Pictures of Kyoto, Japan

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Notes of this trip



Uji: Byodo-in with +Ho-o-do/Phoenix Hall of 1053

Uji: Byodo-in with +Ho-o-do/Phoenix Hall of 1053

Uji: Byodo-in with +Ho-o-do/Phoenix Hall of 1053


Uji: Byodo-in with +Ho-o-do/Phoenix Hall

Uji: Byodo-in with +Ho-o-do/Phoenix Hall

Uji: Byodo-in with +Ho-o-do/Phoenix Hall

Uji: Byodo-in with +Ho-o-do/Phoenix Hall


Uji: Byodo-in with +Ho-o-do/Phoenix Hall

Uji: Byodo-in with +Ho-o-do/Phoenix Hall

Uji: Byodo-in with +Ho-o-do/Phoenix Hall

Uji: Byodo-in with +Ho-o-do/Phoenix Hall


Uji: Byodo-in with +Ho-o-do/Phoenix Hall

Uji: Byodo-in with +Ho-o-do/Phoenix Hall

Uji: Byodo-in with +Ho-o-do/Phoenix Hall

Uji: Byodo-in with +Ho-o-do/Phoenix Hall


Uji: Byodo-in with +Ho-o-do/Phoenix Hall

Byodo-in missing: Jocho's 1053 +sculpture of Amitabha
(Courtesy Yamamura Toyonari)


Uji

Uji

Uji: the modern shinto shrine


Uji: the modern shinto shrine

Uji: the modern shinto shrine

Uji: the modern shinto shrine

Uji: the modern shinto shrine


Uji: the Ujigami Shrine of 12th c, oldest surviving shrine architecture in Japan

Uji: the Ujigami Shrine of 12th c, oldest surviving shrine architecture in Japan

Uji: the Ujigami Shrine of 12th c, oldest surviving shrine architecture in Japan


Uji: the Ujigami Shrine of 12th c, oldest surviving shrine architecture in Japan

Uji: the Ujigami Shrine of 12th c, oldest surviving shrine architecture in Japan

Uji: the Ujigami Shrine of 12th c, oldest surviving shrine architecture in Japan

Uji: the Ujigami Shrine of 12th c, oldest surviving shrine architecture in Japan


Uji: the Ujigami Shrine of 12th c, oldest surviving shrine architecture in Japan

Kyoto station (1997)

Kyoto station

Kyoto station


Kyoto station

Kyoto station

Kyoto station

Kyoto station


Kyoto Tower

Kinkaku-ji: Golden pavillion

Kinkaku-ji: Golden pavillion

Kinkaku-ji: Golden pavillion


Kinkaku-ji: Golden pavillion

Kinkaku-ji: Golden pavillion

Kinkaku-ji: Golden pavillion

Kinkaku-ji: Golden pavillion


Kinkaku-ji: Golden pavillion

Kinkaku-ji: Golden pavillion

Kinkaku-ji: Golden pavillion

Kinkaku-ji: Golden pavillion


Kinkaku-ji: Golden pavillion

Kinkaku-ji: Golden pavillion

Kinkaku-ji: Golden pavillion

Kinkaku-ji: Golden pavillion


Kinkaku-ji: Golden pavillion

Kinkaku-ji: Golden pavillion

Kinkaku-ji: Golden pavillion

Kinkaku-ji: Golden pavillion


Kinkaku-ji

Kinkaku-ji

Kinkaku-ji

Kinkaku-ji


Kinkaku-ji

Kinkaku-ji (a fitting metaphor for Zen Buddhism: a Buddha surrounded by money)

