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Travels in Japan April 2005
Himeji to Kyoto
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Himeji: Classic Japanese castle.
Himeji Castle Himeji Castle Kate at Himeji castle Inside Himeji castle battlements View from the battlements, Himeji castle
Approaching Himeji Castle Kate at Himeji Inside the castle battlements View from the battlements
   
Himeji castle: in Harakiri-maru, the courtyard of ritual suicide Himeji town from the castle View of Himeji from the castle The Himeji Koko-en - the castle gardens Tea house in Himeji Koko-en
in Harakiri-maru, the courtyard of ritual suicide Views of Himeji from the castle The Himeji Koko-en - the castle gardens Tea house in Himeji Koko-en
   
 

Kyoto: The South East of the city
Kawai Kanjiro's House, Kyoto Kawai Kanjiro's House, Kyoto Pagoda of Kiyomoizu-dera The main hall of Kiyomoizu-dera
Kawai Kanjiro's House Pagoda of Kiyomoizu-dera The main hall of Kiyomoizu-dera
   
The Kiyomoizu-dera complex from across the valley The Otowa waterfall in the Kiyomoizu-dera complex, reputed to cure any illness outside Kiyomoizu-dera the Sannen-zaka (Three-year slope) Reclining Dragon Corridor
The Kiyomoizu-dera complex from across the valley The Otowa waterfall reputed to cure any illness Leaving Kiyomoizu-dera... ... via the Sannen-zaka (Three-year slope) The "Reclining Dragon Corridor", Kodai-ji
   
Geisha San-mon gate, Chion-in San-mon gate, Chion-in Chion-in Statue
Geisha San-mon gate, Chion-in Chion-in Statue
   
Canal side restaurants, Shinbash Canal side restaurants, Shinbash Street in Shimbashi Street in Shimbashi Blossom fair in Yasaka-jinja
Canal side restaurants, Shinbashi Street in Shimbashi Blossom fair in Yasaka-jinja
   


Tomonoura to Hiroshima & Miyajima Kyoto and Nara