CHerry blossoms in bloom at the Kurodani Temple |
The gate at the Kurodani Temple |
A prayer area at the Kurodani Temple |
The Kurodani Temple, framed by an oriental pine |
An old cemetary near the Kurodani Temple |
The steps up to Shinyo-jo Temple |
The view down into the city of Kyoto (the cemetary is in the foreground) |
The pagoda at the Shinyo-jo Temple |
Cherry blossoms everywhere! |
These are fortunes that have been hung on a tree at the Takenaka-Inari-sha Shrine. People buy fortunes here. If they receive a bad fortune, they hang it on the tree in the hope that the spirits will act to reverse it. |
Part of the Takenaka-Inari-sha shrine. This is a Shinto shrine used for praying for good harvests. |
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