In Kyoto we saw the most beautiful temples and shrines (around two thousand only in this city). Just like churches, they are a bit scattered around in different neighbourhoods whereas the major temples are situated in hills with a nice view to the city. As Lisa wrote in her blog, you are not allowed to enter the temple or shrine, which is sacred and contains a mirror (you are not supposed to see it or its reflecting image). In the Sanjyu-sangen-do temple we were not allowed to take photos, but the images inside were dazzling: more than 1000 enshrined golden gods around a massive golden buddah were standing right there, looking at you...The japanese religious tradition is a mix of hinduism and buddhism and nothing is supposed to be forever or everlasting (I write these words just days after a massive earthquake in the northwest coast of Japan, in Kashiwazaki, Niigata county, left more than 10 000 people homeless, 1000 injured and 9 dead, and just 2 months after we were there...).
Here are some photos and videos:
"Kiyomizu-dera"(temple) in Kyoto (candidate to the new 7 wonders of the world)
"Kinkaku-ji"(Temple) in Kyoto
"Fushimi-inari" (Shrine) in Kyoto
Sanjyu-sangen-do (Temple) in Kyoto
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