{"id":2479,"date":"2017-05-02T22:59:25","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T14:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=2479"},"modified":"2017-09-26T21:39:59","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T13:39:59","slug":"20170502kyoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2017\/05\/02\/20170502kyoto\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 3 of University Graduation Trip, Kyoto on May 2, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Third day of our graduation trip in Japan.
\nThe plan of the day was to visit the historic Japanese city of Kyoto. Among the sites to see were Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kiyomizu-dera, Kinkaku-ji. There was so many to see in Kyoto that we knew in advance we won’t be able to cover them all, so we just took our time touring the city.<\/p>\n

\"Breakfast\"<\/a>

<\/br>Breakfast<\/br>Frozen food from convenience store. I studied for very long how to heat this up, the result was that I should put this directly on stove (surprise that the tin foil won’t burn through).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n


\nThe images in this post are hosted on Imgur. Email me should there be any display problems.<\/br>Since this is a public post, usual components of graduation trip such as poker games, pillow fights, ghost stories won’t be part of the post.<\/span><\/p>\n

We would be staying for three days in Osaka. Since Kyoto was the most famous tourist destination in Kansai Region, we planned to visit it on May 2nd, which was one day after Chinese Labor Day Holiday and one day before Japanese Golden Week. The fact was that, our efforts were futile as it’s crowded everywhere in Japan in early May.<\/p>\n

Transport<\/span><\/h3>\n

Since we were visiting Kyoto with our home in Osaka, this part carried its significance. The railway lines between Osaka and Kyoto include: Keihan(\u4eac\u962a), Kyoto(\u962a\u6025), JR T\u014dkaid\u014d(\u6771\u6d77\u9053), and that doesn’t include the super-expensive JR T\u014dkaid\u014d Shinkansen and Kintetsu Nara line which carried some detour. It took one of my friend a whole day to figure out the relationship between these lines.
\nThen straight to conclusion. For us we chose Keihan Railway’s one day pass at 700JPY, which was cheaper than regular return ticket, and we could use Keihan Railway as city metro near Kyoto (which was great for us since we were planning to visit Fushimi Inari Taisha). The only problem with this pass was that one could basically only get it from Osaka Kansai Airport, and since we lived in South Osaka, we needed to pay for an extra metro leg up North Osaka.<\/p>\n

\"Kaihan<\/a>

\"Kaihan<\/a><\/br>Kaihan Railway Neyagawa Depot<\/p><\/div>\n

Probably due to competition, Keihan Railway was using comfortable recline seats on its rapid express trains. AS a comparison, Nara’s Kintetsu was all commuter carriages.<\/p>\n

Our first stop of the day should be Fushimi Inari Taisha. But unfortunately, I misread the information on Google Maps, so we missed our connection to a local train. We got off the train at Shichijo Station, and the first stop of the day became Sanjusangendo by Shichijo.
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\"Shichijo<\/a>

<\/br>Shichijo Bridge<\/p><\/div>
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\"Kamo<\/a>

<\/br>Kamo River<\/p><\/div>
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\"Shichijo<\/a>

<\/br>Shichijo Street<\/br>And the lovely antique houses that lined it.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Sanjusangendo<\/span><\/h3>\n


\nSanj\u016bsangen-d\u014d (\u4e09\u5341\u4e09\u9593\u5802, lit. thirty-three ken (length) hall) is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama District of Kyoto. Officially known as “Renge\u014d-in” (\u84ee\u83ef\u738b\u9662), or Hall of the Lotus King, Sanj\u016bsangen-d\u014d belongs to and is run by the Myoho-in temple, a part of the Tendai school of Buddhism.
\nTaira no Kiyomori completed the temple under order of Emperor Go-Shirakawa in 1164. The temple complex suffered a fire in 1249 and only the main hall was rebuilt in 1266.
\nThe front of the building was divided by columns into 33 ken<\/a>‘s, one “ken” in Kyoto measured 1.8 meters, so before Edo period the length of the structure was about 60 meters, and T\u014dshiya<\/a>(archery tournament) was held at the site. Now the length of the structure was doubled to 120 meters, which stood as Japan’s longest wooden structure, but its name was still “thirty-three ken hall”.
\nThe temple also contains one thousand life-size statues of the Thousand Armed Kannon which stand on both the right and left sides of the main statue in 10 rows and 50 columns. Of these, 124 statues are from the original temple, rescued from the fire of 1249, while the remaining 876 statues were constructed in the 13th century.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And with Keihan Railway’s pass one could enjoy admission discount at Sanjusangendo.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Entrance<\/a>

<\/br>Entrance to Sanjusangendo<\/p><\/div>
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\"Sanjusangendo\"<\/a>

<\/br>Sanjusangendo<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Photography was prohibited inside Sanjusangendo where status were stored. To describe it in brief terms, 28 statues of guardian deities in front row with 1000 Kannon statues in the back, and one giant Sahasrabhuja-arya-avalokite\u015bvara statue in central space.
\nAt the end of our visit, we found a sign in clear terms proudly describing the last of the 28 guardian deities was 100 percent Japanese, with the rest culture imports from the rest of the world.<\/p>\n

