Purple Flowers
Date: 04/22/2008
Pretty purple spring flowers in the in the Kyoto Gyoen.
京都御苑にあるきれいな紫の花。
Tree
Date: 04/22/2008
Imperial Palace Gate
Date: 04/22/2008
A gate of the Imperial Palace in Kyoto. The palace is closed to the public for most of the year, so this is the most you can see.
京都御所の門。御所は常時公開されていないので、ほとんどの時にはこれしか見られない。
Shimizudani Muku Tree
Date: 04/22/2008
This tree is said to be nearly 300 years old and was named after the court noble Shimizudani who lived nearby. The radical samurai Kijima Matabee died in a battle near this tree during the Kimmon incident in 1864.
Camphor and Clocktower
Date: 04/22/2008
The camphor tree and clocktower, two symbols of Kyoto University.
京都大学のシンボルであるクスノキと時計台。
Kyoto University Clocktower
Date: 04/22/2008
Pink Cherry Blossoms
Date: 04/01/2008
Pink cherry blossoms next to the Kamogawa River in Kyoto.
京都の鴨川の河川敷で生えるピンク色の桜。
Pink Cherry Blossoms
Date: 04/01/2008
Pink cherry blossoms next to the Kamogawa River in Kyoto.
京都の鴨川の河川敷で生えるピンク色の桜。
Komaitei Sukiyaki
Date: 04/01/2008
One of the distinctive features of Kyoto are the shops placed back from the street with narrow alleys leading up to them.
京都の特徴の一つは路地を通って道路から離れたところにある店です。
Cherry Blossoms
Date: 04/01/2008
A close up of some cherry blossoms.
桜をアップで撮ってみました。
Women in Kimono Observing the Chery Blossoms
Date: 04/01/2008
The Takasegawa River is relatively close to Kawaramachi Station but is both beautiful and not too busy during the cherry blossom season.