Kinkaku-ji

Kinkaku-ji


Kinkaku-ji

Kinkaku-ji

Kinkaku-ji

Kinkaku-ji


Gion district

Gion district

Gion district

Gion district


Gion district

Gion district

Gion district

Gion district


Gion district

Gion district

Gion district

Gion district


Gion district

Gion district

Gion district

Gion district


Gion district

Gion district

Gion district

Gion district


Gion district

Yasaka shrine

Yasaka shrine

Yasaka shrine


Yasaka shrine

Yasaka shrine

Yasaka shrine

Yasaka shrine


Yasaka shrine

Yasaka shrine

Yasaka shrine

Yasaka shrine


Chion-in

Chion-in

Chion-in


Chion-in

Chion-in

Chion-in

Chion-in


Chion-in

Chion-in

Nanzen-ji


Nanzen-ji

Nanzen-ji

Nanzen-ji: Sanmon

Nanzen-ji: Sanmon


Nanzen-ji: Sanmon

Nanzen-ji

Nanzen-ji


Nanzen-ji

Nanzen-ji


Nanzen-ji

Nanzen-ji

Nanzen-ji


Nanzen-ji: tiger

Nanzen-ji: tiger


Nanzenji: Hojo garden

Nanzenji: Hojo garden

Nanzenji: Hojo garden

Nanzenji: Hojo garden


Spider

Ginkaku-ji: zen garde and silver pavillion


Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion

Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion

Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion

Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion


Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion

Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion

Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion

Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion


Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion

Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion

Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion

Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion


Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion

Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion

Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion

Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion


Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion

Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion

Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion

Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion


Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion

Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion

Ginkaku-ji: Zen garden and silver pavillion

Souvenir shops


Souvenir shops

Souvenir shops

Koryu-ji


Koryu-ji

Koruy-ji

Koruy-ji

Koruy-ji


Koryu-ji

Koryu-ji

Koryu-ji: Hatto

Koryu-ji: Hatto


Koryu-ji: Hatto

Koryu-ji: Hatto

Koryu-ji

Koryu-ji


Koryu-ji

Koryu-ji

Koryu-ji


Koryu-ji

Koryu-ji

Koryu-ji: Miroku-Bosatsu


Procession

Procession

Procession


To-ji: minamimon

To-ji: minamimon

To-ji: kondo

To-ji: kondo


To-ji: pagoda

To-ji: kondo

To-ji: kondo

To-ji: pagoda


To-ji

To-ji

To-ji

To-ji


To-ji
To-ji missing: five Akasagarbha of 9th c


Tofuku-ji

Tofuku-ji

Tofuku-ji


Tofuku-ji

Tofuku-ji

Tofuku-ji

Tofuku-ji: zendo


Tofuku-ji

Tofuku-ji

Tofuku-ji: sammon (largest and oldest Zen temple gate in Kyoto)


Tofuku-ji: sammon

Tofuku-ji: sammon

Tofuku-ji: sammon

Tofuku-ji: sammon


Tofuku-ji: side shrine

Tofuku-ji: side shrine

Tofuku-ji: side shrine


Tofuku-ji: side shrine

Tofuku-ji: side shrine

Tofuku-ji: back to the entrance
Tofuku-ji missing: "Death of Buddha" (1408) by Mincho


Kiyomizu

Kiyomizu

Kiyomizu

Kiyomizu


Kiyomizu

Kiyomizu

Kiyomizu

Kiyomizu


Kiyomizu

Kiyomizu

Kiyomizu


Kiyomizu

Kiyomizu

Kiyomizudera

Kiyomizudera


Souvenir shops

Souvenir shops

Souvenir shops

Station and Tokyo Tower


Higashi Honganji

Higashi Honganji


Higashi Honganji

Higashi Honganji

Higashi Honganji

Higashi Honganji


Higashi Honganji: the gate from the kondo

Nishi Honganji: drum tower

Nishi Honganji


Nishi Honganji

Nishi Honganji: twin halls

Nishi Honganji: twin halls

Nishi Honganji: twin halls


Nishi Honganji: the three gates of the twin halls

Nishi Honganji: inside the halls

Nishi Honganji: inside the halls

Nishi Honganji: inside the halls


Nishi Honganji: inside the halls

Nishi Honganji: inside the halls

Nishi Honganji: inside the halls

Nishi Honganji: inside the halls


Nishi Honganji: monster tree outside

Nishi Honganji: towards the Chinese gate (Karamon)

Nishi Honganji: towards the Chinese gate (Karamon)

Nishi Honganji: the Chinese gate (Karamon)


Nishi Honganji: the Chinese gate (Karamon)

Nishi Honganji: the Chinese gate (Karamon)

Nishi Honganji: the Chinese gate (Karamon)

Nishi Honganji: across from the Chinese gate (Karamon)


Nishi Honganji: audience chambers

Nishi Honganji: outside gates

Nishi Honganji: outside gates


Nishi Honganji: outside gates

Nishi Honganji: Chinese gate from outside

Nishi Honganji: Chinese gate from outside

Nishi Honganji: Chinese gate from outside


Nishi Honganji: chamber halls from outside

Ryukoku University (1879)


