JAPAN 2017: DAY 1, PART 1 – Kyoto – Kiyomizu-dera & Ryozen Kannon (Inc. Video)
These 18 new galleries are a combination of a month and a half’s work of whittling down & post-processing around 5000 photos that I took on this dream trip to Japan in November 2017 down to 561, many late nights & tired eyeballs, 5 months planning & preparation for the actual trip (no package holiday tours here!), raising the funds, praying everyday that war wouldn’t break out in Korea, surviving two crazy long flights on zero sleep, navigating around the Japanese cities of Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Tokyo & Hiroshima, getting up crazy early to get to some of these places before the hoards of mostly Chinese tourists arrive and generally walking & hiking until I couldn’t feel my feet anymore! I present to you ‘Me, Myself and Japan 2017 Trip!’ (and my camera of course… ;] )
Arrival & Kiyomizu-dera Photos
My cosy traditional Japanese-style room at Hotel Seiki KyotoSome Pocari Sweat energy drink to start me off for the day, KyotoRoadside shrine on the Matsubara Dori, KyotoEarly Morning Matsubara Dori, KyotoTranquil spot on Matsubara Dori, KyotoEarly Morning Matsubara Dori 02, KyotoThe Niomon Entrance to Kitomizu dear Temple, KyotoTicket office at Kitomizu dear Temple, KyotoKoyasu Pagoda Autumn Colors Kitomizu dear Temple, KyotoOtowa Waterfull in the Autumn Colors Kitomizu dear Temple, KyotoKyoto Tower as seen from Kitomizu dear Temple with Autumn Colors, KyotoThe Stage of Kiyomizu (under renovation) in Autumn Colors Kitomizu dear Temple, KyotoSanjunoto in Autumn Colors Kitomizu dear Temple, KyotoMotorbike in Autumn Colors Kitomizu dear Temple, KyotoWomen catching water at Otowa Waterfull Kitomizu dear Temple, KyotoBottom of The Stage of Kiyomizu where in the Edo-period it was a tradition to jump off the stage and if you survived the 13-meter (43-foot) drop your wish would be granted, Kitomizu dear Temple, KyotoBuddhist Monk praying at Otowa Waterfull Kitomizu dear Temple, KyotoSanjunoto pagoda in red autumn colors Kitomizu dear Temple, KyotoPond Sanjunoto pagoda in red autumn colors Kitomizu dear Temple, KyotoMatsubara Dori sidestreet with old staircase Kitomizu dear Temple, KyotoAutumn colors in Koshoji Temple Ryozen Honbyo, KyotoStatue at Koshoji Temple Ryozen Honbyo, KyotoPath covered in autumn colors near Koshoji Temple Ryozen Honbyo, KyotoOjizō sama guardians of children in red bibs, Kyoto
Ryozen Kannon Photos
Pacific War Memorial Ryozen Kwannon Temple, KyotoHokanji pagoda temple in autumn colors, KyotoTemple corner figurehead Ryozen Kwannon Temple, KyotoGiant 80ft Concrete Bodhisattva Kwannon Ryozen Kwannon Temple, KyotoNegai No Tama Good Luck Ball Ryozen Kwannon Temple, KyotoMizugo Jizoson Ryozen Kwannon Temple, KyotoGiant 80ft Concrete Bodhisattva Kwannon with pond Ryozen Kwannon Temple, KyotoTraditional kimono hire shop, KyotoTraditional shopping street, KyotoMost advanced toilet in the world with heated seats bidet, KyotoProbably the most scenic clothes washing facilities on the top floor of hotel seiki, Kyoto
