Kyoto downtown

Japanese couple. The lady wears a yukata (a simpler version of a kimono) and a Mickey Mouse fan.

Entrance of the Nijo castle:

Nijo castle:

Walls of the Nijo castle

Gate of the Imperial Palace - from inside!

Traditional house.

Kyoto is home to many temples and shrines including most of the important Zen Buddhist temples. Here is a pond of a temple.

Many of the ponds have carp:

A cemetery:

A forest shrine:

The pagoda of the Toji temple, Japan's tallest.

Turtle swimming in the channel around the temple.

Kyoto's largest monthly market is held at the Toji temple.


Ilia Polian
Last modified: Wed Feb 22 17:18:56 CET 2006