Before this we visited quite some Japanese temples, none of them seemed to be remotely interested in the practice of burning incense (great for environment), but Sanjusangendo were still selling incenses that could burn on for days starting at 1000 JPY? If I remembered correctly.<\/p>\n

Before this trip to Japan I went over “Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital” again. It’s said that the temple that young Hattori Heiji first explored in Kyoto was based on Sanjusangendo. But at the end of the day, I found Sanjusangendo in reality didn’t remotely resembled the temple in the movie.<\/p>\n

\"Sanjusangendo<\/a>

<\/br>Sanjusangendo Garden<\/p><\/div>
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\"Sanjusangendo\"<\/a>

<\/br>Sanjusangendo<\/p><\/div>
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\"Sanjusangendo\"<\/a>

<\/br>Sanjusangendo<\/br>I’m not sure what these posts with dragon-head decorated tops were for. It they were for fire extinguishing, shouldn’t they be facing the building?<\/span><\/p><\/div>
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\"Perimeter<\/a>

\"Perimeter<\/a><\/br>\"Perimeter<\/a><\/br>Perimeter of Sanjusangendo<\/p><\/div>
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\"Sanjusangendo\"<\/a>

<\/br>Sanjusangendo<\/p><\/div>
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\"Shrine<\/a>

<\/br>Shrine at Sanjusangendo Corner<\/p><\/div>
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\"West<\/a>

<\/br>West Gate of Sanjusangendo<\/br>Not open to visitors.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Our next stop is Kiyomizu-dera. Unfortunately when we left Sanjusangendo a bus for just left. So my friends decided to cover the 1.8km on foot. In their opinion this wasn’t some long distance.<\/p>\n

\"Entrance<\/a>

<\/br>Entrance to Chishaku<\/p><\/div>
\nIt seemed that downtown Kyoto was sprinkled with different temples.
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\"Entrance<\/a>

<\/br>Entrance to Myohoinmonzeki<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Otani Mausoleum<\/span><\/h3>\n

It’s just we walked pass this temple, and found it’s got a nicely decorated front door, so we decided to pay it a visit. It’s main role should be managing a nearby cemetery and offering religious services for those visiting their dead loved ones.
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\"Passage<\/a>

<\/br>Passage outside Otani Mausoleum Entrance<\/p><\/div>
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\"Otani<\/a>

<\/br>Otani Mausoleum Entrance<\/p><\/div>
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\"Plaque<\/a>

<\/br>Plaque of Otani Mausoleum<\/p><\/div>
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\"Gardens<\/a>

<\/br>Gardens in Otani Mausoleum<\/p><\/div>
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\"Pavilion\u4ecf\u6bbf\"<\/a>

<\/br>Pavilion(\u4ecf\u6bbf)<\/p><\/div>
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\"Ancient<\/a>

<\/br>Ancient Lotus Pond<\/br>Why I thought this pond was just for collecting fallen leaves and raising mosquitos? Where were the lotuses?<\/span><\/p><\/div>
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\"Hall<\/a>

<\/br>Hall (\u660e\u8457\u5802) of Otani Mausoleum<\/br>There seemed to be some ceremonies going on. The canopies spoke of its importance, so we just watched at distance.<\/span><\/p><\/div>
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\"Underground<\/a>

<\/br>Underground Cave of Otani Mausoleum<\/br>Shold be the grave for some major figures.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Then we walked the trail uphill, on our right there were sheets of cemeteries (land is scarce in Japan, I saw spaces between tombs were squeezed to minimum here), on our right there’re nameless temples.
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\"Entrance<\/a>

<\/br>Entrance to Naotoshiji<\/p><\/div>
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\"Buildings<\/a>

<\/br>Buildings in Naotoshiji<\/p><\/div>
\nI’m not sure “Naotoshiji” was the correct English translation of “\u901a\u5999\u5bfa”.<\/span>
\n

\"Entrance<\/a>

<\/br>Entrance to Honjuji<\/p><\/div>
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\"Structures<\/a>

<\/br>Structures in Honjuji<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Myokoji<\/span><\/h3>\n

One temple I’ll mention in particular is Myokoji(\u5999\u898b\u5bfa, again I don’t know whether this is the correct translation.<\/span>) that we entered out of curiosity, and found that the temple was completely unoccupied. Although there’s nobody in the temple, its grounds were kept in a rather tidy state (it’s either somebody comes to clean it regularly and leaves, or just Japanese people with good self-discipline just keep things neat). We were somewhat tired after climbing uphill so we took a rest inside, and what wax and wane that brought such a nice temple to this half-closed state. If we were 10 years younger and this temple was double in its size, this could keep some 10-year-olds playing for an afternoon.
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\"Entrance<\/a>

<\/br>Entrance to Myokoji<\/p><\/div>
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\"Torii<\/a>

<\/br>Torii in Myokoji<\/p><\/div>
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\"Platform<\/a>

<\/br>Platform in Myokoji<\/br>It’s so nice for an occupied temple to design this huge space for visitors to rest and stretch their legs.<\/span><\/p><\/div>
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\"Niche<\/a>

<\/br>Niche and Buddha Tower in Myokoji<\/p><\/div>
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\"Structures<\/a>

