At the ryokan we got to wear the trad. yukata, bathe in the trad. furo, and so on. The hotelier was weird.
The pavilion at Kinkaku-ji is architecturally impressive as well as being gilded with real, erm... gold.
Another shot.
The Zen rock garden at Ryoan-ji received a mixed response.
In the streets of Gion, middle-aged geisha girls occasionally pass by. The houses are made of timber.
Kiyomizu-dera is a temple on a hill. A rainy hill.
The views from Kiyomizu-dera are pretty good. But they do charge you to get in to the temple.
The healing waters of Kiyomizu-dera.
Reasonably-priced noodles are sold right next to the fountain. The beers are too small, though.
A cute little Zen garden at Ginkaku-ji (the Silver Pavilion), otherwise known for its collection of rare mosses.
Kyoto's railway station is extravagant. Not that you can be sure of that from this picture.