Kyoto’s Classic Sights: Kinkaku-ji and Ryoan-ji
The standard Kyoto sightseeing route is probably Kiyomizu-dera / Kinkaku-ji / Ginkaku-ji / Sanjusangen-do. We’d already done our cherry blossom viewing in the morning, so we figured we’d do some si…
The standard Kyoto sightseeing route is probably Kiyomizu-dera / Kinkaku-ji / Ginkaku-ji / Sanjusangen-do. We’d already done our cherry blossom viewing in the morning, so we figured we’d do some si…
Here are the photos I took on the way down from the Philosopher’s Path, past Heian Jingu Shrine, to Kyoto City Hall. The whole city is overflowing with cherry blossoms. This is why Kyoto in season is suc…
I spent the weekend in Kyoto. As an office worker who can only travel on weekends, there was no way to time it for peak bloom, but the day was clear and warm and I could really soak up the full feeling of spri…
It was a weekend when I could finally relax for once, the weather was nice and the cherry blossoms were in full bloom, so I went out… well, not really… The cheap iPhone charger I’d bought in …
The weather has been a bit odd lately, but by the laws of the seasons spring should be here any day now. Since I post things in order, this one was originally scheduled to go up about a week from now, but I…
I’ve sorted through the photos I took with my 3-megapixel phone camera and put them up here. Wherever I go, I never forget to take pictures and eat well. Music, photography, good food and travel are my l…
pentax *istds / 31mm limited/ resize only Cherry blossom season in Japan is almost over now. It always comes a week or two earlier than in Korea.. Maybe because it stayed cold for so long in Matsue, the sakura…
The highlight of cherry blossom viewing is the night. I remember going out to Yeouido around blossom time last year to take pictures too.. Expecting the same kind of thing in Japan.. I went to Yoyogi Park. I s…