<\/br>Structures in Myokoji<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Kiyomizu-dera<\/span><\/h3>\n

Finally, it’s the important Kiyomizu-dera.<\/p>\n

Kiyomizu-dera was the oldest temple in Kyoto founded in 778AD by Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, and its present buildings were constructed in 1633, ordered by the Tokugawa Iemitsu.
\nThere is not a single nail used in the entire structure. The main hall has a large veranda, supported by tall pillars, that juts out over the hillside and offers impressive views of the city.
\n<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Since Kiyomizu-dera was a famous tourist sight in Kyoto, it’s expectedly crowded.
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\"Kiyomizu-dera<\/a>

<\/br>Kiyomizu-dera Ni\u014dmon<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Kiyomizu-dera<\/a>

<\/br>Kiyomizu-dera Sanjunoto<\/p><\/div>
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\"Structures<\/a>

<\/br>Structures in Kiyomizu-dera<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

After ticket booth, the ticket check of Kiyomizu-dera was just “Hold ticket in your hand please”, with no serial number of data on the ticket. Yes, this was very Japanese.<\/p>\n

Then, horror stroke as followed the crowd past Hondo.<\/p>\n

\"Hondo<\/a>

<\/br>Hondo of Kiyomizu-dera<\/br>Gosh, this Kyoto postcard site was under renovation….<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Unfortunately, Hondo of Kiyomizu-dera was under renovation, so views from its open-air platform (veranda) was severly limited, so we didn’t visit that.<\/p>\n

\"Kiyomizu-dera\"<\/a>

<\/br>Kiyomizu-dera<\/p><\/div>\n

Since its Hondo was under renovation, we didn’t visit some viewing platforms around Kiyomizu-dera for views of its Hondo and veranda.<\/p>\n

\"Kiyomizudera<\/a>

<\/br>Kiyomizudera Joju-in<\/br>The spring water from Mount Joju are one of Japan’s Ten Famous Springs. From left to right, the three springs were for academic accomplishment, fortune in love and longevity.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

“Kiyomizudera Joju-in” (\u97f3\u7fbd\u306e\u6edd) spring is another thing Kiyomizu-dera was famous for. But given the long lines kept us from that famous spring.<\/p>\n

There were quite some school children out on a field trip in Kiyomizu-dera. I pretty admired their teachers for keeping everybody safe and accounted for in such a bustling space.<\/p>\n

\"Kiyomizu-dera<\/a>

<\/br>Kiyomizu-dera Ni\u014dmon<\/p><\/div>\n

So basically all we saw in Kiyomizu-dera was people.(Sanjunoto won’t feel happy about this statement.)<\/del><\/p>\n

After that we finished lunch in a restaurant not far from Kiyomizu-dera. Well, apart from the food, I didn’f feel comfortable at all sitting on Tatami with crossed legs for long durations. (I may be the one with the strangest sitting posture in the entire restaurant.)
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\"Lunch\"<\/a>

<\/br>Lunch<\/br>A noodle shop by Kiyomizu-dera.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Streets of Sannenzaka\/Ninenzaka<\/span><\/h3>\n

Famous historic districts of Kyoto, streets lined with old wooden houses and traditional Japanese shops.<\/p>\n

If one looks closer it’s not hard to find that those antique houses by the street all had modern steel and concrete underneath their wooden surface. But compared with Chinese historic streets, with houses and shops coming out of the same mold, this Kyoto historic districts had kept its historic soul, with each structure its own shape and approach. Lined with shops, houses here in Kyoto felt like genuine mansions handed down the centuries, while its Chinese counterparts were like commercial hubs filled with greedy vendors.<\/p>\n

And there’s barely an empty spot in the streets, with internet celebrities live-casting their “vacations”.
\n

\"Matsubara<\/a>

\"Matsubara<\/a><\/br>Matsubara Dori Street<\/br>Swarmed with visitors.<\/span><\/p><\/div>
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\"Beam<\/a>

<\/br>Beam of Shinpukuji<\/p><\/div>
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\"Sannenzaka\"<\/a>

\"Sannenzaka\"<\/a><\/br>\"Sannenzaka\"<\/a>\"Sannenzaka\"<\/a><\/br>Sannenzaka<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

There’s still quite large amounts of people at Sannenzaka, at which time I found a Japanese garden that’s open and (fairly) empty, time for some rest and adjustments.<\/p>\n

\"Shimizu<\/a>

<\/br>Shimizu Ningen<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Shimizu<\/a>

<\/br>Shimizu Ningen<\/p><\/div>
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\"Shimizu<\/a>

<\/br>Shimizu Ningen<\/p><\/div>
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\"Streets<\/a>

\"Streets<\/a><\/br>Streets of Sannenzaka<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Hankenji(\u6cd5\u89b3\u5bfa)<\/span><\/h3>\n

Description on Wikipedia in Japanese.<\/a><\/p>\n

\nAlternatively, click here for brief description in Simplified Chinese<\/summary>\n