Higashi Honganyi

Higashi Honganyi

Higashi Honganyi

Higashi Honganyi


Higashi Honganyi

Higashi Honganyi

Higashi Honganyi

Higashi Honganyi


Higashi Honganyi

Higashi Honganyi

Higashi Honganyi


Nishi Honganyi

Nishi Honganyi


Nishi Honganyi

Nishi Honganyi

Nishi Honganyi

Nishi Honganyi


Nishi Honganyi

Nishi Honganyi

Nishi Honganyi

Nishi Honganyi


Nishi Honganyi

Nishi Honganyi


Katsura imperial villa

Katsura imperial villa

Katsura imperial villa


Shugaku-in imperial villa

Shugaku-in


Shugaku-in

Shugaku-in

Shugaku-in

Shugaku-in


Eikando

Eikando


Eikando

Eikando

Eikando

Eikando


Nijo (Osaka castle): Ninomaru palace

Nijo (Osaka castle): Ninomaru palace

Nijo (Osaka castle): Ninomaru palace


Nijo: Ninomaru palace

Nijo: Ninomaru palace

Nijo: Ninomaru palace


Nijo: Ninomaru palace

Nijo: Ninomaru palace

Nijo: Ninomaru palace

Nijo: Ninomaru palace


Nijo: Ninomaru palace

Nijo: Ninomaru palace

Nijo: Ninomaru palace

Nijo: Ninomaru palace


Nijo: Ninomaru palace

Nijo: Ninomaru palace

Nijo: Ninomaru palace

Nijo: Ninomaru palace


Nijo: Ninomaru palace

Nijo: Ninomaru palace

Nijo: Ninomaru palace

Nijo: garden


Nijo: garden

Nijo: garden

Nijo: Ninomaru palace

Nijo: garden


Nijo: Honmaru palace

Nijo: Honmaru palace

Nijo: Honmaru palace


Nijo: both palaces from above

Nijo: the Ninomaru palace

Nijo: paintings in the Ninomaru palace


Nijo: paintings in the Ninomaru palace

Nijo: paintings in the Ninomaru palace

Nijo: paintings in the Ninomaru palace

Nijo: main reception hall in the Ninomaru palace


Gosho - Imperial palace

Gosho - Imperial palace

Gosho - Imperial palace


Gosho

Gosho


Daitoku-ji

Daitoku-ji: main gate

Daitoku-ji: Butsuden


Daitoku-ji: Hatto

Daitoku-ji: Hatto

Daitoku-ji: Hatto


Daitoku-ji: Hatto

Daitoku-ji: drum tower

Daitoku-ji: Kotoin


Daitoku-ji: Kotoin

Daitoku-ji: Kotoin

Daitoku-ji: Kotoin


Daitoku-ji: Kotoin

Daitoku-ji: Kotoin

Daitoku-ji: chief office


Daitoku-ji: Daisen-in

Daitoku-ji: Daisen-in


Daitoku-ji: Daisen-in

Daitoku-ji: Karamon

Daitoku-ji: Karamon


Daitoku-ji: Ryogen-in

Daitoku-ji: Ryogen-in


Daitokuji

Daitokuji

Daitokuji


Daitokuji: Daisen-in garden

Daitokuji: Daisen-in garden

Daitokuji

Daitokuji


Daitokuji

Daitokuji

Daitokuji: Ryogen-in garden

Daitokuji: Ryogen-in garden


Daitokuji

Daitokuji
Daitokuji missing: hojo by Kano Eitoku of 1566 in the Juko-in


Ryoan-ji with +Kare-sansui rock garden

Ryoan-ji

Ryoan-ji


Pontocho-Gion

Pontocho-Gion

Pontocho-Gion

Pontocho-Gion


Sanjusangendo

Sanjusangendo

Sanjusangendo

Sanjusangendo


Sanjusangendo

Sanjusangendo

Sanjusangendo

Sanjusangendo


Sanjusangendo

Sanjusangendo

Sanjusangendo

Sanjusangendo


Sanjusangendo

Sanjusangendo

Sanjusangendo

Sanjusangendo


Sanjusangendo

Sanjusangendo


Sanjusangendo

Sanjusangendo

Sanjusangendo

Sanjusangendo


Sanjusangendo

Sanjusangendo
Sanjusangendo missing: 1,001 wooden statues of the thousand-handed Kannon around Tankei's large seated Kannon of 1254 Sanjusangendo missing: Fujin gods on altar by Tankei

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