ups & downs

Toy offering left at Buddhist temple...

Inoji Temple / King of Hell

Inoji Temple is located on a main street in the Kyoto neighborhood near where I stayed. It was opened in 1017 and deifies Yama, the King of Hell. That's him in the bottom photo.
Be afraid...

Ryoan-ji Temple & Rock Garden

"What's so special about the garden at Ryoanji?"

Sky at Ryoan-ji

Clouds over the famous zen garden at Ryoan-ji temple in Kyoto...

Buddhist & Shinto Figures, Naoshima

Early Morning, Azabu, Tokyo

Taking pictures at Kinkaku-ji

The main attraction at Kinkaku-ji is the Golden Pavilion which is entirely covered in gold leaf on the top two levels. Everyone wants to get a picture of it, cameras of all sorts are everywhere. The Japanese school kids out on field trips, of which there are hordes, don't hesitate to make a good time of it.

Keeping the ground clean at Kinkaku-ji

The landscaping at Kinkaku-ji temple is meticulous and seemingly kept after as soon as leaves hit the ground. I was a little early for the spectacular fall color of Japan, when these groundskeepers jobs get a little trickier.