May 6, 2008 (Tuesday)
Kyoto
After visiting Osaka Castle, Calvin and I proceeded by train to Kyoto.
There was also a little adventure there, but that will be posted in another entry.
For this one, I am concentrating fully on the Heian Jingu Shrine.
From wikipedia:
The Heian Shrine (平安神宮, Heian jingū?) is a Shinto shrine located in Kyoto, Japan.
The torii before the main gate is one of the largest in Japan, and the main building, or shaden (社殿), is designed to imitate the Kyoto Imperial Palace on a three-fourth scale.
The Heian Jingū was built in 1895 for the 1,100th anniversary of the establishment of Heiankyō (the old name of Kyoto). The shrine is dedicated to Emperor Kanmu and Emperor Kōmei. The former moved the capital to Heiankyō, and the latter was the last before Emperor Meiji, who moved the capital to Tokyo.
The Heian Jingū hosts the Jidai Matsuri, one of the three most important festivals of Kyoto. The procession of this festival begins at the old Imperial palace, and includes carrying the mikoshi (portable shrines) of Emperors Kanmu and Kōmei to the Heian Jingū .
Although we took a taxi from the hotel where I first checked in (we were in a rush since we were a bit delayed due to Osaka visit, stopover at Kyoto Tourist Information Center as well as check-in at Hotel Miyako and my bag issues), here is how to get to the Heian Shrine: It can be reached by bus number 5 or 100 from Kyoto Station. A more reliable and faster alternative is by subway to Higashiyama Station on the Tozai Line (requires a transfer at Karasuma Oike Station from the Karasuma Line) followed by a 10 minute walk to the shrine.
Shrine hours: 6:00 to 17:30 (slightly longer/shorter in summer/winter)
Admission: Free
Garden hours: 8:30 to 17:00 (slightly longer/shorter in summer/winter)
Admission: 600 Yen
Since it was already mid-afternoon and we had a few more shrines/temples and Gion to visit, I regret to say I was unable to visit the beautiful garden located behind the shrine's main buildings.
Although this was my first temple visit in Japan (and in Kyoto to boot), I must say that I am not really a big fan of the orange color..though it makes for very nice pictures :-) I heard that one of the best times to pay a visit would be in April, when the garden's many weeping cherry trees are in full bloom.
Kyoto
After visiting Osaka Castle, Calvin and I proceeded by train to Kyoto.
There was also a little adventure there, but that will be posted in another entry.
For this one, I am concentrating fully on the Heian Jingu Shrine.
From wikipedia:
The Heian Shrine (平安神宮, Heian jingū?) is a Shinto shrine located in Kyoto, Japan.
The torii before the main gate is one of the largest in Japan, and the main building, or shaden (社殿), is designed to imitate the Kyoto Imperial Palace on a three-fourth scale.
The Heian Jingū was built in 1895 for the 1,100th anniversary of the establishment of Heiankyō (the old name of Kyoto). The shrine is dedicated to Emperor Kanmu and Emperor Kōmei. The former moved the capital to Heiankyō, and the latter was the last before Emperor Meiji, who moved the capital to Tokyo.
The Heian Jingū hosts the Jidai Matsuri, one of the three most important festivals of Kyoto. The procession of this festival begins at the old Imperial palace, and includes carrying the mikoshi (portable shrines) of Emperors Kanmu and Kōmei to the Heian Jingū .
Although we took a taxi from the hotel where I first checked in (we were in a rush since we were a bit delayed due to Osaka visit, stopover at Kyoto Tourist Information Center as well as check-in at Hotel Miyako and my bag issues), here is how to get to the Heian Shrine: It can be reached by bus number 5 or 100 from Kyoto Station. A more reliable and faster alternative is by subway to Higashiyama Station on the Tozai Line (requires a transfer at Karasuma Oike Station from the Karasuma Line) followed by a 10 minute walk to the shrine.
Shrine hours: 6:00 to 17:30 (slightly longer/shorter in summer/winter)
Admission: Free
Garden hours: 8:30 to 17:00 (slightly longer/shorter in summer/winter)
Admission: 600 Yen
Since it was already mid-afternoon and we had a few more shrines/temples and Gion to visit, I regret to say I was unable to visit the beautiful garden located behind the shrine's main buildings.
Although this was my first temple visit in Japan (and in Kyoto to boot), I must say that I am not really a big fan of the orange color..though it makes for very nice pictures :-) I heard that one of the best times to pay a visit would be in April, when the garden's many weeping cherry trees are in full bloom.
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oselle wrote on Jun 25, '08
he he... galeng.
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oselle wrote on Jun 25, '08
bat di ka nag pose gaya nung babae dun o? ;)
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oselle wrote on Jun 25, '08
in na in ang color :)
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oselle wrote on Jun 25, '08
swimming?
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oselle wrote on Jun 25, '08
mails?
