Karen and I had a whirlwind tour of Kyoto and Osaka. We saw so many castles, imperial residences, shrines (Shinto) and temples (Buddhist) that they began to all look alike. Okay, so I guess the tori gates (often painted red) were give-aways, as were the buddha statues. We really liked the golden palace. So did the herd of people who were seeing it with us.
The Heian Shrine.
Osaka castle was a stand out in a modern city.
The history was fascinating. The museum was really well done, and had English to read along with the Japanese. I love to visit castles, so I was in heaven. For Karen, I think she liked the old men fishing in the castle moat to feed kitty the best.
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