The month of May was a very busy month in our house. First up, Jon's 31st Birthday. Jon mentioned that he wanted to visit Kyoto (the old capital of Japan), and lucky us, there was a trip scheduled for the weekend of his birthday. Not only was it Jon's Birthday, but also the 1 year anniversary of us living in Japan....2 more to go.
We woke up very early Saturday May 11th, and met the tour at the crossroads, and headed up to Kyoto. It took about 5.5 hours to get there, so we were very happy to no longer be on the road.
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| Day 1 - Kiyomizudera Temple View of Kyoto from above |
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| View from the observation deck of the Kiyomizudera Temple |
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| Awesome view |
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| Shrine of the Dogs? Who knows |
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| Another view of the temple....there are so many layers to this place |
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| Kiyomizudera Temple |
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| Memorial for victims of the Hiroshima & Nagasaki Atomic bombings |
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| Buddha inside the atomic bombing memorial |
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| Pictures of the bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki |
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| A petition asking President Obama to Ban Nuclear Weapons As soon as we walked in, we were asked in english to sign the petition....we opted not to!   A little shrine for Buddha We saw this lady on the street just holding a bowl, I think to collect Yen...not sure. Walking around Kyoto, we came across a little league baseball game....why not!  Giant Torii in downtown Kyoto |
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