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bananaking69 wrote on Jun 25, '08
Sake? I thought they might be burial urns for cremated Shinto priests. Just guessing.
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meannlim wrote on Jun 25, '08
thanks for sharing japan with us! and hey! love the headshot, it goes well with your theme site!
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cuh888 wrote on Jun 25, '08
feeling ko tour guide ako...hmm..how much kaya ang bayad..hehehe
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cuh888 wrote on Jun 25, '08
oselle said
bat di ka nag pose gaya nung babae dun o? ;)
I was tempted...really tempted...*lunok*
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cuh888 wrote on Jun 25, '08
its really different seeing it up close and personal versus in the pictures...
when I saw it first, my mouth was agape...imagine me all bug-eyed about it...but Calvin told me the color is really the usual thing for temples...
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cuh888 wrote on Jun 25, '08
oselle said
swimming?
how about for taking a bath? di ba uso tabo dito sa Pinas? hehehe...
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cuh888 wrote on Jun 25, '08
joking aside..its really for cleaning..
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cuh888 wrote on Jun 25, '08
oh dear..I can't remember...was it for the wishes? prayers? acknowledgements? ads? *Grin*
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cuh888 wrote on Jun 25, '08
bananaking69 said
Sake? I thought they might be burial urns for cremated Shinto priests. Just guessing.
its just that in another temple I visited in Tokyo they had big sake containers....I think this is the same concept...
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cuh888 wrote on Jun 25, '08
meannlim said
thanks for sharing japan with us! and hey! love the headshot, it goes well with your theme site!
thanks MeAnn...inulit ko yung theme na to kc feeling Japan-Japan...LOL!
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chitoirigo wrote on Jun 25, '08
What's with the hand gesture? By the way, nice black shirt. Lutang na lutang yung mga curves!
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cuh888 wrote on Jun 26, '08
either as if pinatong ko yung torii...or..feeling tour guide ako dito...
curves of taba....sabi nga sa joke di ba....a person is still in shape...round is a shape...the figure 8 is also a shape...mwahaha!
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chitoirigo wrote on Jun 26, '08
cuh888 said
curves of taba....sabi nga sa joke di ba....a person is still in shape...round is a shape...the figure 8 is also a shape...mwahaha!
Meow Cat. Actually, I was referring to the street curve. Nagka-sunod lang yung dalawang sentences ko, hehehehe....jokjokjokk....
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cuh888 wrote on Jun 27, '08
*takes out magnifying glass* abah, may variations nga sa street at nag-curve sya...0.0000001 degrees *wink* I stand corrected....Meoww Chito! hehehe...
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oselle wrote on Jun 27, '08
chitoirigo said
Actually, I was referring to the street curve. Nagka-sunod lang yung dalawang sentences ko, hehehehe....jokjokjokk....
=)) *kaloka*
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ReplyDeletecuh888 wrote on Jun 27, '08
yan yung gusto ko ni Chito...joker talaga..at ok rin biruin..hehehe...
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pearlulanday wrote on Jun 28, '08
chitoirigo said
Meow Cat. Actually, I was referring to the street curve. Nagka-sunod lang yung dalawang sentences ko, hehehehe....jokjokjokk....
mwahahaha *muntik mangudngod ang ulo ko sa laptop!*
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pearlulanday wrote on Jun 28, '08, edited on Jun 28, '08
oselle said
pose gaya nung babae dun o? ;)
bagong japan-japan pose ini,
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pearlulanday wrote on Jun 28, '08
oselle said
in na in ang color :)
naki-in sa yo sistah! pretty in orange new headshot.
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oselle wrote on Jun 28, '08
pearlulanday said
naki-in sa yo sistah! pretty in orange new headshot.
hi PP, ginawa at binigay sa kin to ni Pareng Val :)
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pearlulanday wrote on Jun 28, '08
oselle said
ginawa at binigay sa kin to ni Pareng Val :)
oo nga, white naman yung kay val, cool :)
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cuh888 wrote on Jun 30, '08
pearlulanday said
bagong japan-japan pose ini,
well, kung gusto nyo ganon ang pose nyo...e..sige, ako lang kukuha ng picture ..kayo mag pose!
\(^_^)/
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cuh888 wrote on Jun 30, '08
pearlulanday said
naki-in sa yo sistah! pretty in orange new headshot.
parang ma-remember ko tuloy yung movie na Somewhere in Time...dito sa headshot na bago ni Oselle.....hmmmm...
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oselle wrote on Jun 30, '08
cuh888 said
parang ma-remember ko tuloy yung movie na Somewhere in Time...dito sa headshot na bago ni Oselle.....hmmmm...
wow, one of my favourite songs ko yan :D
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cuh888 wrote on Jul 1, '08
oselle said
wow, one of my favourite songs ko yan :D
that was an enjoyable movie...but honestly di ko na ni-replay...huhuhu..I only like happy endings na movies....