Adventures in Japan

 

In February 2002, we continued on to Japan, from Thailand. We arrived in Tokyo, and David took the bullet train the next day to Utsunomiya for a business meeting. That evening, we took another bullet train to Kyoto, where we spent several days touring this historic city.

The Heian Shrine in Kyoto

 

The Ryokan where we stayed in Kyoto

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The famous gold leaf covered Kinkakuji Temple in Kyoto

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Kodaiji Temple in Kyoto

 

 

The Kyoto Imperial Palace (Kyoto Gosho)

 

 

 

 

The famous Zen rock garden in the Ryoanji Temple in Kyoto

 

 

 

 

A tea house in the Ginkaku-ji Temple in Kyoto

 

 

 

 

A wedding party in traditional dress at the Heian Shrine in Kyoto

 

 

 

 

Anne relaxing in our room in the Ryokan in Kyoto

 

 

 

 

 

 

Masks in a store in Kyoto

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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