Kyoto

A day exploring Kyoto, temples, castle and Gion (the old town, full of wooden buildings and geishas.

We visited a few temples in Kyoto.  Wooden buildings.  You have to remove your shoes to enter and unfortunately we couldn't take photos inside.  This one was close to the hotel.  

This was a water fountain where they washed their hands before entering the temple.

The Gion area was the old town.  Narrow streets and wooden houses.  This area is where the geishas work in tea houses and we saw some on the streets.

Another temple area.  This one had gardens and shrines as well as the temple building.

This was a castle where the shogun lived.  We walked along the corridors and looked into the rooms that were set up as they would have been.