Day 3 –
- Kyoto Station (Subway)
- Kitaoji Subway Station
- (Raku) Bus to Kinkakuji
- Kinkakuji
- Bus to Nijo jo
- Nijo jo
- Dinner at Matsuya
- Walk to Kyoto Gyoen
- Walk around in Kyoto Gyoen
- Marutamachi Subway Station
- Kyoto Station (Subway)
- end of day.
Summary of places visited -
- Kinkakuji
- Nijo jo
- Kyoto Gyoen
Now for some Nijo jo.
The bus stop is in front of the castle entrance.
Next to Horikawa (river).
That’s the entrance.
The entrance to the castle is on the other side of the road. You buy tickets from vending machines (middle right).
Flowers on this side
Anyone knows what flowers are those?
Got some more shots of Horikawa and the bridges going over it before crossing over to the castle.
Horikawa
Horikawa
One more before crossing.
Horikawa
Moat
There are fish in there.
Entering Nijo jo via Higashi Otemon
The roof
Some text
A map
Walls
More Walls
Ninomaru Palace
Roof
Roof of the entrance to Ninomaru Palace
Postcard shot
No photography allowed inside.
Some gate
Exterior of Ninomaru Palace
Some bells
Ninomaru Garden
Ninomaru Garden
Ninomaru Garden
It started raining and it became cold.
Ninomaru Palace exterior
But there’s the palace’s roof providing shelter so its fine for a bit.
Ninomaru Garden
Heading to Honmaru Palace
The gate provided shelter from the rain too. You can see the rain in the above photo.
The moat around Honmaru Palace
Pass the gate
Exterior of Honmaru Palace
Big slaps of rock as steps
Exterior of Honmaru Palace
Overview of Honmaru Palace
Honmaru Palace exterior
Steep steps
Honmaru Palace
Big rocks
Another bridge
Moat again
More flowers
Nice tree
There was a rest stop here so I took a break. Some vending machines nearby too, I got a can of warm milk tea.
Toilet that way.
Toilets nearby too.
Flowers, when they bloom and where they bloom in Nijo jo.
Nice path lined with flowering trees
Yellow flowers on the ground
Towards another section
Walls are awesome
Still raining.
Weeping Cherry I think
An exit
A bridge over Horikawa.
Can anyone make out the 2nd Kanji in the above photo? The bridge’s name will do too. Its Nijo Bashi/Nijo Bridge. Thanks Rakkyo.
On the way to the next destination, by foot.
Ebisugawa Bridge
Ebisugawa Bridge
Horikawa
Horikawa and stone steps.
The distance between the stone steps are quite wide.
On the way to the next destination, I spotted Matsuya. I checked the time: ~4pm, well whatever early dinner it is.
First beef bowl in Japan was great.
Now for the last destination of the day, Kyoto Gyoen.
Kyoto Gyoen
But that will be in part 3.