Kyoto is a beautiful city in Japan. While the rest of Japan has adopted modernity, the old ways are hanging on in Kyoto. There are said to be over 1000 Buddhist temples here. You will find masterpieces of religious architecture. I first thought that Kyoto was a tiny village where I would be able to walk everywhere, but I was quite wrong. It’s a very big city, and all the sites are very spread out. Good planning is needed to be able to visit such beautiful sites.
I took the bullet train to Kyoto from Tokyo. It took about two and half hours to get there. On the way I was looking forward to take pictures on mount Fuji, but the weather was so overcast, that I didn’t get a chance, unfortunately.
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove is situated at western part of Kyoto. It’s a very magical place. The visual effect of the infinite stalks of bamboo is quite different from any forest I have ever encountered.
When I was there I could feel this kind of presence, as if I was about to meet a dragon, or a tiger. It was a feeling I could not capture in the pictures.
Next to the end of the Bamboo Grove, I ended up in this beautiful garden. Which looked very pretty and peaceful. I was lucky that I had really nice weather here, following all the rain in Tokyo.
Kinkaku-ji is an eye catching place to visit. It’s very popular place. It’s situated in the north west of Kyoto. It looks like the main temple rises above its reflection pond like an apparition. You almost need sunglasses to like at it. The gold around the temple is very impressive, and reflects it magnificence really well.
Ginkaku-ji is everything a Buddhist temple is meant to be. It looks over a tranquil pond, and the gardens are sublime. The sand mounds form a Zen sand garden. It is unquestionably one of the most luxurious gardens in the city.
Nanzen-ji temple is one of most important Zen temples of Japan. Its spacious grounds are located at the base of Kyoto’s forested Higashiyama Mountains. You first came across the Nanzen-ji massive Sanmon entrance gate. You also will come across a large brick aqueduct that passes through the temple grounds. It’s a very impressive place to visit.
Fushimi Inari-Taisha is one of the most spectacular shrines in Japan. It is also one of the most visited shrines. As you visit the site you come across hundreds of stone foxes. The Japanese traditionally see the fox as sacred, somewhat mysterious, capable of possessing humans by the favoured point of entry – under the fingernails.
My trip to Japan was amazing! I learned a lot about the cultural differences, and that Japanese people are very kind and polite. I loved it all the way.
Great post Ultimate!
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Thank you Warrior!
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Your welcome bud 😜
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Wow! Kyoto is a city of traditions. That’s cool😄
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Thanks Konlee!
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😄😉
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Wow what a pleasure to read your wonderful travel and experience to Japan !! How well described and beautiful pictures you have shared !!
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Thank you very much for enjoying my post!
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My pleasure 😊
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Você nunca pensou em publicar em livro suas experiências e fotos de viagem? Se ainda não, acho que deveria, há muito conteúdo em seus posts. Meu abraço.
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Nunca pensei, mais vc me deu uma otima ideia. Muito obrigado pelos comentarios! abraço
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E outro aspecto que não mencionei: a diversidade de culturas e povos que você tem visitado, isso é um material de muita riqueza. Abraço.
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Muito Obrigado! Abraço!
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Ahhh I can’t believe I somehow haven’t been to Japan yet as much as I am in love with their culture, had a Japanese gf for a year, and speak pretty decent Japanese lol! Feel like once I go I will never leave, so am taking my time. 2019 perhaps 😉 Awesome post and thanks for sharing bro! Hope you enjoy the rest of your Japan travels!!!
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Thank you! You should go, and if you speak Japanese it will be very easy for you.
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Yeah, I will. I think I’m going to travel around south east Asia next year, and try to get there in 2019 before the olympics. When I go there it will probably be to teach long-terms so taking my time still haha.
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That will be nice!
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Yeah for sure!
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Looks like a gorgeous city, especially with all that nature around. Thanks for sharing, the photos are beautiful.
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It’s a very pretty place to visit. Thanks very much for enjoying it!
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I like learning about the culture through this post!
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Thank you!
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What a pleasurable tour! Kyoto is all about the beauty of nature, and how the people embrace it. Beautiful post! Well done!👍👍
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Thank you very much!
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You are welcome!👍
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Nanzenji looks really pretty. I haven’t been to that one yet.
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Thank you!
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Marvy captures👌
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Thank you!
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For some reason I can’t see your blog. I’ll try later.
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Amazing place ! Ultimate clicks !! 🙂
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Thanks Megala!
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Loved Kyoto. We were there just after the tsunami . All I remembered was how tiring it was all the walking around and climbing steps.
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Thanks for stopping by!
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Você obviamente passou muito tempo preparando esta publicação. É muito profissional. Estou curioso – quando visitou Kyoto?
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Hi Rob,
Eu estive la ha pouco tempo. Umas tres semanas atras. Muito obrigado pelo comentario! Abracos!
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Agradável! 🙂 Por que você faz muitas viagens?
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É um dos meus passa tempos preferidos. Não me canso de viajar. É você não gosta de viajar? O que gosta de fazer?
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Eu também gosto de viajar. Não escrevo muito sobre isso, mas visitei muitos países também. Adoro visitar o país da minha própria mente. Tem uma pegada de carbono muito menor. 😀
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Kyoto really is a beautiful city – I’m glad you got a chance to visit it while you were there. And it’s too bad about Mt. Fuji. It’s a beautiful mountain; I was able to see it from the balcony of my apartment, and I never got tired of looking at it.
