With bicycle and camera through South Korea and Japan

Picture tag: Kyoto

Images tagged "kyoto"

$Well, yes, it\'s a modest construction. The HQ of Nintendo.$ $Now I know from what Nintendo\'s designers got inspired when designing the game cube.$

Entrance to the Kyō-ō Gokoku-ji Temple

$With a height of 57 metres (187 foot) this five storied pagoda is Japan\'s highest.$

Entrance to the Kyō-ō Gokoku-ji Temple

Entrance to the Nishi Hongan-ji Temple

In front of the Nishi Hongan-ji Temple

Lantern located in the patio of the Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

Another entrance to the Nishi Hongan-ji Temple

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple

Bell in the Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

Bell in the Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

$Karamon 唐門, (eng. \"chinese gate\") in the Nishi Hongan-ji temple complex$ $Karamon 唐門, (eng. \"chinese gate\") in the Nishi Hongan-ji temple complex$

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple complex

$Karamon 唐門, (eng. \"chinese gate\") in the Nishi Hongan-ji temple complex$

Shrine of the Nishi Hongan-ji Temple

Shrine of the Nishi Hongan-ji Temple

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple hall

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple hall

Who saw the video knows why the power grids are covered by isolating plastic screens

Kamogawa (鴨川) (eng. duck river) in Kyoto

Kamogawa (鴨川) (eng. duck river) in Kyoto

Kamogawa (鴨川) (eng. duck river) in Kyoto

Entrance to the Yasaka Shrine

Souvenier and food booths in the Yasaka Shrine temple complex

Souvenier and food booths in the Yasaka Shrine temple complex

Yasaka Shrine temple complex

Yasaka Shrine temple complex

While carrying the portable pagodas around the shrine they are being shaken to honour the Shinto good Susanoo.

Takoyaki booth. (written the traditional way from right to left)

Souvenier and food booths in the Yasaka Shrine temple complex

The pagoda is being carried and accompanied by Shinto monks and priests.

One of many portable pagodas

Another entrance gate to the Yasaka Shrine temple complex

The pagodas are being carried to this place where they can be admired and honoured for some days after the festival

$Every pagoda is being shaken before it will reach it\'s final \"parking position\"$

Shake it baby!

After the shaking

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