Wednesday, July 23, 2014

A Journey @ Kyoto

This is not the first time
 to travel, but it's the first time to have a trip without  parents,just with my friend,and that day also my birthday.So this trip was special to me.
I arrive at Kansai Airport,then my friend and I take JR to Kyoto.It's the first time I went to Kyoto,this city is full of story.It was the capital of the ancient Japan,so there are many palaces and every famous sight spots have its own story.
it was on the train,the seat on the train is different from Chinese. The seat is soft and comfortable.
It's a sight train station,visitors can always see this animal's decorations. It's a raccoon I think.
I took this photo on the sight train, the speed is a little fast, the wind blew, the sun was shinny, only you need is to relax and enjoy the view in the mountain.
One of the stations in the mountain. Raccoons were say Hello again to you.
This place is inside of the Tenryu Temple.
It's at the last station of the sight train.

This is my friend. We were outside the temple.
This bridge called Togetsu Kyo(Duyue Bridge) , at the other side of the bridge is a good place to see sakura(cherry blossom), but we didn't see it, cause the timing is wrong. We sat at the dike saw people walking though the bridge, and there were many birds around us. Life is good.
This drink is Mocha, a kind of green tea, it tastes bitter,but I like the taste. At the right side it's candy, the candy is very beautiful because of the pattern on it.
We went to Inari Shrine on the third day. It was a festival I think.Cause many students there. Foxes are the eudemon of this shrine, it's the biggest Inari Shrine of Japan, like boss.......
This thing called Torii. You can see it at every shrine in Japan. Ancient Japanese trusted it's a door apart people and immortal. One of the reason why Inari Shrine is famous is it has thousands of the torii,through the mountain, called Senbon Torii.
After we climbed down the mountain, we got on the train again, we went to Nara, a small prefecture beside Kyoto.It's famous of the deer.We climbed on Wakakusa Hill(Ruo Cao hill) in the Nara Park, saw the view of the Nara.
It's the last day we stay at Kyoto. We went to Heian Shrine(PingAn Shrine). Luckily, we watched a part of traditional Japanese wedding ceremony. Tell you the truth, at first we thought it's a funeral, because all the people wore in black,and the music sounds sad. It's totally different from China.
It's the largest torii in Kyoto.It stretch across the road.
Then, we went to Chion Temple, it's the original temple of Japan. This picture I took it inside of the temple, it's a traditional garden.


 One of the sight of the temple's door. This temple have seven unbelievable things. One of these, it's the door.


It's huge right, and the steps outside the door are bigger and higher than anyone else.


I just finish my trip with my friends at Kyoto, I don't know when will I depart again, but I know I can't stop travelling. I'm always on the way.