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You were so lucky. I’m disappointed I didn’t see it. Maybe next time I’ll be more lucky.
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I hope so – it was so clear one day when I was in Tokyo (just visiting – I lived elsewhere), you could see Mt. Fuji from the upper floors of our hotel. I think it’s a rare day now when that happens!
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I can imagine it. It’s a such a big city.
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Beautiful place! Hope to visit there soon. 🙂
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Thank you!
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Nice place…I laughed at your feeling of meeting a dragon or tiger 😂😂😂
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I was looking forward to see a dragon! Hahaha. Thanks for reading my post!
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Ha ha that was disappointing 😂😂😂😂
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I know. Hahaha!
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Hahaha
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Your pictures are so beautiful! Thank you for showing.
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You’re very welcome!
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Uau! Seu blog é um verdadeiro presente. As fotos são perfeitas. É muito legal ver o mundo através dos seus olhos. Beijo grande.
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Muito obrigado por ter gostado! Adorei o comentário!
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I’ve never been to Japan but I’ve heard, as well, that Japanese are really polite and well cultured. Beautiful place!! The bamboo forest is one of my dream destinations in Japan, too 🙂
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Thank you so very much! I’m glad you enjoyed my post about Japan.
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Very interesting post and nice gallery! Bye. Kamila
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Thanks Kamila. Thanks for your comment!
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Que viagem maravilhosa! Parabéns pelo post e pelo blog!✨
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Muito obrigado por visitar meu blog!
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Beautiful!!!!
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Thank you!
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I love Buddhism. I am no traveler, but I admire those who are. Thank you for following my blog. I live in a big country. Europeans are surprised at how big it is. Ha-ha. Musicians from Europe are used to being able to drive home after the show. They can’t do that in the United States. They have to stay in a motel. Take a gander at a map of the US. We are huge geographically. How did we do it? I don’t think it was honest. American Indians used to rule here. Now, they live on their reservations and collect benefits. We whites really screwed them over. Fuck Columbus and Cortes, those brutal Spaniards looking for the gold. History reeks of villains like them. To be honest, I think a gynarchy (a world ruled by women) would be worth it. Women are more just than men. My heroes have always been women. My former psychiatrist was a big man. He failed me big time. So that now, I have two wonderful females in his place. I think my world is looking up. Oh, Christy Green, who practices out of Wyoming, is gorgeous. I had a telemedicine appointment with her, and she had access to all of my information. A year ago, I was found with prolonged QT. It’s a kind of arrhythmia. Christy was concerned about that before getting me back on meds. Oh, Ultimate, I would love to take her in my arms. Just hold her for a while. Cheryl is pretty wonderful, too. Both of them are sympathetic. BTW, the French term for “nice” is _sympathique_. The French are amazing. They are way ahead of the US on social issues. I wanna go back there in the worst way. They’ve figured out liberty and justice like no other country. They are obsessed with freedom. Guess who gave my country the Statue of Liberty? I still stands. England was fighting a war on two fronts: one against the colonies, and the other against France. Eventually, they sort of let us go. France was our great friend. It wasn’t until WWII that FDR blew it. France needed our help, and we just blew it. We could’ve helped. As it was, France was occupied by the Nazis. Oh, god. WWII was a nightmare. I really believe it when people say Hitler was antichrist. Do you know that when his antisemitic atrocities were happening, he couldn’t bear the sight of them? He was a fucking coward. Hey, I have to go now. Ultimate, please keep in touch. If I were the traveling type, we would surely meet. My name is Robert, and I live in Eugene, Oregon, USA. It’s a nice city. Take care.
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Thank you for sharing such beautiful pictures! That would be a wonderful trip! 🙂
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Thank you for enjoying it! 😃
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A quaint little town Kyoto is! This reminded me of my trip to Japan in 2012. You have such wonderful pictures! Very beautifully crafted!
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Thank you very much for stopping by!
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I never knew about foxes entering us from under our fingernails. I wonder how that tradition came about.
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It quite weird that. I need to investigate more about that.
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Hi There,
I nominated you for for the Versatile Bloggers award!
https://wordpress.com/post/ultimatetravel.blog/580
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Reblogged this on Truth Troubles.
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Think i need to go to Japan …
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I think you should. Beautiful place and so different from anything I experienced before.
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Excellent post and I love the photos. Thank you for following BrewNSpew.
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You are welcome! Thanks for liking my post!
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Wow what an amazing place!!! Great photos!
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Thanks a lot!
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Wonderfull, thank you for the article.
Paul
http://www.tourismobserver.com
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Thank you Paul. I’m glad you like it.
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Love your work
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Thank you so much!
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Glad you made it to Fushimi Inari Taisha! It is one of my favorites in Japan. How long did you get to spend in Japan?
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I was there for a week. Not very long, so much to see.
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Not nearly long enough! We were fortunate enough to live in Japan for almost three years and still had a long list to see.
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You are very lucky. Did you learn some Japanese? I have plans to go back one day.
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I did! I took a couple classes before we went and then a few more over there. I was an English teacher. You just need a bachelor’s degree to do it. Hope you get to go again!
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I would love to go to the south. Thanks for stopping by.
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Amazing pictures and words:)
You have a great website.
I enjoyed reading.
Keep it up and more power!
I hope to go to Kyoto before I leave Japan.
Did you tried to wear Japanese clothes?
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Thank you for your kind comments!
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