Here are the layouts of a few shrines from Kyoto in no specific order or preference. These were all shot on a phone, and have been corrected for perspective. The same images are available outside the respective shrines.
My trip to Japan in Autumn 2016
The film tells the story a lot better than words can. This visit to Japan was amazing and just what the doctor ordered! This is a very short version of the whole experience!
Making friends in Japan
A few days ago, I was in Tokyo. It was mid-morning, when I’d visited Asakusa. I was shooting time lapse footage outside the Senso-Ji shrine. A young Japanese girl dressed in an elaborate kimono was trying to shoot a portrait of herself with her friend’s help. Even without being able to speak Japanese, it was …
A thousand Tori gates at sunrise
Sometimes you have to wake up at early to catch on location at the right time. This is especially true for the Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto. The location is perhaps best known for one of the iconic scenes in “Memoirs of a Geisha”. The path is lined with 1000 Tori gates. They are visually …
Flying in to the Land of the Rising Sun
Having caught a red eye flight to Tokyo from Singapore, how appropriate is it that one flies into the Land of the Rising Sun at sunrise? As an added surprise, my flight flew directly over a volcanic island about 30 minutes outside Narita airport. I’m told that this is Nishinoshima island, and it is an …