Japan

Bronze lotus leaves go under Buddha
More statues in the temple
Guardians in each corner of the temple
Stone lanterns and plaques
More hungry deer
Sights around the temple grounds
Water to clean your hands before you enter the temple
Entrance to Nigatsu do hall
View across Todai ji temple grounds
Bronze bell in the temple hall
Todai ji again in the rain
Our friends the Ichikawa family
Pagoda near Todai ji
Next temple is Toshodai ji
Toshodai ji grounds
Lotus flower garden
Small shrine
Kimono storage
Trying on a yukata
Ichikawa family at thier home in Osaka
At the Nara Koen park in Nara
Todaiji Temple information
Ancient bronze lantern
Aika crawls through the tiny hole inside the temple
Success brings happiness in life
Beautiful Japanese lanterns
Restaurants along the river in Kyoto
Street scene in Kyoto
Lit with pretty Japanese lanterns at night
More lanterns
Now the Kyoto temple tour
Starting with Kiyomizu dera
Kiyomizu dera pagoda
No guide to explain the story to us here though
The grounds at Kiyomizu dera
Charms for sale for every occasion
Again the water to cleans before entering
Rare sighting of Buddhist monk
Kyoto street in Higashiyama walking tour
Another corner another pagoda or temple
Our last temple stop at Chion in
Touring the beautiful gardens at Chion in
Beautiful garden scene
And of course the requisite statue or two
Interesting trees
And more stone lanterns
Last garden picture
Wonderful foods for lunchtime grazing
Inside one of the temples
Koi pond at Chion in gardens
Inside the Nishiki Market in Kyoto