I came on a short trip to Kyoto, arriving last night having taken the shinkansen from Tokyo with family. It was raining when we arrived but eager to see the town we headed out and took a few snaps.
These were taken in the rain with a new camera so I’m not sure how they turned out. I can’t see them on a good screen as I have just a laptop to work with here. Hopefully, the photos capture a little of the atmosphere of this great city, Kyoto.
I have traveled to Kyoto many times during my time in Japan. It remains my favorite city to visit, and I may consider moving there in the future.
I used to visit Kyoto years ago and always liked walking down Pontocho. It is one of the older parts of town with a rich history and has many tea houses lining the riverbank side. You can often see Maiko walking down Pontocho heading to work in the evening.
It was warm despite the rain with the temperature in the high 20’s. Kyoto is like a basin with mountains on all sides. That means hot and muggy in summer, cold in winter. It’s beauty wins you over though!
This was a nice surprise after a long walk in the rain. It is quite easy to find girls wearing traditional kimonos or yukatas in Kyoto, but catching this glimpse of the old with the new trying to hide from the rain, was great.
Planning to get some rest and then go to some of the Sites tomorrow. Should have better pictures during the day time, although the weather report says rain.
Hope you enjoy these brief Kyoto reports whilst I am visiting. I will be back in Tokyo next week.
Great pictures! I especially loved the last one, sort of eye-opening.
thanks. nice to hear from you. being able to take the last photo really made the day 🙂
I love the pictures too! Made me want to go to Kyoto and see everything for myself!
Kyoto is such a great place to visit. The city is bustling and vibrant. the tourist sites are well kept and cater well to both Japanese and foreign tourists
The bunnies expression is priceless.
I wish I could take the bunnies home with me 😉
Yes take bunnies home,Rilakkumas new play mates:) You sure take some great photos!B) Glad your able to get away from the the big city for something more peaceful. Yes that last photo is a mix of the old and the new, nothing wrong with that in the least. Look forward to more pics, have fun.:)
Pix on the way. Plenty of ladies in kimono coming up
I love your pictures:)
Thank you. Much appreciated. Yesterday yielded over 500 photos so it might take a while to get them organized and posted. Hope you enjoy them once they're up
those pics are awesome!! 😀 i would totally live there!! 😀
Thanks. Glad you liked the photos. Makes it worthwhile carrying the camera around to hear that. 🙂
Really great photos, Shibuya, taking in some great little parts of Kyoto. You can't even see the rain, to be honest!
Thanks. Nice to hear people like the photos. The rain was lashing down that first evening but then cleared up.
what’s weather u like the most?
I like Autumn a lot, but Spring is obviously very colourful as well