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Osaka

Went to Osaka today, gotta see this city if you stay some time in the Kansai area. Started off at the Osaka Aquarium, right next to the Giant Ferris Wheel in the bay area. Lots of sharks, mantas and yes, people (well, its Saturday and all). The star of the audience is the young dolphin,...

permalink written by  JuergenS on July 24, 2010 from Osaka, Japan
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Culinary: Matsuri Stalls

In the aftermath of the Gion Matsuri I would like to speak about the stalls there. Lots of different food is sold at every matsuri, some of which became the trademark of these summer festivals. There are also other stalls around, like I mentioned in my post about the Gion Matsuri, so I will...

permalink written by  JuergenS on July 22, 2010 from Kyoto, Japan
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Nara

Went to Nara today, famous for its many deer (about 1200, they were worshiped as messengers of the gods before Buddhism spread in Japan and since then held dearly), the largest wooden building of the world and its massive bronze Buddha (Daibutsu). Activated my JRP and withdrew some money...

permalink written by  JuergenS on July 22, 2010 from Nara, Japan
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Gion again

Visited the Sanjusangendo today, a temple basically consisting of a great hall featuring 24 statues of the Heavenly Guardians and 1001 statues of the Thousand Armed Kannon. These statues are nearly life size, 500 Kannons placed right of the great statue in the middle (oh, and this one is...

permalink written by  JuergenS on July 21, 2010 from Kyoto, Japan
from the travel blog: Two month of Japan

Arashiyama

Went to Arashiyama today, a great area for walking around and a half-day hike. Took the bus to Arashiyama and first entered the Tenryu-ji (lit. Sky Dragon Temple), 500yen for the garden, another 100yen for the temple itself. Seemed about right in proportion, the most interesting part was...

permalink written by  JuergenS on July 20, 2010 from Kyoto, Japan
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Temple hopping

Went temple hopping today and topped it of with a visit at an onsen/sento. I started at Ninna-ji in the northwestern part of Kyoto. The temple is guarded by four statues, two lions on the inside, two gods(?) on the outside. Had a nice garden and some screen paintings on display. I...

permalink written by  JuergenS on July 19, 2010 from Kyoto, Japan
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Higashi Hongan-ji, Nishi Hongan-ji, Nijo Castle

Today I started off at Kyoto Station and headed north. Just a few minutes of walking brought me to the Higashi Hongan-ji (Eastern Temple of the Original Vow), the name and at the same time head temple of one of the dominating sub sects of the Shin sects of Buddhism in Japan, the other being...

permalink written by  JuergenS on July 18, 2010 from Kyoto, Japan
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Gion Matsuri

The Gion Matsuri spans the whole month of July and various events take place during this time in Kyoto. The main base for most activities is the Yasaka shrine. ======================== The floats: These are the trademark of the Gion Matsuri. Lots of floats are build every year and open...

permalink written by  JuergenS on July 17, 2010 from Kyoto, Japan
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Preview: Gion Matsuri

Spent the last few days exploring the area of Gion in Kyoto and the Gion Matsuri held there. Will do a post about that soon, wanted to wait till I had all the pictures I needed. The festival is over tomorrow and I am pretty tired from walking the Path of Philosophy and standing for three...

permalink written by  JuergenS on July 16, 2010 from Kyoto, Japan
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The Path of Philosophy and beyond

Last week I decided to walk the Path of Philosophy and visit some temples and shrines on the way, before going back to Gion for the matsuri. I didn't have the time to write about this before, I will however post it with the original date of this tour. I started off at the northern end of...

permalink written by  JuergenS on July 15, 2010 from Kyoto, Japan
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