\u6cd5\u89c2\u5bfa\u662f\u4f4d\u5728\u4eac\u90fd\u5e02\u4e1c\u5c71\u533a\u7684\u4e34\u6d4e\u5b97\u5efa\u4ec1\u5bfa\u6d3e\u5bfa\u9662\u3002\u5176\u9ad846\u7c73\u7684\u4e94\u91cd\u5854\u59cb\u5efa\u4e8e\u516c\u51436\u4e16\u7eaa\u7684\u98de\u9e1f\u65f6\u671f\uff0c\u6839\u636e\u4f20\u8bf4\u4e3a\u5723\u5fb7\u592a\u5b50\u53d7\u5230\u5982\u610f\u8f6e\u89c2\u97f3\u6258\u68a6\u5efa\u9020\u7684\u3002\u53c8\u6709\u4e00\u8bf4\u4e3a\u8fd9\u5ea7\u5bfa\u9662\u5728\u5e73\u5b89\u8fc1\u90fd\u4e4b\u524d\u5c31\u662f\u5df2\u7ecf\u5b58\u5728\u7684\u53e4\u5bfa\uff0c\u662f\u7531\u53e4\u4ee3\u8c6a\u65cf\u516b\u677f\u6c0f\u6240\u521b\u5efa\u7684\u6cd5\u89c2\u5bfa\uff0c\u6240\u4ee5\u53c8\u53eb\u505a\u516b\u677f\u5854\u3002\u73b0\u5728\u7684\u4e94\u91cd\u5854\u4e3a1440\u5e74\u65f6\u4efb\u516d\u4ee3\u5c06\u519b\u7684\u8db3\u5229\u4e49\u6559\u7684\u4eba\u91cd\u65b0\u5efa\u9020\u7684\uff0c\u4e3a\u4e1c\u5c71\u5730\u533a\u7684\u8c61\u5f81\u3002<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/details>\n

Hankenji didn’t seem to have a regular opening hours. When we arrived it was close, so we just took a few pictures of its pagoda and left.
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\"Pagoda<\/a>

<\/br>Pagoda of Hankenji<\/p><\/div>
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\"Pagoda<\/a>

\"Pagoda<\/a><\/br>\"Pagoda<\/a>\"Pagoda<\/a><\/br>Pagoda of Hankenji<\/p><\/div>
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\"Pagoda<\/a>

<\/br>Pagoda of Hankenji among Antique Buildings of Kyoto<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

After that we proceeded to the next stop of the day, K\u014ddai-ji.<\/p>\n

\"Entrance<\/a>

<\/br>Entrance to Seiry\u016b-ji<\/p><\/div>
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\"Gate<\/a>

<\/br>Gate of an Ancient Temple<\/p><\/div>
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\"Japanese<\/a>

<\/br>Japanese Restaurant(\u4e00\u4f11\u5eb5)<\/br>Gosh, juding by the name I thought this should be some temple, which turned out to be a restaurant.<\/span><\/p><\/div>
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\"Kotaiji<\/a>

<\/br>Kotaiji Park<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

K\u014ddai-ji Temple<\/span><\/h3>\n

Kodai-ji Temple is located at the foot of Higashiyama Ryozen Mountains in Kyoto. The temple was established in 1606 by Kita-no-Mandokoro (1548-1624) in memory of her late husband Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536-1598). Kita-no-Mandokoro was also known for her religious name Nene. She later became a priestess and assumed the name of Kodaiin Kogetsuni. In July 1624, Sanko Osho from Kenninji Temple was welcomed as the principal monk and the temple was then named Kodai-ji. Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542-1616) (the first Tokugawa shogun) financed the construction of the temple, resulting in its magnificent appearance.
\nKita-no-Mandokoro lead a simple life as a priestess, which gained praise in her days. Currently Kaisando (Founder’s Hall), Otama-ya (Sanctuary), Kasatei (Teahouse), Shiguretei (Teahouse), Omotetmon (Gate to Sanctuary) and Kangetsudai (Moon Viewing Pavilion) are designated as important cultural properties of Japan. The temple was also famous for its night illuminations nowadays.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Passage<\/a>

<\/br>Passage to K\u014ddai-ji<\/p><\/div>
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\"Kotaiji<\/a>

<\/br>Kotaiji Tenmangu<\/p><\/div>
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\"Spire<\/a>

<\/br>Spire of Daiunin<\/p><\/div>
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\"Widow<\/a>

\"Widow<\/a><\/br>Widow Hut(\u907a\u82b3\u5eb5)<\/br><\/p>\n

\nAdditional Description in Simplified Chinese<\/summary>\n

\u4eac\u57ce\u8c6a\u5546\u5de8\u5bcc\u7070\u5c4b\u7ecd\u76ca\u4e0e\u53e4\u90fd\u540d\u5993\uff08\u540e\u4e3a\u7070\u5c4b\u4e4b\u59bb\uff09\u5409\u91ce\u592a\u592b\u9177\u7231\u4e4b\u8336\u5c4b\uff0c\u4e0e\u6b64\u90bb\u7684\u9b3c\u74e6\u5e2d\u540c\u4e3a\u95fb\u540d\u4e8e\u4e16\u7684\u8336\u4e16\u5efa\u7b51\u3002<\/details>\n

