Kyoto Info

Here's another great Kyoto resource.

Produced by the Kyoto University of Foreign Studies this site provides a comprehensive look at locations and activities in Kyoto.

Lots of photos. Lots of alternatives to regular places of interest.

Another good Kyoto resource.

Kyoto Walking Tour Map

Here's a link to a Kyoto Walking Map.

The link to a pdf is at the bottom of the page. Its a map from the Japan National Tourist Organization. I haven't been able to locate the map at the JNTO site.

On page two of the map there is a walk we might want to consider. It begins at the Gojozaka bus stop near the Ohtani Mausoleum. This mausoleum is where Shinran's cremains were placed by his daughter Kakushin. There is a very old, beautiful and unsual temple at Ohtani. The walk will take us along a huge necropolis then up to Kiyomizu temple. Past Kiyomizu is Chion-in, the temple built by Honen, Shinran's teacher. There is a huge gate at it's entrance.

This is a list and information of several important temples in Kyoto including Kiyomizu and Chion-in.

Kyoto - Nara - Osaka

Thanks Curtis for the links to the Nara Museum and Kyoto Movie Land sites.

I've changed the title of the Kyoto link list to include Nara and Osaka.

I'd like to add others to the blog. Please send their email address to me. I'll include them as soon as possible.

email: unsui@fogbank.com

Pokemon and Anime

Gary left these links for pokemon people.
This is a link for Pokemon Centers in Osaka.It's in Japanese and so is the map below, but it gives a sense of where things are located.
The Center is located in the basement of the Umeda Center Building, a 5 minute walk from Osaka Station.
Here is a map showing the one in Osaka.

More anime links and info.