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Satoshi Onoda
I was a web designer in Tokyo and left there to Australia for studying English. After 18months studying, I came back to Japan and web design industory. Currently, I'm working as a desiner for a company.
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Kyoto 8th day and after the journey - 20th April 2008
Kyoto the 6th and 7th day - 19th April 2008
Kyoto the 3rd to 5th day - 13th April 2008
Kyoto the 2nd day
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19th Apr 2008
Kyoto the 3rd to 5th day
I just spent the weekend in Kyoto idly at the accommodation because I didn’t feel going to a sight seeing. In fact, the prime purpose of this trip is ‘living in the different life from Tokyo’, therefore, I really don’t need to bring myself to temples and shrines with countless tourists. Instead, I indulge myself into a slow life, talking with stafs, staying at cafe and walking around the accommodation.
Gekkoso
This is the accommodation, which opened in this location three years ago, I stayed. Although the building is more than 70 years old, it has got its orifinal taste. Incidentally, this place in the photo is a kind of living room where parties take place every night.
Kenkun-shrine
Five minutes walking from Gekkoso, this place enshrines Nobunaga Oda who is a legendary Samurai 500 years ago, though this shrine itself is not really famous. On the top of mountain where the shrine located, you can see the whole city of Kyoto.
Going to Osaka
I somehow went to Osaka with a staff from Gekkoso. Provided choice between Kyoto and Osaka both of them are very crowded at weekends, I thought it would be fun to go bustling Osaka. Indeed it’s the first time to visit Osaka for me and the city was so exciting. Everywhere you can buy takoyaki(Octopus Ball) -delicacy in Kansai Area-. I’ll provably visit there again.
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13th Apr 2008
Kyoto the 2nd day
Coincidently, a friend I met in Australia visited Japan from Hong Kong and we decided to have a walk in Kyoto together. It’s actually nice to have a company though I travel alone. Since I had no plan for this trip I maybe dragged along her bit too mach. But anyway she looked enjoying the trip as the whole city of Kyoto was very new to her.
Gion Street.
Famous for the scene set of the movie ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’
Maruyama Park Shidare-sakura Tree
I wish we’d been here a week ago..
Yudofu
It’s a typical delicacy from Kyoto.
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11th Apr 2008
Kyoto the 1st day
In order to meet the departure time of the night bus which cost 5,000 yen, I had to take a taxi and spent 4,600 yen. Uh, something wrong. But anyway the fact that I managed to get the bus is much better than the fiasco I did in Australia.
This time, I stay a backpacker’s called Gekkoso. They charge only 10,000 yen for one-week dormitory room, which is amazingly cheap as a Japanese accommodation. Actually, as a person who travels alone, I don’t need to indulge in staying luxurious accommodations. Besides, it’s nice to have people to make chats at the accommodation.
Shooting photos at daytime and shooting the breeze at evening, I’ll enjoy this relaxing life which is totally different from Tokyo and ponder over some issues.
Cafe Salasa
This cafe was renovated from an old public bath, and it’s atmosphere is very unique. At the concept level, this can be one of my top3 list of cafes in Japan. It would be nice to bring a book and spend relaxed times.
Daitokuji Kotoin
10 minutes walking from the accommodation, the breeze flowing from the building to the garden was just beautiful. In fact there are other buildings in this temple area. Maybe I can try them later.
Tetsugaku no michi(The road of philosophy)
Due to the last day’s rain, the blossoms have already started dispersing. Though I couldn’t capture the contrast of blue sky and pink blossoms, it was absolutely impressing. I walked through the road for two hours in total before I noticed.
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15th Apr 2007
Sakura
Couple of weeks ago, I went to Izu, one of the most prominent hot spring spots in Japan for holiday, and luckily there were full of exquisite blooms at that time. Planted along a long long slope, it seemed as though one continuous tunnel was made by the trees. Although it was unfortunately too cloudy to capture the vivid contrast between blue sky and pink flowers, I suppose, these photos still expresses the beauty.
I had missed two seasons of sakura for I’d been in Australia at the same days in 2005 and 2006. Looking the blooms after a long absence is actually very inpressive. It’s already gone at Tokyo though, I’m very looking forwad to see it next year.