<\/p><\/div>
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\"Garden<\/a>

<\/br>\"Garden<\/a><\/br>Garden before Abbot Room<\/br>Japanese styled sand decoration mimicking waves.<\/span><\/p><\/div>
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\"Abbot<\/a>

<\/br>Abbot Room<\/p><\/div>
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\"Kaisando\"<\/a>

<\/br>Kaisando<\/p><\/div>
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\"Pond<\/a>

<\/br>Pond in K\u014ddai-ji<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Kaisando(Founder’s Hall)<\/span><\/h4>\n
\nAdditional Description in Simplified Chinese<\/summary>\n

\u5f00\u5c71\u5802\u4f9b\u5949\u9ad8\u53f0\u5bfa\u5f00\u5c71\u7956\u5e08\u4e09\u6c5f\u7ecd\u76ca\u7985\u5e08\u5c0a\u50cf\uff0c\u53f3\u4fa7\u4e3a\u5317\u653f\u6240\u4e4b\u5144\u6728\u4e0b\u5bb6\u5b9a\u592b\u5987\u6728\u50cf\u3002\u5802\u5185\u524d\u65b9\u5929\u4e95\u4e0e\u540e\u65b9\u5f69\u7ed8\u5929\u4e95\u5206\u522b\u76f4\u63a5\u5d4c\u5165\u4e30\u81e3\u79c0\u5409\u5fa1\u8239\u5409\u5317\u653f\u6240\u5fa1\u8f66\u5929\u4e95\u800c\u6210\uff0c\u5de6\u53f3\u4e24\u4fa7\u4eba\u9762\u9e1f\u8eab\u7b49\u5f69\u7ed8\u534e\u4e3d\u7cbe\u7f8e\uff0c\u4e16\u6240\u7f55\u89c1\u3002<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/details>\n

\"Decorated<\/a>

<\/br>Decorated Beams in Kaisando<\/p><\/div>
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\"Crouched<\/a>

<\/br>Crouched Dragon Corridor(\u81e5\u9f8d\u5eca)<\/br>Corridor connecting Kaisando with Spiritual House, a famous moon-viewing sport above the waters.<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Kaisando\"<\/a>

<\/br>Kaisando<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Spiritual House(\u970a\u5c4b)<\/span><\/h4>\n
\nAdditional Description in Simplified Chinese<\/summary>\n

\u7075\u5c4b\u4f9b\u5949\u5317\u653f\u6240\u53ca\u4e30\u81e3\u79c0\u5409\u7075\u4f4d\u4e4b\u5904\u3002\u5de6\u53f3\u4e24\u4fa7\u4e3a\u5317\u653f\u6240\u53ca\u4e30\u81e3\u79c0\u5409\u5750\u50cf\uff1b\u4e2d\u592e\u4f5b\u9f9b\u4e2d\u4f9b\u5949\u7740\u4e30\u81e3\u79c0\u5409\u62a4\u8eab\u79d8\u4f5b”\u968f\u6c42\u83e9\u8428”\uff0c\u4ee5\u767e\u6c42\u767e\u5e94\u95fb\u540d\u4e8e\u4e16\u3002\u4f5b\u6a80\u53ca\u4f5b\u9f9b\u7684\u534e\u4e3d\u5f69\u7ed8\u5de5\u827a\u72ec\u7279\u7cbe\u6e5b\uff0c\u4e16\u79f0\u201c\u9ad8\u53f0\u5bfa\u83b3\u7ed8\u201d\u4e3a\u65e5\u672c\u6f06\u5de5\u827a\u7f8e\u672f\u4e4b\u7cbe\u8403\uff0c\u540d\u626c\u6d77\u5916\u3002<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/details>\n

\"Spiritual<\/a>

<\/br>Spiritual House<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Crouched<\/a>

<\/br>Crouched Dragon Corridor(\u81e5\u9f8d\u5eca)<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Spiritual<\/a>

<\/br>Spiritual House<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Kasatei \/ Shiguretei (Teahouse)<\/span><\/h4>\n
\nDescription in Simplified Chinese<\/summary>\n

\u4f1e\u4ead\u6b63\u5f0f\u540d\u79f0\u4e3a\u201c\u5b89\u95f2\u7a91\u201d\uff0c\u7cfb\u4f9d\u636e\u65e5\u672c\u8336\u9053\u59cb\u7956\u5343\u5229\u4f11\u610f\u5320\u5efa\u9020\u7684\u8336\u5ba4\u3002\u539f\u5efa\u4e8e\u4e30\u81e3\u79c0\u5409\u65e7\u5c45\u4f0f\u89c1\u57ce\u5185\uff0c\u540e\u8fc1\u81f3\u9ad8\u53f0\u5bfa\u3002\u4ead\u9876\u7af9\u6728\u4f1e\u72b6\u7ed3\u6784\u5320\u5fc3\u72ec\u5177\uff0c\u6545\u79f0\u4f1e\u4ead\u3002\u65f6\u96e8\u4ead\u4e0e\u4f1e\u4ead\u5bf9\u79f0\u76f8\u8fde\uff0c\u4e3a\u65e5\u672c\u552f\u4e00\u7684\u4e8c\u5c42\u5efa\u7b51\u8336\u5ba4\uff0c\u5317\u653f\u6240\u5f53\u5e74\u8fdc\u773a\uff0c\u7eb3\u51c9\uff0c\u54c1\u8317\u4f73\u5904\u3002<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/details>\n

