Maruyama Park Kyoto

Kyoto , Kyoto, Kinki, Japan
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    Day 20: Temples, bears and dead fish in Kyoto

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    Woke up on the floor again. Normally this would be considered unusual, but it is something we're getting increasingly used to. So far the Co-op inn has been great. It is probably the most quiet of all of the hotels we've stayed at so far. Being on the 9th (and top) floor, and being down one corner of the hotel with no neighbours probably has …

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    Cherry Blossoms and Miyako Odori

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    After the devastating earthquake and Tsunami on March 11th, 2011, Japan and its people needed something beautiful to help keep them going. Cherry blossoms were just the thing. After just one month after the tragic events on March 11th, we took a trip to Kyoto to join many from around Japan to enjoy the beauty of the cherry …

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    Temples, Geishas and out of this world food!

    ... locals and other tourists although I didn't see too many westerners.  Started at Yasaka-Jinja Shrine then on to Maruyama Park, Kodaiji Temple, Ryozen-Gokuku-jinju Shrine (a tribute to the unknown soldiers who perished in WWII), and Kiyomizu Temple ...

  • 2

    Sakura...

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    ... hanami (which basically means sitting around the cherry blossom trees and drinking lots of sake!). In the evening, we headed off to Maruyama Park to view a huge cherry blossom tree in full bloom...and eat plenty of candy floss (or "cotton candy" as ...

  • 3

    Kyoto Day Trip

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    ... tree there would be hordes of people with their mobile phone cameras out snapping photos. Next we bumped into a massive park (Maruyama Park) where hanami (cherry blossom) festivities were alive and well. This party put the one in our area to shame. ...

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    Kyoto Temples

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    ... a very large cemetery or mausoleum, and there were people there praying for a recent dead relative.   We left Maruyama park and walked along a street called Hanami-Koji in Gion.  It is lined with old homes and tea ...

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    Ausgetempelt

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    ... as the Sanjusangendo Hall or the Kodaiji Temple are quieter and retain a bit of their charm. I have a wonderful bento meal near Maruyama Park. Then walk around the Heian Shrine and its beautiful garden and then to Gion. Gion is the geisha district of ...

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    Geisha verging on extinction

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    ... ), Ryoanji temple with the Zen Rock Garden, which consists of white gravel, a few rocks and...um...nothing else. I also went to Maruyama Park and Nishijin Textile Centre, where you can watch women weaving and they have a regular fashion show of women in ...

  • 7

    Kyoto - Castles, Temples, Shrines and Gardens

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    ... also contains the largest bell in all Japan (74tons) which takes 17 monks to ring it!!   We move on to Maruyama park, a beautiful park with yet more cherry blossom and, being Friday, was being set up for the weekend picnics. Wandering (lost) ...

  • 8

    Hanami

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    ... fiftieth season.   The highlight of the day was when I met my new Yankee friend, Karie from work and we headed to Maruyama Park. I wanted to see the famous weeping cherry tree which they light up at night. I was expecting a sweeping green park with ...

  • 9

    Geishas, Gardens and Shrines

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    ... outfits are definitely eye catching and they are so delicate with every move that they make. Another bonus to the beautiful Maruyama Park was the immense amount of eagles flying about and the beautiful weeping maple trees that overhang the pond. From ...

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    Blossom, beef and fishy business!

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    ... statues related to wishing for a happy marriage.   After wandering the traditional streets of Higashiyama we walked to Maruyama Park where supposedly the cherry blossom is great to view. After passing another temple on the way in we were again ...