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Japan Day 10 and 11: A fantasy bamboo forest and our favorite shrine

Japan Day 10 KyotoThis is a photo update post written months after our final day in Kyoto Japan.  Like many of our last days on vacation, I couldn’t get the writing done to post the blog live.

But it was one of our favorite days though with the Sanjusangendo shrine, and the bamboo forest at Arashiyama.

In the shopping district of Kyoto, a Cheery Blossom grove and stream.

In the shopping district of Kyoto, a Cheery Blossom grove and stream.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Arashiayama bamboo forest, one of the most unusual places on earth.

The Arashiayama bamboo forest, one of the most unusual places on earth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japanese Snow monkey

Japanese Snow monkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emma leaving our little flat in Kyoto.

Emma leaving our little flat in Kyoto.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snow Monkeys, wild but domesticated.

 

Snow Monkeys, wild but domesticated.

 

 

Green velour seats on the train.

Green velour seats on the train.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanjusangendo, shrine.

Sanjusangendo, shrine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thousand statues, Sanjusangendo shrine

Thousand statues, Sanjusangendo shrine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Downtown Kyoto has a Soviet feel to it.

Downtown Kyoto has a Soviet feel to it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A geisha girl, Arashiayama, Kyoto, Japan.

A geisha girl, Arashiayama, Kyoto, Japan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monkey butts

Monkey butts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Farmhouse style fences in Arashiayama

Farmhouse style fences in Arashiayama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Felling cherry blossoms in Kyoto

Felling cherry blossoms in Kyoto

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wide open space?  Let's kick my sister.

Wide open space? Let’s kick my sister.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We bought many of these, but they don't work.

We bought many of these, but they don’t work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monkey family.

Monkey family.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lily is the one in the cage.

Lily is the one in the cage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kyoto market, all styles of preserved fish.

Kyoto market, all styles of preserved fish.