\"Kasatei\"<\/a>

<\/br>Kasatei<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Shiguretei\"<\/a>

<\/br>Shiguretei<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Pine<\/a>

<\/br>Pine Tree in K\u014ddai-ji<\/br>Uniquely trimmed.<\/span><\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Stairs<\/a>

\"Stairs<\/a><\/br>Stairs in K\u014ddai-ji<\/br>Lined with bamboo trees.<\/span><\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Sculpture<\/a>

<\/br>Sculpture of Dragon Head<\/br>Don’t know what that’s fore, guess it’s for holiday parade.<\/span><\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Gate<\/a>

<\/br>Gate in K\u014ddai-ji<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

After leaving K\u014ddai-ji, just across the road in Entoku-in there’s a “palm museum” affiliated to K\u014ddai-ji, that we could visit with our K\u014ddai-ji ticket.
\nWell it’s called “palm” museum because it’s a tiny one, so in an exaggerated sense that it could be held within one’s palm.<\/p>\n

\"Entoku-in\"<\/a>

<\/br>Entoku-in<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Entoku-in\"<\/a>

<\/br>Entoku-in<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Entoku-in<\/a>

<\/br>Entoku-in Inari Shrine<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

After leaving K\u014ddai-ji, our next stop was Yasaka Shrine.<\/p>\n

\"Entrance<\/a>

<\/br>Entrance to Gesshin-in(\u6708\u771f\u9662)<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Residential<\/a>

<\/br>Residential Houses in Kyoto<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Yasaka Shrine<\/span><\/h3>\n

Yasaka Shrine (\u516b\u5742\u795e\u793e Yasaka-jinja), once called Gion Shrine (\u7947\u5712\u795e\u793e Gion-jinja), is a Shinto shrine in Kyoto. It’s the headquarter of more than 3000 Yasaka Shrine’s throughout Japan.
\nIn 869 the mikoshi (divine palanquin) of Gion Shrine were paraded through the streets of Kyoto to ward off an epidemic that had hit the city. This was the beginning of the Gion Matsuri, an annual festival which has become world famous.<\/p>\n

\nAdditional Description in Simplified Chinese<\/summary>\n

\u516b\u962a\u795e\u793e\u7684\u5efa\u7b51\u4e3a\u5177\u7279\u8272\u7684\u201c\u7947\u56ed\u9020\u201d\uff0c\u6307\u7684\u662f\u5176\u795e\u6bbf\u53ca\u62dc\u6bbf\u867d\u5206\u4e24\u680b\uff0c\u4f46\u6709\u540c\u4e00\u5c4b\u9876\u3002\u4f20\u8bf4\u7947\u56ed\u6b63\u6bbf\u4e0b\u65b9\u6709\u201c\u9f99\u7a74\u201d\u901a\u5f80\u4e1c\u5bfa\u3001\u795e\u6cc9\u9662\u53ca\u9f99\u5bab\uff0c\u6b63\u6bbf\u4e1c\u4fa7\u7f8e\u5fa1\u524d\u793e\u524d\u7684\u6cc9\u51b0\u6709\u7f8e\u5bb9\u6548\u679c\uff0c\u7947\u56ed\u7684\u897f\u95e8\u697c\u5c31\u7b97\u4e0b\u96e8\u4e5f\u4e0d\u4f1a\u6709\u96e8\u75d5\uff0c\u4e5f\u4ece\u672a\u7ed3\u8fc7\u8718\u86db\u7f51\u3002<\/details>\n

<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Compared with K\u014ddai-ji of noble descendants, it’s a lively scene at the ticket-free Yasaka Shrine of grassroot Osaka People.<\/p>\n

\"Entrance<\/a>

<\/br>Entrance to Yasaka Shrine<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"South<\/a>

<\/br>South Gate to Yasaka Shrine<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Maidono<\/a>

<\/br>Maidono of Yasaka Shrine<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Maidono<\/a>

<\/br>Maidono of Yasaka Shrine<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Main<\/a>

<\/br>Main Pavilion of Yasaka Shrine<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Shijo<\/a>

<\/br>Shijo Dori Street<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"West<\/a>

<\/br>West Gate to Yasaka Shrine<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

After leaving Yasaka Shrine, we walked under the Japanese-styled arcade streets of Shijo Dori Street to Hanamikoji Dori.<\/p>\n

Hanamikoji Dori(\u82b1\u898b\u5c0f\u8def)<\/span><\/h3>\n

A famous historic street that crosses Gion(\u7947\u5712) area from south to north. Here buildings from Edo Period(1603-1868) were preserved, and the street was lined with gourmet restaurants and decorated with exotic lanterns. At night, sights of kabuki’s could be seen walking along this historic street.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

No, we didn’t see any kabuki’s that day, it’s just traditional Japanese houses among the hustle and bustle of tourists.<\/p>\n

\"Hanamikoji<\/a>

\"Hanamikoji<\/a><\/br>Hanamikoji Dori<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Alley<\/a>

