Here is the later part of the day. Everywhere from Motomachi, Nankinmachi, and Kobe Harbor. If you would like any specific explanation on any of the pictures, I will answer all questions in the comments.
One of the clubs I have joined since I came to Japan is the Field Shashin club フィルド写真クラブ. The club is led by the photographer Ｎ☆ＧＹ／masto deguchi先生 and his wife who is a teacher at Konan University. For our monthly meeting in December we went from Shinkobe Shinkansen station to Harborland near Kobe JR station. It was a particularly beautiful day for sightseeing, and it was a long time since I just wondered around and did nothing but making photos. Part 1 is photos around the Shinkobe ropeway and up in the mountains.
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Day 1 in Kyoto, Dec. the 27th, was spent exploring the Gion area on bike. It was also a day for Adam to get a hold of his surroundings and where we were at. So, first things first, we got lost. It was fun, and Adam got some interesting pictures out of the experience. We went to Kyomizudera 居水寺 and several other places adjacent to the area. One of which, turns out, is the most famous graveyard in all of Kyoto, which is understandable, being it is about a square kilometer+ big.
On the second day of Adam’s trip to Japan, we were still scouring Kyoto. We rented bicycles and literally made a circuit of the entire city, from Kinkakuji 金閣寺 to Fushimi-Inari Taisha 伏見稲荷大社. It was a great day to be biking. We covered a good length of Kamagawa (river) 釜川 and biked straight through the middle of town, passing by the closed Nijo-jo. I forgot how much I love to ride a bike. Although, I don’t think Malia and Chad liked it too terribly much, what with them being accustomed to Hawaiian and Californian winters respectively. It was still a great 15-20 mile trek.
Fushimi-Inari, near the top of the mountain at the end of the day. Adam and I ended up running to the top to catch the sun setting and then got lost on the way down. I love getting lost in Kyoto.
Here is the rest of the day:
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This is the second time I went to Nara to see the Daibutsu-sama. I didn’t take to many pictures of the statue this time as I took too many the last time. Adam, Ayana, Malia, Shizuka and I spent the majority of a day wondering around in the mountainside where the Daibutsuden is, otherwise none as Todaiji.
奈良 is a very impressive place, it is one of the capitals of Japan from more than 1000 years ago.
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