Postcard from Japan - Kyoto

Highlights from my one day in Kyoto. I want to return and spend much longer in this fascinating city. But even with just one day you can see such a diverse range of places.

Fushimi Inari Shrine - I would like to go back and take my time to be able to find a new way of photographing this well known and well photographed shrine.

There are lots of smaller shrines along the walk. This particular shrine caught my attention as I loved the dark shadows and flickering candles.

Fushimi Inari Shrine. The Japanese and photographers love repetition.

Nijo Castle - exploring the details of the castle

Nijo Castle - so many textures in one shot

Nijo Castle gardens - shape, form and symmetry

Otagi Nenbutsu-Ji Temple - over a thousand individual statues hidden in the hills of Kyoto. An image to show the diverse faces.

Otagi Nenbutsu-Ji Temple - an image to show the detail of one face

Saga Toriimoto Preserved Street. A balance of vertical and horizontal lines, man-made and organic, with a scattering of autumn leaves for colour.

Saga Toriimoto Preserved Street - I loved both the detail on the roof and on the light

Bamboo forest - play of light on individual bamboo trunks, fencing and stairs

Kiyomizu-dera Temple - layers of interest

Kiyomizu-dera Temple - ancient and modern