After arriving back in Osaka I went to see a traditional new years celebration when young boys of high school year try to get trasilman and get good luck from the new year. This occurred in Osaka but it does happen in most places in Osaka.
Photo of the high school boys trying to get the trasilman at the Shitennoji Temple
The next day I took the took the regular JR lines to Nara for a day. I went a back to see Todai-ji temple which is an UNESCO site. Inside the temple is a very large buddha which is the Daibutsu is an image of Dainichi Buddha, the cosmic Buddha believed to precede all worlds and their respective historicl Buddhas.
Photo of the Todai-ji
Photo of the large buddha
Photo of an example of the large lotus petal around the base of the buddha
Photo of what the Todai-ji temple looks like when it is lit up at night and the view of the buddha
While there a group of students were touring the temple and it is good luck for anyone that can crawl or get through a hole in the pillar of the temple.
Photo of one of the students trying to get through the pillar.
While walking around the town of Nara I saw some very interesting things such as a deer that wanted a taxi ride.
Photo of the deer wanting a ride
The next two days I took the Shinkensen to Kyoto and saw many things. Kyoto has 17 UNESCO sites.
I was two temples and there surrounding areas on the first day.
Photos Kiyomizu-dera Temple and Rokuon-ji Temple (Kinkakuji Temple/Golden Pavilion) and the surrounding area
As I was in Kyoto at night I saw Kyoto tower reflecting off of Kyoto station.
Photo of the Kyoto tower reflecting off of the Kyoto station
The Shinkensen station in Kyoto runs their illumination of the concourse and for the automatic ticket vending machine and escalator off of photovoltaic power generated by the 800 m2 of solar cell panels that are installed on the roof of the station.
Photo of the machine that keeps track of the photovoltaic power that is being generated by the solar panels.
After arriving back in Osaka I notice that they put up the following sign
Photo of the sign in Osaka Shinkensen station.
The second day in Kyoto....
Photos of the Fushimi Inari Shrine
That night I went to Gion and to the Gion Corner when there is a show of the different types of japanese art forms.
Photo of tea cermony
Photo of a similiar perfomance of Noh
I was very fortuate as I was walking down the street in Gion I saw a appreciate geisha called a meiska.
Photo of Gion
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