Category Archives: kyoto

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zen again

22 Aug Filed under japan, kyoto, places. No comments.
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紅葉 — モミジ

22 Aug Filed under doesn't fit anywhere else, japan, kyoto, places. 2 Comments.

momiji are japan­ese maple trees. these pic­tures were made in kyoto in 2009

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more zen, less zen

21 Aug Filed under japan, kyoto. No comments.

what is the colour of wind?

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龍安寺（ryoan-ji)

18 Jul Filed under design, japan, kyoto, places. No comments.

うらやまし美しう成て散る紅葉 uraya­mashi utsukushuu natte chiru momiji how envi­able becom­ing beautiful falling maple leaves  

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kyoto gardens

23 Feb Filed under japan, kyoto, places. No comments.

 

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shinto (in the rain)

26 Nov Filed under japan, kyoto, places. No comments.
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kyoto, its station, and the mighty atom

24 Nov Filed under architecture, japan, kyoto, places. No comments.
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claska

24 Nov Filed under architecture, design, japan, kyoto. No comments.

the claska is newly refur­bished but pre­serves the vaguely 60s — 70s retro pas­tiche of its orig­i­nal con­cep­tion. it’s a lot of fun to stay here. a very quirky place, with ‘Mr Dog’ the dog salon on the ground floor. a dj play­ing elec­tro funk mixes in … Read More →

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kyoto

18 Nov Filed under architecture, design, japan, kyoto, places. No comments.

the screen is a delight­ful place to stay in kyoto. the staff are beau­ti­ful in every sense, very for­eigner user-friendly, and sit­u­ated in a quirky lit­tle shi-shi antique shop street. nearby is bikkuri donki — sur­prise don­key. is the don­key sur­prised? is the don­key a sur­prise? do … Read More →

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kyoto

18 Nov Filed under japan, kyoto, places. No comments.