Kyoto flower and lamp path 2010

I had a great opportunity to visit Kyoto flower and lamp path 2010.

There were many people seeing flowers especially cherry blossoms during the spring season.

Usually, temples and shrines in Kyoto close up at around 5 p.m.

However, you could enter some temples and shrines in Kyoto during Kyoto flower and lamp path 2010.

Guess what?

I will start teaching Japanese on my blog.

flowers in Japanese is "Hana."

Cherry blossoms in Japanese is "Sakura."

You are able to cheery blossoms only during the early spring!!

Kiyomizu-dera

Kiyomizu-dera temple

Kiyomizu-dera temple is a very famous place in Kyoto for sightseeing. I love to visit to Kiyomizu-dera temple because you can see beautiful scenery from this temple. The stage of Kiyomizu-dera temple is very complicated. Each wooden framework is awesome.

Another name of Kamigamo shrine

Kamigamo shrine is also known as Kamo-wake-Ikazuchi jinja in the Kita ward of Kyoto is the oldest Shinto shrine in the ancient city.

Explanation for Kamigamo shrine

Kamigamo shrine is the one of World Cultural Heritage sites.
This shrine is also the one of Histric Monuments of Ancient Kyoto.

Stairs in Kamigamo shrine

I like this old wooden gate because the old wooden gate above the stony stairs brings to me calm and composed.

A stone bridge

This stone bridge reminds me a Japanese proverb "Ishibashi wo tataite wataru"
It reads "beating the stone bridge spans."
The meaning of this proverb is the solid stone, make sure to cross safely from further beating. Even that very cautious.
Similar meanings:
You can never be too cautious.
Good watch prevents misfortune.