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Kyoto 2019: Kodaiji Temple (高台寺)

Just a bit north of Kiyomizudera Temple is Kodaiji, one of Kyoto’s notable Zen temples. Kodaiji was founded 1606 to enshrine the spirit of Toyotomi…

I was feeling really good after my successful expedition to Fushimi Inari Shrine and I decided to follow it up by visiting another of Kyoto’s…

As a follow-up to yesterday’s post, I figured I’d share a video that I took with my phone while walking through Senbon Torii at Fushimi…

On my second full day in Kyoto I had visited Fushimi Inari Shrine in the hopes of getting a nice photo of the shrine’s famous…

At night I went back out into the Higashiyama District and I was able to get a nice photo of the road that leads up…

Before leaving Uji and returning to Kyoto I hiked up a hill to the Daikichiyama Observation Deck. From up there I caught a view of…

Upon leaving Byodoin Temple I crossed to the other side of the Uji River and stopped by Ujigami Shrine. This little Shinto shrine is the…

Rather than doing more sightseeing in Kyoto, I spent the afternoon down in the town of Uji. It only takes about 25-30 minutes to reach…

After two jam-packed days of sightseeing I was due for a more relaxed day in the Kyoto area. That morning I didn’t get up as…

When I exited the Philosopher’s Path I headed southeast in the general direction of my hostel in the Gion District and I figured I wouldn’t…