Okay, this is the last of my Kyoto posts. I just couldn't resist writing about this place, knowing how some of my friends are trying to find love and will even resort to astrology, fortunetelling and other crazy schemes to know who their life partner will be! ( speaking of psychics and such, one said I will marry a white guy and other spot-on projections, but I've never consulted a manghuhula again since getting hitched, for fear of angering the gods... tee hee) The Jishu Shrine is within the complex of Kiyomizu Temple, but it is independent and does not ... Continue Reading...
One day and one night in Kyoto
One aspect of my recent travel to Japan which is dear to my heart: our overnight trip to Kyoto which was out there on my list of dream places to visit. Good thing it was barely one hour by fast train from Osaka and that the whole Kansai region was spared from the devastating earthquake that rocked Tokyo and the north (note: we flew to Japan two days after the big quake ~ sigh!) It was almost dusk and mercilessly cold when we arrived in Kyoto. I said silently to myself: "You can never dress enough in this kind of weather....brrr!" I was freezing and it didn't help that ... Continue Reading...
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