along e walk up Gojozaka to Kiyomizudera:
e 2nd character's literal meaning in Chinese doesn't help much to dispel e negative stereotype that some have of geisha....
this guy greets all who step past e ticket gate of Kiyomizudera:
e part of Kiyomizudera that appears in all postcards & tourist brochures:
which is supported by just this wooden structure:
this makes it 2 out of 2 temples that e cat has been to which have major sections under renovation:
view of Kyoto:
that tower again:
e sacred spring where people come to drink e water, & also to fill up bottles to bring some home:
more Kiyomizudera:
Kiyomizudera opens at 6am, e cat was there at 7am, & big fat crowds & school groups flood in at 9am to take photos of people taking photos of whatever is blocked by people who are blocked by other people ;) waiting for their turn to take class photos at e entrance to Kiyomizudera:
within Kiyomizudera is a shrine, Jishujinja, which has its own homepage:
a place to pray for xing4 fu2 =P
this place seems to have plenty of rabbits around. giant bunny selling o-mamori:
more o-mamori:
& then e cat saw this rock in e middle of e path:
second place in Japan e cat has been to where e dragon on e ceiling is supposed 'roar' (echo?) if you stand directly beneath it & clap loudly ;) wonder if anyone would sell e wallpaper version so that Japanese can have their own 'roaring dragons' on their living room ceilings:
further on e cat found another rock, & an explanation for its presence:
bottom left sign says, '....write down your troubles on this paper doll & put it into e water nearby....When the paper dissolves in water, your troubles will be cleared up':
on leaving Kiyomizudera, e cat found a path leading downhill from e tea shop in e distance:
which led into a large cemetery with a view of what else but that tower again:
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