷中), the shitamachi neighborhood is fun to stroll around.
Yakitori (焼き鳥 or やきとり)
When you are hungry and walking home after a long day of work (or play) few things look as good as this on a Japanese street. So inviting, so mouth watering, so enticing. “Enter me,” it seems to say. “Let me fill your stomach and quench your thirst,” it beckons. “Come and put your cares aside for a while and enjoy life.”
You smile.
And enter.
By the way, in case you don’t know, yakitori is skewered chicken cooked over a fire, possibly after being marinated in a sweet, teriyaki sauce of some sort. Next to a bowl of rice, more dipping sauce, and a cold beer you are good to go.
The ema of Kinkakuji (金閣寺の絵馬)
These are the ema (prayer plaques discussed here previously) at the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto. The god that grants these desires is 不動明王 who you can also gain favors from across town at Fushimi Inari Taisha.
