Kiyomizudera Temple (清水寺) in Kyoto during the late 19th century
Original rotogravure photograph produced for the western market in 1897
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Day 6 Kyoto
Another early morning to catch the shinkansen to Kyoto. There, we (me and my husband) had to drop our luggage in a locker before we could be off to explore.
Although the weather forecast had said it would be dry (aside from some occasional drizzle), the rain started pouring pretty badly when we reached Awata Shrine. (Somehow I feel like the place has changed since my last visit, but I can't really tell why.) Thankfully, after a bit of a wait, it stopped again. Just to start again when we reached Shoren-in, (Most of it was being renovated, but the bits we could see were pretty) and stop again momentarily. By the time we were exploring Chion-in it started pouring again and... did not stop. Still, this did not stop me from exploring the place. I had meant to visit last time I came round to Kyoto, but skipped it under the assumption I'd be back later, but well... I didn't. So, I wasn't going to hold back this time. The rain did get annoying though, but thankfully the temple's souvenir shop sold umbrellas. So, with those in hand, we headed onward through Maruyama Park to Kiyomizudera.
Last time, Kiyomizudera was being renovated, so this was the first time I got to see it in its full glory! Well, it's pretty, but... Not that impressive actually. Maybe it was the terrible weather.
By this time my shoes were completely soaked through, and the rain didn't seem like it would stop anytime soon. So, through the pouring raim we returned to Kyoto station to pick up our luggage and head over to Osaka.
Once we reached Osaka, the rain had thankfully stopped. So, we did not have to walk through pouring rain to the apartment we booked for the week. We did have some issues getting into the building at first (instructions were unclear), but this was quickly resolved.
The place we got is pretty nice, and quite spacious. Only minus is probably the close proximity to the train tracks. We can hear every train passing by! Oh well, exhaustion makes it really easy to sleep.
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“Rain in Kiyomizu Temple” by Asano Takeji (浅野竹二), 1951
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