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Birthday Party
Friends took me out for a birthday breakfast at the Toji Temple market. We elected Henning to hold the camera since he was the tallest.
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Uploaded on May 22, 2007
Chiri-Men Mobiles
Soft sculpture mobiles at the Chiri-Men Craft Museum, which is really a shop.
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Uploaded on May 16, 2007
Rabbit Food
Even the Messenger of Love Rabbit gets his own shrine, complete with carrot offerings. Chocolate bunny anyone?
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Uploaded on May 16, 2007
Hold the Parm
Spaghetti Japanese-style is usually topped with dried seaweed. The sliced veggies are Japanese eggplant. ...
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Uploaded on May 15, 2007
View of Kyoto from Ginkakuji
One of the last places I visited in Japan was Ginkakuji, or the 'Silver Pavilion', so named for the...
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Uploaded on May 15, 2007
Ginkakuji Zen Garden
I thought Ginkakuji had the most distinctive Zen garden in Kyoto. Fun fact -- Zen gardens are not made...
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Uploaded on May 15, 2007
Garden at Nanzenji
Michael Jackson Sighting
Ask any tourist about this and you are sure to get the conversation going. You see enough facemasks on the...
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Uploaded on May 15, 2007
Nanzen-in Aquaduct
Heading back over to eastern Kyoto, I stopped by the Nanzen-in, a subtemple at Nanzenji. I like the mix...
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Uploaded on May 15, 2007
Mystery Breakfast
One morning I was waiting for a bus and absolutely famished. I happened to be standing outside of a...
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Uploaded on May 15, 2007
Heian-jingu Shrine
Still in eastern Kyoto, the sun was out in full force the day I visited the Heian Shrine.
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Uploaded on May 15, 2007
Left of Center
There were a million ways to photograph the bamboo groves, but eventually they lead you to the entrance of Tenryuji Temple.
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Uploaded on May 15, 2007
Look, It's Bamboooo
After the excitement of the Toji Market, I visited the famous bamboo groves of Kyoto. Thankfully, no one was grilling it.
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Uploaded on May 15, 2007
Bamboo on a Stick
Needs Ketchup
Our panel of experts, shown here sampling the takoyaki, swear they can taste the difference between grilled bamboo and corrugated cardboard.
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Uploaded on May 15, 2007
Chiri-Men Craft Museum
Chirimen is the name of the fabric used to make kimonos. The 'museum' is really a shop, but the displays...
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Uploaded on May 15, 2007
And Then There Were Two
The Zen garden at Tenryuji was bigger than most. I liked the two trees standing at the end of it.
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Uploaded on May 15, 2007
Pontocho
Pontocho alley is home to some of the coziest restaurants in Kyoto.
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Uploaded on May 15, 2007
