At the Kyoto Ramen Koji (京都拉麺小路), Kyōto Station (京都駅), Kyoto, Japan.

At the Kyōto Station (京都駅), Kyoto, Japan.

2013~2015に工事だったけど今月は終わった。 More pictures of Kyoto (京都).

This place, which was donated to Kyoto University a long time ago, is not open to the public. But if you know the right people... ( ^^)v Also, this seems the first picture of Seifu-so on Flickr :-) More pictures of Kyoto (京都)

Kyoto-city,Kyoto prefecture, Japan Kinkaku(The Golden Pavilion)is a shariden,a Buddhist hall containing relics of Buddha.The pavilion is a part of a temple that is formally named Rokuon-ji( 鹿苑寺）,but commonly called Kinkakuji-Temple（金閣寺）,or Temple of Golden Pavilion.Rokuon-ji is a Zen Buddhist temple,in the Shokokuji School of the Rinzai　Sect(臨済宗相国寺派） This area was originally the site of a villa called Kitayama-dai( 北山第）and owned by statesman,Saionji Kintsune( 西園寺公経）. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu,the 3rd Shogun)(三代将軍足利義満) of the Muromachi piriod( 室町時代),took a liking to the area and acquired it from the Saionji family in 1937.He then build his own villa,which he named Kitayama-den( 北山殿) The garden and buildings,centered on the Golden Pavilion,were said to represent the Pure Land of Buddha in the world(極楽浄土).The villa also functioned as an official guesthouse,welcoming Emperor Gokomatsu-Father of Zen teacher,Ikkyu-( 一休禅師の父後小松天皇)and other members of the nobility.Trade with China prospered during the Muromachi period, and the villa reached its height of glory as the heart of what become known as Kitayama Culture( 北山文化). After Yoshimitsu died,in keeping with his will,the villa was converted into a temple be the priest Muso-kokjshi( 夢窓国師),who become the first abbot(開山:最初の住職).The temple's name ,Rokuon-ji,was derived from the name Yoshimitsu was given for the next world,Rokuon-in-den. In 1994,Rokuon-ji Temple was registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site. - www.kinkaku-ji.or.jp ⓒmaco-nonch★R, All Rights Reserved Please do not use without permission

京都 Kyoto, Japan Day 1

京都 Kyoto, Japan Day 1

京都 Kyoto, Japan Day 1

京都 Kyoto, Japan Day 1

京都 Kyoto, Japan Day 1

Kyoto,Japan

Subway, Kyoto, Japan. Diptych

*movie still for Tickets : Sunshine &quot;Tickets (城車票)&quot; is an independent film consisting of 5 short movies made by 5 independent directors from Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore. each story is happened and related to the train/subway of each city (New York, Hong Kong, Kyoto, Singapore and Osaka). the movis is now showing at theatre today and tomorrow in Hong Kong! but the tickets are already sold out! it may be shown on the theatres in Osaka and Singapore later... &quot;Sunshine&quot; is one of the movies filmed in Kyoto and Osaka in last April. i was helping as still photographer and it was my first movie still project. i really enjoyed the project. however, since we didn&#x27;t have time for rehearsal or movie still sessions, i had to shoot while the movie was being filmed! this shot is used for the movie&#x27;s poster and promotional postcard. i remember this shot was taken at the first train from Kyoto to Osaka around 05:00 during the dawn. it was a &quot;terrible&quot; experience as we woke up at 03:30 to prepare for the shooting. (>_<;

Shot this during my journey to Kyoto, for a short getaway and travel photography trip. Amazing place with amazing people, I was thoroughly inspired by the architecture and landscapes .

Shot made in Kyoto, Japan

Train station in the beautiful city of Kyoto.