Hearton Kyoto
405 Funayacho, Nakagyo-ku, Higashi no Toin Dori Oike Agaru Kyoto, Kyoto, Kinki, 604-0836, Japan
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Why do we keep doing this?
Already had tickets for the train but decided against the tram/trolley and just got a cab.
Bought train supplies – read breakfast – and we were soon on our second Shinkansen ride, this time on a Rail Star something or other. We were very spoiled by our first train as it was the latest JR West train complete with business …
Temple bells toll and priests chant
Good brekkie at the hotel this morning. JPY1000 each. All sorts of weird and wonderful stuff, plus the usual western staples (kind of).
Bestest value day pass ever - JPY600 for all subway and bus travel for a day.
Headed out to Nanzen-ji to visit the temples and gardens.
See the pictures. It was so beautiful out there and …
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My new favourite city
... to Kyoto's eastern slopes and my first stop was at Sheon-in temple. The most impressive things were the giant camphor trees presiding over the entrance way with gnarly roots clawing their way deep down into the earth. I continued on to the famous Chion-in which boasts the largest wooden gateway in all of Japan and a very delightful if crowded main hall where I sat for 15 minutes or so listening to a Buddhist ceremony. The chanting relaxes me like few other things can. ...
Geishas in Great Kyoto - Japan We Love You!!!
... have numerous Zen gardens, as well as a hidden shrine/temple where pilgrims pray while standing under the waterfall, sometimes in the dead of winter.
Kamigamo Shrine: This shrine is one Japan's oldest shrines and predates the founding of Kyoto itself. Built in 679AD, it is dedicated to Raijin, the god of thunder.
To-Ji Temple: This temple was established in 794 by imperial decree to protect the city. On the southern end of the site is a five-storey pagoda which ...



