Kyoto

Finally, we spent 2 days in Kyoto, the well-know cultural capital of Japan. 2 days was not enough to see everything, but here is the essential.

~ Kinkaku-Ji, or Golden Pavilion (covered with real gold leaf!) ~

~ a Geisha in Gion district ~

~ Gion ~

~ Kitsune (Fox), messenger of the rice and prosperity Goddess Inari ~

~ The thousands torii of Fushimi-Inari Taisha ~

~ View on Kyoto from the top ~

~ The Silver Pavilion, Ginkaku-Ji and its beautiful garden ~

~ The Nijo Castle ~