\"Alley<\/a><\/br>Alley by Hanamikoji Dori<\/br>Neatly kept.<\/span><\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Shops<\/a>

\"Shops<\/a><\/br>Shops along Hanamikoji Dori<\/br>In quaint Japanese style.<\/span><\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Female<\/a>

<\/br>Female Driver VS Alley in Kyoto<\/br>The alley wasn’t that much wider than the car, but this daunting female driver soldiered on, and gor stuck.<\/br>Is this how kabuki’s go to work in this modern age?<\/span><\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Gate<\/a>

<\/br>Gate of Jokoin(\u5e38\u5149\u9662)<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

It was half past three in the afternoon, and we decided to take the train back to the last stop of the day, Fushimi Inari Taisha.<\/p>\n

\"Keihan<\/a>

<\/br>Keihan Railway Fushimi Inari Station<\/br>The station was painted in Fushimi Inari Taisha red.<\/span><\/p><\/div>
\n

\"JR<\/a>

<\/br>JR Nara Line<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Fushimi Inari Taisha<\/span><\/h3>\n


\nFushimi Inari Taisha (\u4f0f\u898b\u7a32\u8377\u5927\u793e) is the head shrine of 32,000 sub-shrines of Inari first constructed in 711 AD. The shrine sits at the base of a sacred mountain also named Inari, with trails up the mountain to many smaller shrines along the way.
\nSince early Japan, Inari was seen as the patron of business, and merchants and manufacturers have traditionally worshipped Inari. Each of the torii at Fushimi Inari Taisha is donated by a Japanese business or individual, and now the shrine was famous for its vast amounts of torii’s donated lining the mountain trail. The surviving torii’s could be traced back to as early as Meiji Period (1868-1012). First and foremost, though, Inari is the god of rice.
\n<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Entrance<\/a>

<\/br>Entrance to Fushimi Inari Taisha<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Torji<\/a>

<\/br>Torji at Entrance to Fushimi Inari Taisha<\/br>Why is this one not in red?<\/span><\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Building<\/a>

<\/br>Building in Octagram Shape<\/br>Strange design of a building.<\/span><\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Torii<\/a>

<\/br>Torii at Fushimi Inari Taisha<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Gate<\/a>

<\/br>Gate into Fushimi Inari Taisha<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Fox<\/a>

\"Fox<\/a><\/br>Fox Statue at Fushimi Inari Taisha<\/br>Fox was its official mascot.<\/span><\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Fushimiinari<\/a>

<\/br>Gehaiden<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Kaguraden\"<\/a>

<\/br>Kaguraden<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Shrine\"<\/a>

<\/br>Shrine<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Gonden\"<\/a>

<\/br>Gonden<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Torii<\/a>

\"Torii<\/a><\/br>\"Torii<\/a>\"Torii<\/a><\/br>Torii at Fushimi Inari Taisha<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Fox Ema<\/a> at Fushimi Inari<\/span><\/h4>\n

Not long into our climb, my friends found there’s this “Fushimi Inari Fox Ema” thing.<\/p>\n

Ema<\/a> should be used for people to write their wishes. But since fox is Fushimi Inari’s mascot, ema’s here were made in their shape.
\n

\"Ema<\/a>

<\/br>Ema User Manual at Fushimi Inari<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

But this was what it all turned out to be…<\/p>\n

\"Ema<\/a>

<\/br>Ema Stand at Fushimi Inari<\/p><\/div>
\nHere are the details:
\n

\"Creative<\/a>

\"Creative<\/a>\"Creative<\/a><\/br>\"Creative<\/a>\"Creative<\/a>\"Creative<\/a><\/br>\"Creative<\/a>\"Creative<\/a>\"Creative<\/a><\/br>\"Creative<\/a>\"Creative<\/a><\/br>Creative Ema’s at Fushimi Inari<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

So we couldn’t stop laughing at these rather inventive ema’s, which turned a wish-writing plate into a comic contest (nothing wrong, the registration fee of 500JPY was rather affordable), so we decided to join the contest, until we found that it was late in the day and the stands were closed.<\/p>\n

\"Torii<\/a>

\"Torii<\/a><\/br>\"Torii<\/a>\"Torii<\/a>\"Torii<\/a>\"Torii<\/a><\/br>Torii at Fushimi Inari Taisha<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Mount<\/a>

<\/br>Mount Inari Overlooking City of Kyoto<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Mount<\/a>

<\/br>Mount Inari Overlooking City of Kyoto<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

At this point we were halfway up Inari Mountain at the only sunset viewing point throughout the whole mountain. It’s an hour to sunset, and my energetic friends were feeling good and aiming for the summit, so they basically dragged my exhausted body up the hill.<\/p>\n

\"Torii<\/a>

\"Torii<\/a><\/br>Torii at Fushimi Inari Taisha<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Fox<\/a>

<\/br>Fox Sculpture at Fushimi Inari Taisha<\/br>I liked the design of this hand wash, where a leaping fox had a piece of bamboo in his mouth offering water.<\/span><\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Torii<\/a>

\"Torii<\/a><\/br>Torii at Fushimi Inari Taisha<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Torii<\/a>

