Japan, Pt. 2

Up and down hill through thousands of torii prayer gates to the Shinto god Inari in Inari, Japan. Below: people lounge at sunset at the Sky Garden on top of the JR Kyoto Station; part of the vast Osaka skyline from behind lined glass; visitors to the Floating Garden Observatory in the Umeda Sky Building in Osaka are reflected in circular windows; School children segregate by gender to take snapshots at the Kinkaku-ji (the Golden Pavilion) temple in Kyoto.

The second half of the trip and Kyoto has been fantastic. Our hotel, Hotel Granzia, located directly in Kyoto Station, is pretty much wicked awesome (if the means are available, Ferris would highly recommend it) - the public spaces are like Japan-cum-Star Wars (dozens of floors, escalators EVERYWHERE, sky bridges, public art, crazy lighting), the staff is incredibly helpful and gracious, and there is both a Cafe du Monde and Starbucks within 3 minutes from our door. Things are winding down though and I'm getting the itch to get back to my regularly scheduled life. Here are a few more...

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Comments (2)

Thanks for sharing John. How's the food, the sushi? That's the photo I want to see!!

I eat it too quickly to photograph, my friend.

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