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Roof of Goeido Founder's Hall83 views
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Momdo Kaikan Hall is a lodging facility. 聞法会館83 views
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Kyozo or Scripture Repository. It houses the Daizokyo or the entire collection of Buddhist texts published by Tenkai. There are 6,323 scrolls and books stored in 665 boxes. They were purchased from the Tokugawa government and received in 1648. 経蔵83 views
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View from corridor.83 views
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Ponto-cho alley, enclave of geisha.83 views
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Kawaramachi-dori going to Shijo-dori road.83 views
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Jomyo-yama 浄妙山 - Depicts the famous 12th-century battle between the Heike and Genji Clans at Uji River in Kyoto in the Tale of the Heike. It shows warrior-monk Ichirai jumping over Jomyo to take credit as the first to engage the enemy.83 views
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Minami Kannon-yama about to turn at the Kyoto City Hall corner.83 views
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Minami Kannon-yama 南観音山 - Worships Yoryu Kannon (揚柳観音), which dispels illness. The large willow branch also dispels illness. Medicine balls are on the four corners.83 views
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Shijo-dori83 views
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Large flags outside the temple gates.82 views
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New Year observance schedule.82 views
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Amida-do Hall is the main hall or temple, also called the Hondo Hall. 阿弥陀堂（本堂）82 views
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Welcome message to exhibition visitors.82 views
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Hachiman-yama 八幡山 - Worships the god Hachiman in a miniature shrine, whose spirit was transferred from the local Hachiman-gu shrine.82 views
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Koi-yama 鯉山 - Shows a carp (koi) swimming up a ryumon waterfall to become a dragon. The tapestries, depicting the Trojan War, were made in Belgium in the 16th century. (Important Cultural Properties)82 views
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Geisha/geiko from Miyagawa-cho.82 views
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Geisha/geiko from Gion Kobu82 views
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Shrine ema tablets.81 views
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Amida-domon Gate 81 views
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A large willow branch sticks out from the rear.81 views
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Geisha/geiko from Gion Kobu.81 views
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Shijo-dori going to Yasaka Shrine.81 views
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Misora Hibari Museum in Arashiyama.81 views
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Ryoanji rock garden. 81 views
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Ryoanji81 views
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Inside Ryoanji81 views
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Last year's Toka Ebisu decorations are brought to the shrine and trashed.80 views
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Goeido Hall and Amida-do Hall80 views
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Goeido Hall 80 views
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Amida-do Hall veranda.80 views
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Outside the walls of Nishi Hongwanji.80 views
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But I got a good view from my free seat.80 views
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During the Ofune-hoko's 500-year history, it repeatedly suffered from fires, but was rebuilt each time until 1864 when it caught fire caused by a skirmish (Hamaguri Gate Rebellion 蛤御門の変) at the Kyoto Imperial Palace.80 viewsNotice the boat rudder.
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Lantern dancers80 views
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Ryoanji temple80 views
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Next to the Amida-do Hall is this modern building housing a gift shop, restaurant, and temple offices. 宗務総合庁舎79 views
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Karamon Gate, a National Treasure. 唐門79 views
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Ofune-hoko 大船鉾 - Gion Matsuri's brand new float parading for the first time today on July 24, 2014. 79 views
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0 Series shinkansen driver's seat.79 views
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The white kemari ball is made of deer skin.78 views
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Pokkuri clogs worn by maiko. Very expensive ones going for 51,000 yen per pair.78 views
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The Hanagasa Parade (花傘巡行) is a parade of mostly children and women accompanied by flowery parasol floats. It starts (10 am) and ends (noon) at Yasaka Shrine. On Kawaramachi-dori road, they follow right after the main float procession.78 views
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When the Saki Matsuri and Ato Matsuri's processions were combined on July 17, 1966, the Hanagasa Parade was started on July 24, 1966 to compensate for the Ato Matsuri's procession. 78 views
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Geisha/geiko from Gion Kobu.78 views
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Tatami mat shop in a thatched roofed building.78 views
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0 Series shinkansen driver's cockpit.78 views
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Shrine maidens happily sell and attach lucky decorations on the branches.77 views
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Carvings on Nishi Hongwanji's Karamon Gate, a National Treasure. 唐門77 views
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The kemari players include women. Kemari originated in China.77 views
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Kita Biwako steam locomotive 77 views
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Shrine maidens happily sell and attach lucky decorations on the branches.76 views
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Last year's Toka Ebisu decorations are brought to the shrine and trashed.76 views
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The ball sometimes bounce into the crowd.76 views
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There is a cafe on the 1st floor. The walls are autographed by manga artists.76 views
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People line up for bamboo branches.75 views
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Karamon Gate, a National Treasure. 唐門75 views
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Besides free seating, they provide paid spectator seating in the two pavilions on the right and left. 2000 yen per seat.75 views
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19th Century Hall, SL & Piano Museum75 views
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Another 0 Series shinkansen whose cockpit was open to the public.75 views
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Shrine offerings74 views
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Kemari is held at other shrines at other times of the year.74 views
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The Kyoto International Manga Museum is housed in a former school. This space in front was the playground.74 views
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Roof of Amida-do Hall73 views
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Shimogamo Shrine map.73 views
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On Jan. 4, Kemari hajime at Shimogamo Shrine starts at 1:30 pm. Free seating is provided, but getting there early assures you of a better view if you want to take pictures.73 views
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The object of kemari is to keep the ball in the air. And whoever kicks the ball, must make it easy for the next person to kick it. But this is hard to do.73 views
