In Kyoto you find the glory and splendor of Japan's old culture. It was the capital of the country and the centre of the nation's civilization for more than 10 centuries, from 794 to 1868.

Kyoto has about 270 Shinto shrines and 1,600 Buddhist temples.

Tofukuji Temple

I must apologize for the quality of the pictures,
but here is a glimpse of the Tofukuji garden

There is a lot of unique architectural beauty to be found in Kyoto

Byodoin Temple

Another example is the Kinkakuji Temple,
here is the gold pavilion

This is the Heian Shrine

Kiyomizu Temple at blossom time

Landscape gardens also constitute a part of the cultural heritage of Kyoto.
The city has almost 60 of the most beautiful gardens.

Garden of the Sazen-in Temple

While in Kyoto, enjoy an outdoor tea ceremony

If you are there in the autumn, walk around and enjoy the spectacular autumn colors.

You may want to end your day in a local restaurant that serves native food

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Originally posted by dear yoko:
There is a lot of unique architectural beauty to be found in Kyoto


Byodoin Temple

There a Byodoin Temple just the same in Hawaii!

Thank you for this beautiful topic dearestestestest Yoko!

Love and *LIGHT* *BEING*, Teom

Thank you kindly for this beautiful post.
I would love to see Kyoto, but I am not sure if this will be possible.

Sincerely,
Gisele

What a lovely post.
Thank you yoko.
It is also very appropriate for this time of the year when everything is in vibrant colour.

Love,
Sue

Thank you yoko for the beautiful post.
I went back to the Japanese Garden thread and found this picture taken in Kyoto. I thought it might be nice to add it here.

Love,
Vicky

Shinsen-en Temple

Thank you kindly yoko for this lovely thread.
I have added an image from the Kyoto Gardens post.



The restaurant also looks very inviting.

Thank you for your kind replies everyone.

Kaju-ji Temple garden



Love,
yoko

I found a beautiful blossomtime picture of Kyoto.

Love,
Vicky

Here is a very beautiful Kyoto garden, just enjoy, sit and meditate.

Love,
Vicky

Everything that I have posted is for educational purposes only.Make sure that you do not use anything from this website
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They do not want us to use any of their pictures for educational purposes.

Be very careful not to use any images from the website that I posted below ,we cannot use their pictures even if it is for educational purposes.I had posted something illegal from this website on the Japanese Garden post, and I have removed it now.
Very sorry yoko, we reall did not know.
We just wanted to have some kids and patients that come to this office see beautiful pictures of Kyoto.
Thank you again for the lovely post.
I cannot remember, but I think one of my friends sent it to me in a private e-mail, so sorry!!!

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Please don't worry Gisele.

I don't think that anyone even remembers the image in question. Nobody will miss it.

I usually scan my own pictures or those of my family and friends to avoid any unpleasantness.

Let us keep sharing the beautiful things that we enjoy so that others can enjoy them as well.

Love,
yoko

Kiyomizu in the spring