\"Torii<\/a>\"Torii<\/a>\"Torii<\/a>\"Torii<\/a>\"Torii<\/a>\"Torii<\/a><\/br>Torii at Fushimi Inari Taisha<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Summit\/Ueno Ueno<\/span><\/h4>\n

I’m not sure Ueno Ueno was a correct translation of “\u7a3b\u8377\u4e0a\u4e43\u793e”, that’s as far as I can get from Google Maps and Translation.<\/span>
\nThen after great labor<\/del> we reached the summit of Mount Inari where Ueno Ueno (temple) was located, and found that there’s nothing on the summit except a food stand, a vending machine and a shrine (since it’s the shrine on top of a mountain, there were quite some foreign visitors relaxing themselves). To make matters worse, the summit was covered with thick trees that there wouldn’t be any sights of sunset, so we walked back downhill to the sunset viewing point.
\n

\"Ueno<\/a>

<\/br>Ueno Ueno<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Torii<\/a>

<\/br>Torii and Plaques at Ueno Ueno<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Torii<\/a>

<\/br>Torii and Plaques at Ueno Ueno<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Ninomine<\/a>

<\/br>Ninomine Chuo-ku(\u4e8c\u30ce\u5cf0\u4e2d\u793e)<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Nozomeen(\u95f4\u306e\u5cf0)<\/a>

<\/br>Nozomeen(\u95f4\u306e\u5cf0) Fushimi Inari Taisha<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Torii<\/a>

<\/br>Torii at Fushimi Inari Taisha<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Sanno(\u4e09\u306e\u5cf0)<\/a>

<\/br>Sanno(\u4e09\u306e\u5cf0) Shrine<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Mount<\/a>

<\/br>Mount Inari Overlooking City of Kyoto<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Sunset Viewing<\/span><\/h4>\n

Different from the summit, at least here we got some benches for visitors to relax. There’s still time till sunset, so my friends were happily Heartstone-ing.
\nAs for the sunset itself, we were actually watching its glow as there were clouds over the horizon. (I never seemed to have any luck this year on viewing sunsets.)
\n

\"Sunset\"<\/a>

<\/br>Sunset<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Sunset\"<\/a>

<\/br>Sunset<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Sunset\"<\/a>

<\/br>Sunset<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Sunset<\/a>

<\/br>Sunset beyond Torii at Fushimi Inari Taisha<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Sunset\"<\/a>

<\/br>Sunset<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Sunset\"<\/a>

<\/br>Sunset<\/p><\/div>
\nAfter that we walked quickly down the hill and left Fushimi Inari Taisha.
\n

\"Shrine(\u660e\u7af9\u7a32\u8377\u5bae)\"<\/a>

<\/br>Shrine(\u660e\u7af9\u7a32\u8377\u5bae)<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Shrine(\u8c4a\u5ddd\u7a32\u8377\u672c\u5bae)\"<\/a>

<\/br>Shrine(\u8c4a\u5ddd\u7a32\u8377\u672c\u5bae)<\/p><\/div>
\nQuite to my surprise, it’s only 7 in the evening and the stands and restaurants near entrance to Fushimi Inari Taisha were all closed. It used to be a bustling scene when we arrived.<\/p>\n

Since there’s no labor walking downhill, it took us only 20 minutes to get from sunset viewing platform back to Keihan Railway Fushimi Inari Station.
\n

\"Keihan<\/a>

<\/br>Keihan Railway Fushimi Inari Station<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Train<\/a>

\"Train<\/a><\/br>Train Passing Keihan Railway Fushimi Inari Station<\/p><\/div>
\nThen we took the train back to Osaka, where we finished our dinner at a restaurant close to Kitahama Station. (The restaurants at Fushimi Inari were closed and we were starving.)
\n

\"Dinner\"<\/a>

<\/br>Dinner<\/br>Rice dressed with pork and egg, common in Japan.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

It’s still early in the day after dinner, so we decided to take a walk around the nearby Nakanoshima area.<\/p>\n

Nakanoshima in Osaka<\/span><\/h3>\n

Nakanoshima(\u4e2d\u4e4b\u5c9b) was surrounded by Ky\u016b-Yodo River and Tonitori River, which served as Osaka’s civic, economic and cultural center. Apart from city municipal buildings, banks and news agencies, there’s also parks, art museums, libraries and public halls here.
\n<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Buildings<\/a>

<\/br>Buildings along Tonitori River<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Buildings<\/a>

<\/br>Buildings along Tonitori River<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Night<\/a>

<\/br>Night Views of Nakanoshima<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Kwansei<\/a>

<\/br>Kwansei Securities Building<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Osaka City Central Public Hall was an iconic building of Osaka City built between 1916 and 1918 and renovated in 2002. Designed by Italians, its red bricks and bronze arch rooftops create a nice-looking exterior.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Osaka<\/a>

<\/br>Osaka City Central Public Hall<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Osaka<\/a>

<\/br>Osaka City Central Public Hall<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Buildings<\/a>

<\/br>Buildings along Tonitori River<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Buildings<\/a>

<\/br>Buildings along Tonitori River<\/p><\/div>
\n

\"Osaka<\/a>

<\/br>Osaka Stock Exchange<\/p><\/div>
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