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  • Photo= Amulets for strong legs with a runner's picture on them (Goou Jinja Shinto Shrine, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto)

    Kyoto's Temples and Shrines Popular for "Benefits" to Runners
    For Praying or Buying Amulets

     
    28 February 2017 - Local topics , Kyoto
  • Photo= "Ninja Bento" in commemoration of the operation of the train with wrap advertising train on JR Kusatsu Line (Nanyoken Inc., Oiwake 1-chome, Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture)

    Want a Ninja Bento with Ninja-Star Rice Balls?
    On Sale from February 25, Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture

     
    28 February 2017 - Local topics , Sightseeing/Events , Gourmet , Shiga
  • Photo= Shibano, visiting her alma mater, Kyoto Sangyo University, and posing surrounded by the university's cheerleaders (Kita Ward, Kyoto)

    Brilliantly Overcoming NFL Cheerleader Hurdles
    Yuka Shibano, Kyoto Sangyo University Graduate

     
    20 February 2017 - Education/University , Kyoto
  • Photo= More than 300 dolls are displayed on a ten-tiered "Hina-dan" platform (Toko-in Temple, Kaminobe-cho, Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture)

    300 Dolls on Ten-Tiered Hina-Dan Platform Welcome Visitors
    Ayabe City, Kyoto

     
    20 February 2017 - Temples/Shrines , Kyoto
  • Photo= The public exhibition of "Nehan-zu," or Painting of the Buddha Entering Nirvana (9:05 a.m., February 15, Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto)

    Praying Hands to Recall Buddha's Virtues
    Painting of the Buddha Entering Nirvana Displayed, Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kyoto

     
    19 February 2017 - Temples/Shrines , Kyoto
  • Photo= Apprentice geisha from Gion Kobu, scattering "Setsubun" beans towards shrine visitors (Yasaka Shrine, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto)

    May Evil Go Away, May Happiness Come
    Lively "Setsubun" in Kyoto

     
    13 February 2017 - Tradition/Culture , Kyoto
  • Photo= (upper) The protective scaffolding and temporary roof being assembled around the main hall of Kiyomizu-dera Temple during the renovation between 1964 to 1967 (Photo credit: Cultural Properties Division of Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education) (lower) The main hall of Kiyomizu-dera Temple which will be fully reroofed for the first time in half a century (Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto)

    Protective Temporary Roof for Kiyomizu-dera Temple's Reroofing
    First Renovation in Half a Century Under Way

     
    13 February 2017 - Temples/Shrines , Kyoto
  • Photo= Women offering arrow feathers before the deity to pray for perfect health (Ichihime Shrine, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto)

    Praying for Protection from Misfortunes in Gorgeous Long-sleeved Kimono
    Ichihime Shrine, Kyoto

     
    6 February 2017 - Temples/Shrines , Kyoto
  • Photo= The snow-covered "Obutai" spreading across Higashiyama which was shot by an unmanned aerial vehicle (January 16, Shogunzuka Seiryu-den, Yamashina Ward, Kyoto)

    White Spreads over Modern Stage in Higashiyama
    Shogunzuka Seiryu-den, Kyoto

     
    6 February 2017 - Sightseeing/Events , Kyoto
  • Photo= A route map of Kyoto City Bus and Subway issued by Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau, which leads some foreign visitors to believe that Misasagi Station is the nearest station to Kiyomizu-dera Temple (left) A posted notice explaining this station is not the nearest one to Kiyomizu-dera Temple (Misasagi Station, Yamashina Ward, Kyoto City)

    Although Foreign Visitors Get Off Trains with Aid of Route Map...
    Mistaken Idea of Nearest Station to Kiyomizu-dera Temple?

     
    6 February 2017 - Sightseeing/Events , Kyoto
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