Sunday, October 12, 2008
 Kirei na Kyoto /7:23 PM

Yokoso Japan!!

I’m going to bring our readers to Kyoto.

Kyoto is a place where you would fall in love with it!! It is suitable for people who enjoy minimum level of shopping and loves sightseeing.

Some background information about Kyoto. There are 17 properties of World Heritage Sites located in Kyoto Prefecture.

Here we go…

We manage to cover 9 world heritage sites within our 2 days stay in Kyoto.

Day 1 in Kyoto

We visited Ginkaku-ji Temple (銀閣寺), Shimogamo-jinja Shrine (下鴨神社), Kamigamo-jinja Shrine (上賀茂神社), Kinkaku-ji Temple (金閣寺) and Ryoan-ji Temple (龍安寺).

Our first stop was Ginkaku-ji Temple (銀閣寺). Sad to say that it was under renovation!!

During Renovation

Second stop was Shimogamo-jinja Shrine (下鴨神社) which is one of the oldest shrines in Kyoto.

The Entrance

Japanese Bride
Inside Shimogamo-jinja Shrine

Beautiful Pathway

Third stop was Kamigamo-jinja Shrine (上賀茂神社). Together with Shimogamo-jinja Shrine, they are known as Kamo Shrine.

A long pathway before reaching the main shrine

Isn’t it beautiful?

Some ancient building in the shrine

Caucasian in Japanese costume

Fourth stop was Kinkaku-ji Temple (金閣寺). Thumbs up for this world heritage site!

Another view of Kinkaku-ji
This is simply beautiful!!

Last stop for the day was Ryoan-ji Temple (龍安寺). Another thumb up for this site!

Nice pond!

This is amazing!
No matter which angle you are at, you only get to see 14 stones instead of 15.

Day 2 in Kyoto

We visited Tenryu - ji Temple (天龍寺), Ninna - ji Temple (仁和寺), Nijo-jo Castle (二条城) and Kiyomizu - dera Temple (清水寺).

Our first stop was Tenryu - ji Temple (天龍寺).

This is awesome!

Another view of it

Second stop was Ninna - ji Temple (仁和寺). By the time we reach there, the temple was closed for the day.




Third stop was Nijo-jo Castle (二条城).


The Main Entrance

Nice pond =)

Whoo!

Inside Nijo Castle

Our last stop was Kiyomizu - dera Temple (清水寺).





Personally I would definitely recommend Kyoto to anyone who loves sightseeing and a 3 days stay is more appropriate if you would like to cover all world heritage sites. Just to take note that most of the shrines and temples closed between 4.30 to 5.00 pm.

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