Golden Pavilion 金閣寺
The temple was originally built in 1397 as a villa but it was burned to the ground in 1950 by a mad monk. It was rebuilt in 1955 with a thicker layer of gold leaf added in 1987.
Golden Pavilion's rooftop
A bronze phoenix 鳳凰 on the thatched shingle roof
Nijo Castle 二条城
Built in 1603 as the Kyoto residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu
Exquisite roof details
Ninomaru Palace 二の丸御殿
Part of Nijo Castle
Autumn in Kyoto
Fushimi Inari Taisha 伏見稲荷大社
This shrine was dedicated to the god of rice and sake by the Hata clan in the 8th century. There are over 5000 vibrant orange torii gates known as Senbon Torii 千本鳥居
Stone fox 狐 statues at Inari Fushimi
There are dozens of statues of foxes. Fox is seen as a messenger of the god of grain foods, Inari. The keys often depicted in the fox mouths are keys to granaries.
Kiyomizudera 清水寺, Kyoto
On a rainy day
Fall season at Kiyomizudera, Kyoto