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Kyoto Tower as seen from the open-air roof of Porta shopping mall.73 views
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Kyoto International Manga Museum73 views
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Shimogamo Shrine torii72 views
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The game is preceded by a ceremony. 72 views
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Sometimes the ball went way up, and once it went up on the roof. These players weren't so skilled in my opinion.70 views
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Near Karamon Gate is Ryukoku University affiliated with Nishi Hongwanji.68 views
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Tatami mat shop68 views
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The first shinkansen "Green Car" 1st class car.64 views
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Inside the first shinkansen "Green Car" 1st class car.64 views
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Osaka Loop Line train62 views
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Tenryuji61 views
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Hojo-ike Pond. Notice the two-story pagoda (Tahoto) in the distance.60 views
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Opening in 2016, Kyoto Railway Museum is a modern makeover of the old Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum that opened in 1972. Short bus ride from Kyoto Station.60 views
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500 Series shinkansen60 views
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Tenryuji's Japanese garden.59 views
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Miei-do Hall (Daiden)59 views
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Miei-do Hall (Daiden)58 views
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View from the two-story pagoda on the hillside. This would be a sea of red during the peak period. I have to come back here.58 views
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Turntable to direct the locomotives to the desired track and direction.58 views
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Inside Nijo Station that was moved here. Now the museum gift shop.58 views
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Back to the Promenade area near the entrance with the 0 Series shinkansen.58 views
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Sleeper train58 views
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JNR for Japan National Railways58 views
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Train kiosk from the good old days (1950s-60s).58 views
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Reconstructed rural train station from the good old days (1950s-60s). Named "Showa-no-Eki Station."58 views
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Daihatsu three-wheeler car58 views
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Shinkansen traffic control center.58 views
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Many artifacts on display on both the 1st and 2nd floors of t he Main Hall.58 views
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Old train tickets58 views
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Arashiyama's famous bamboo grove.57 views
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Bridge to Benten-shima on Hojo-ike Pond.57 views
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80 series EMU car KuHa 8600157 views
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The museum's main highlight is the Umekoji steam locomotives on a roundabout or roundhouse next to a turntable.57 views
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Empty hangar for a steam locomotive.57 views
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This real steam locomotive offers rides a few times a day.57 views
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80 series EMU car KuHa 86001 57 views
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Inside a sleeper train.57 views
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Sleeper train dining car57 views
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Sleeper train dining car57 views
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Main Hall57 views
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"Raicho" Tokkyu Limited Express, KUHA48957 views
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Inside Showa-no-Eki Station.57 views
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Showa-no-Eki Station gate to platform.57 views
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Train diorama57 views
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This is the symbol of Tofukuji temple, a bridge named Tsutenkyo (通天橋) that goes across this mass of red Japanese maple trees. You see this photo in all the Kyoto travel brochures.57 views
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View from Tsutenkyo Bridge. 57 views
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Arashiyama is another major tourist spot in Kyoto with a river, bridge, boat rides, temples, cormorant fishing, and more. Saga-Arashiyama Station is one rail station near Arashiyama.56 views
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Tenryuji temple is the main temple of one of the 15 branches of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism.56 views
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Tenryuji is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, part of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto".56 views
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Tenryuji temple's Kuri building.56 views
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Tenryuji's Japanese garden.56 views
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Eikando is a Jodo-shu Buddhist temple famous for autumn foliage, especially red maples. One of Kyoto's most photogenic spots for fall leaves.56 views
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Courtyard garden56 views
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Hojo-ike Pond. The two-story pagoda (Tahoto) in the distance.56 views
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The two-story pagoda (Tahoto) is a short climb up the stairs. Worth the view.56 views
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Bridge to Benten-shima on Hojo-ike Pond.56 views
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Gasen-do Hall56 views
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Gasen-do Hall56 views
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Bridge to Benten-shima on Hojo-ike Pond.56 views
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I was a few days too late to see the peak. Will return again in autumn.56 views
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First-generation 0 Series shinkansen.56 views
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This is probably the most steam locomotives you'll ever see in Japan. Some or most of them still run.56 views
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Old steam locomotive for the Imperial family.56 views
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The ride is only 10 min. roundtrip and the train travels for only 1 km.56 views
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Nijo Station reconstructed here.56 views
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Steam locomotive repair shop.56 views
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The classic and iconic "Bullet Train."56 views
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Blue Train dining car56 views
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Inside Osaka Loop Line train56 views
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EF58 150 (left) and EF81 103 (right) locomotives for sleeper trains, Twilight Plaza Zone.56 views
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EF58 150 (left) and EF81 103 (right) locomotives for sleeper trains, Twilight Plaza Zone.56 views
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Kiosk owner's space.56 views
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Ice cream56 views
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