Kyoto, Japan Pictures
Copyright John Hostetler, Greg Stille, et al
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Temple in Kyoto with cherry blossoms starting to bloom
One of the buildings at Touji. The interior was filled with statues of various dieties and some Buddhas.
This is the famous golden pavillion, Kinkakuji. This building was burnt down by a disgruntled apprentice monk some 50-100 years ago, so what you see here was rebuilt.
A closer shot of Kinkakuji.
One more shot of the golden pavillion.
This is a waterfall within the Kinkakuji grounds.
That's...a lot of hedge. And that guy up on the ladder...he's using clippers...not electric-powered...not gas-powered. Person-powered. Clippers.
This is a gate leading into the temple grounds of Ginkakuji - Kinkakuji's sister temple.
View of the Silver Temple, Ginkakuji
Another view of the Silver Temple
Here's the interior of the Ginkakuji grounds.
This is a nice aerial shot of the Ginkakuji grounds as well as a little bit of the city of Kyoto in the background.
Bamboo Forest in Kyoto
This is overlooking the Hozu River. The wind blowing along this canyon was pretty incredible.
Japanese tourists at a temple in Kyoto
Temple at night
