Travel : JAPAN 2014 [throwback] part 1

I really love Japan living style, it make me feel good and relax.My mood are fully enjoy while in time at Japan.
And make me travel again on 2014 after the first travel to Japan in 2013.
This time is August, it's summer, so will no need bring a lot if warm cloths and will have more easy and lighten backpack.

This time is just 8 days, from Osaka to Tokyo again but no more Hokkaido this time.
 

on the way from kansai airport directly to Kyoto

while arrive Kyoto and this is the landmark opposite Kyoto station

 is a huge station

 and skip a lot of step, we check in Hotel and drop anything else heavy and directly back to Osaka again

this is the restaurant that we have for lunch

 each 3 x 3 choose for soup, noodles and amount of fat

and then skip a lot of time without shooting any photo cause busy with shopping ......

and then, next of the day, arrive to west of Kyoto city, it is Arashiyama, this is Saga-Arashiyama station.

in this season I can here a lot of cricket sound

 this bridge is landmark of Arashiyama, 渡月橋 Togetsukyo

 this bird are hold this pose with a long time and I though that is fake bird but not, is real !

 I can see some leaf just look like turn into Autumn

 statue of god or something

 and I have a rest here a while

 meet some Geisha on road while searching for entrance of Bamboo road

 finally arrive this place

 with a lot of high rise bamboo road, 竹の森林

 and I thought that is pedestrian but not, car are access able, this is actually road for car.

 after lunch, I head to south from city of Kyoto.

Arrive here, Fushimi Inari Taisha

 is a temple that pray respect for God of fox

oh ya ... I have been here while 2013 Spring .....

 and this is the most famous thing in Kyoto and it called Senbon Torii 千本鳥居

 this red door thing will continuous along the path till the hill top and this is the map

 Elichi !!! Nozomi !!!

 this location are famous whole year and always a lot of visitor

 a lake, just can feel some spirit power here (joke)

view look from the side, will become like this

 and the sky started become darker, those lamppost are light up

 and those light make some shadows along path way, looks fun

 I fail to climb up the hill top, my leg started complain, so I back to the entrance and get back to rest ......

continue in part 2