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Shimogamo temple, a clean pool in the gardens
Our host is very hospitable and invited us to see the city from early on. Fortunately, the civic center is always open and available computers to connect to the internet, we advance our planning for the Philippines. We bought some breakfast to give us energy for the long day of sightseeing ahead. Getting around by bus in the city is easy but takes time because it makes many stops along the route. The best thing for me is the large number of lines and the fact that each bus stop has a role to the exact time that each bus passed and enforced to the letter.
We start by the Temple of Shimogamo, although it was declared a World Heritage
Shimogamo temple, a clean pool in the gardens have been installed in the center of a tent with benches for people to sit and cool feet
of humanity is not especially beautiful compared to others in the city, what I liked most was a clean pool in the gardens where they have installed a tent in the center with benches for people to sit and refresh the feet. Each temple has a source of veneration, easy to identify because the drawing is shown in hanging wood chips worshipers at the temple gate, in this case they worship the tiger. The entrance to the temple area is indicated by a giant orange torii, according to tradition the way from there to the temple is sacred, and enables the faithful to have enough time to think about pregaria they will make.
Kamigamo Temple is the oldest Shinto shrines in Kyoto, famous for its two piles of sand that is said to have purifying powers. It is dedicated to the deity “Kamo”, protector of agriculture. Interestingly, there are craft market at the entrance of the temple. In the month of September the Karasu-zumo, a junior exhibition sumo arena in the sacred temple.
Kamigamo Temple, famous for its two piles of sand that is said to have purifying powers
Nishi Honganji Temple is a huge exhibition of large wooden buildings that are located near the Kyoto train station. Currently they can only visit some of the pavilions because they’re refreshing, I loved its beautiful golden lamps and lotus-shaped fountain in the courtyard. At dusk we approached the Toji Temple pagoda with its characteristic visible from the outside.
The temple of Nishi Honganji
Kyoto is a city of stories, full of temples and samurai atmosphere. People say it is easy to see ghesias through the streets of Kyoto but they are wrong, we do have seen are ordinary girls wearing traditional Japanese dress (kimono with large loop back and wooden slippers) that are placed for example on Sundays or to attend parties. However, they are neither nor meiko geisha, which are not displayed, they are timid, do not go dressed like this on the street unless they are working and when they do appear on the terraces of premises in the district of Gion and very discreetly take a photo it is difficult to realize because they turn on or hide.