Arashiyama

Today I took a trip out to a part of Kyoto called Arashiyama. It is famous for its bamboo forest. I visited the garden of the Tenryu-ji temple. At this time of year the leaves are changing to beautiful browns, yellows and reds - so it is a good time for garden viewing to see this. It is not as spectacular a sight as the cherry blossom (I´ve read) but Autumn here is really quite spectacular.



The Japanese take it quite seriously:

They all seem that have really great cameras, and love taking photos. It seems like a stereotype, but in fact it is true - they love photos! My favourite is when they are a couple and each pose in front of a tree or something. Or when they have a tripod and get a shot together, brilliant.

http://www.japan-guide.com/blog/koyo11/
This is a guide to the change in colour of the leaves around the country... they even have a forecast which I think you can see on TV to show you when the leaves will be at their best colour.

Walking then through the bamboo grove:

It was lovely walking through this, but too busy with other tourists.

Like in most places here, there are just too many people trying to do the same thing at the same time. In situations like these it really feels like such a crowded place.

Man with pet rabbit.



The drain covers have a touch of class.

Parking in this part of town