Arashiyama & Sagano
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On Sunday we went to Arashiyama, with a local train. It is located in the hills, and host the famous togetsu-kyo bridge and many temples. We saw the yearly dip in the water of the local karate group and the filming of a scene at a lake. And it was freezingly cold!
Train to Arashiyama
Local train
Lovely surroundings
The famous bridge
Listening to a speech
What's going on?
Warm up
Some kids are already freezing (so was I)
Also small kids take part
Make sure you're properly dressed
Doing their moves
Another freezing one
They're supposed to wade into the river
Some are not sure that it's a good idea
... especially in this cold
She's lucky
This guy definitively doesn't want to get in
Almost all are in now, then they start their exercises.
View from the bridge
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Bamboo forrest
Shrine entrance
In the hills
Bare tree
Temple entrance
Climbing up
Cemetery
Adashino Nembutsu-ji
Grave stones
Name indicators
rows...
... and rows
another bamboo forest
Akemi
The cat, everywhere
Way too expensive restaurant
Traditional roof
Liquor store
Cute car
What fruit could this be?
Ampelmänchen
Elephant in front garden
Some farming still done here
Bus stop
Plastic bottles filled with water is said to scare keep the cats away
Hawaiian skirts
Gate of Daikaku-ji
Door-wall paintings
Walkways
Inside the temple complex
Ornament
Prayer
Filmset
Osawa no ike pond
Geisha actresses
Fisherman
Dreamy sight
Famous actor
On the set
Job done
Wooden door
The only coloured leaves left
Red temple
Inside a room
Outside the temple
Waiting for the Kyoto bus
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