Bonsho or hanging bell outside the entrance to Kodai ji, Kyoto

Ancient thatched roof house in Kodai ji Kyoto

Place of worship in autumn colors at Kodai ji Kyoto

Zen rock garden or dry landscape in Kodai ji Kyoto

Walkway to Tamaya in autumn colors Kodai ji Kyoto

Two girls in kimonos looking out onto the pond in the place of worship in autumn colors Kodai ji Kyoto

Walkway to Tamaya in autumn colors with pond Kodai ji Kyoto

Looking out onto the pond in the place of worship in autumn colors Kodai ji Kyoto

Two girls pose in kimonos at the place of worship in autumn colors Kodai ji Kyoto

Trees with autumn colors in Kodai ji Kyoto

Jiutei with autumn colors in Kodai ji Kyoto

Walking into the Bamboo grove in Kodai ji Kyoto

Close up of the Bamboo grove in Kodai ji Kyoto

Golden Pavilion pond reflection with autumn colors at Kinkaku ji Kyoto

Close up of the Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku ji Kyoto

Golden Pavilion pond reflection with dramatic sky at Kinkaku ji Kyoto [Buy a Print]

Side view of the Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku ji Kyoto

Back view of the Golden Pavilion with pond reflection and autumn colors at Kinkaku ji Kyoto

Anmintaku Pond in the temple grounds at Kinkaku ji Kyoto

Yellow autumn colors and old barn at Kinkaku ji Kyoto

Orange autumn colors and moss on old barn at Kinkaku ji Kyoto

Delicious matcha ice cream at Kinkaku ji Kyoto

Hot Royal Milk Tea from a vending machine at Kinkaku ji Kyoto

Pile of motorbikes surround house Kita Kyoto

Traditional houses in Imamiya Monzen Dori Kita Kyoto

Imamiya Monzen Dori pedestrian torii gate Kita Kyoto

Shinto Shrine in autumn colors at dusk Kita Kyoto

Shinto Shrine close up of lanterns Kita Kyoto

Shinto Shrine Red Wooden Bridge Kita Kyoto

Me, Myself & Japan: Day 1 of 10

JAPAN 2017: DAY 1, PART 2 – Kyoto – Kodai-ji, Kinkaku-ji, Kita

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kyoto, Japan

ABOUT MY TRIP:

These 18 new galleries are a combination of a month and a half’s work of whittling down & post-processing around 5000 photos that I took on this dream trip to Japan in November 2017 down to 561, many late nights & tired eyeballs, 5 months planning & preparation for the actual trip (no package holiday tours here!), raising the funds, praying everyday that war wouldn’t break out in Korea, surviving two crazy long flights on zero sleep, navigating around the Japanese cities of Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Tokyo & Hiroshima, getting up crazy early to get to some of these places before the hoards of mostly Chinese tourists arrive and generally walking & hiking until I couldn’t feel my feet anymore! I present to you ‘Me, Myself and Japan 2017 Trip!’ (and my camera of course… ;] )