Kyoto: Memoirs of a Tourist

schmoo

Wow thanks guys! I am pleased that people like these photos, but I tell ya getting them was traumatic and frustrating on my end, plus the keep rate was pretty low, much lower than the other kinds of photography I find myself doing.

I think i said before that I'd love to visit again for a festival where it would be traditions/geisha/maiko galore. Who cares if it's been done a hundred times with photographers? It'd be great to be able to photograph performers actually performing and not having to snipe as they walk down the street.

Thanks for looking in, Mike! 10 years already, whew. I always enjoy seeing the shots you put up of all the unique scenes and fauna that people on vacation don't get to catch very often.

Maji

Great story telling pictures
Those were great story tellers.

I was in Kyoto in late November this year and the Fall colors there are just awesome. You should go there sometime and enjoy them.

By the way, the roads in Japan are so narrow that the fire water hydrants have to be installed under the roads. These are typically just behind the roadway pavement here in the US.

Here are some pictures of:

1. Similar great looking hydrant manhole cover in Uji, a small city by Kyoto

Maji

2. A great looking drain catch basin cover in Kyoto, with the momiji (Japanese red maple that turns gorgeous red every Fall) engravings in Uji. Goes to show how much these people love their fall colors.

Maji

3. The magnificient fall colors of Kyoto at the reflection pond at Kinkakuji.

schmoo

Thanks for sharing your shots, Maji!! I was there in November as well but apparently a couple weeks too early. I had no idea how warm Japan was in the fall. I think in Kyoto we saw one maple tree that had good red color in Arishiyama - it was in front of a restaurant that was closed but everyone kept posing for photos underneath it and there was practically a line forming. That was quite funny.

Uji is where the tea is from, correct? I tried drinking it but it was a tad too strong for my taste.

bryanj87

Wow, fantastic series of shots! The little details, the textures, amazing! I enjoyed reading the narratives about the shots as well.

Maji

schmoo wrote:

Uji is where the tea is from, correct? I tried drinking it but it was a tad too strong for my taste.

You are right about Uji. The maa-cha is a tad too strong, but the green tea known as Oo-cha is slightly lighter.

pug8

Wel, it looks like you had a great trip, schmoo. Too bad I haven't been following these forums in recent months - so much other stuff going on.
I went to Nikko the other day; it was so pretty in the snow. I should post some pics some time....

schmoo

pug8 wrote:

Wel, it looks like you had a great trip, schmoo. Too bad I haven't been following these forums in recent months - so much other stuff going on.
I went to Nikko the other day; it was so pretty in the snow. I should post some pics some time....

Hey pug!! I remember at least a year ago saying to you that going to Japan was just a probability. Time flies, but I understand drifting in and out, here and there. I have heard a lot about Nikko in the snow and I would have loved to visit. Please post if you can!

Awais Yaqub

Hi
Great set of photos Schmoo