Kyoto 2019: Gioji Temple (祇王寺)
Several minutes north of Nisonin Temple is the third of the three temples in western Kyoto that I visited in rapid succession. Its name is…
Several minutes north of Nisonin Temple is the third of the three temples in western Kyoto that I visited in rapid succession. Its name is…
As I continued my tour around western Kyoto I moved northwards and next arrived at Nisonin Temple. Just outside the temple gates a tourist rickshaw…
Just north of Arashiyama’s bamboo grove are three temples that are built on forested hills. I visited all three of them, starting with Jojakkoji Temple.…
I am not a morning person, but on my first full day in Kyoto I dragged myself out of bed early and made my way…
I’m back! The last few weeks have been really busy, and honestly I needed to take a break from publishing, but I’m now ready to…
Having viewed the Amanohashidate sandbar from on high, it was now time to cross it on foot. After visiting Chionji Temple I started at the…
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At the southern end of the Amanohashidate Sandbar is Chionji Temple. A statue of the Buddhist god of wisdom is housed here and many students…
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When I left Osaka in the morning I took a train to Kyoto but upon arrival at Kyoto Station I didn’t immediately head to my…
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I arrived back to Osaka late in the day and the train station I got off at was in the area close to Osaka Castle,…
My last major bit of sightseeing in Nara was at Kasuga Taisha, the city’s most important Shinto shrine. The road up to Kasuga Taisha passes…