Temples and Shrines, Temples and Shrines

The past couple of days in Kyoto has been dedicated to exploring the city and the various temples and shrines that are in it. Kyoto is known for their temples and shrines and there are thousands of them! There is no way that I could ever get to all of them but I tried to go to as many as I could in my couple days in Kyoto. After visiting many temples and shrines such as Kinkaku-Ju, Ginkaku-Ji, Fushimi-Ku, and even some random places that I just stumbled upon while exploring Kyoto. I even made my way back to the Bamboo forest to visit the temple that I was unable to visit my first time around. It was well worth the second trip! Amongst all of the temples and shrines, I also visited the Gion District and witnessed a rare Geisha sighting. I ate at various self-cooking barbeque restaurants that would put many of our restaurants to shame. After my time in Kyoto, my Goushinchou has gained many different stamps and I can honestly say I might not visit any more temples on my trip lol. I am all templed out. Tomorrow I am heading to Hiroshima to continue my research on how the Japanese remember World War II compared to the United States in the location of a huge event of the war.

Kinkaku-Ju

Fushimi-Ku