Do you really know about Kyoto? More than 2,000 temples and shrines exist in the city. If you are a traveler, how are you gonna find the best places to visit??
My blog introduces only some of them though, it may help to find your destinations...
In addition, Most temples are best visited in a certain season and time in my opinion. I hope you find your best visits in Kyoto.
Arashiyama Hanatouro is another Hanatouro in Kyoto. In late autumn, huge numbers of lanterns and lights illuminate Arashiyama area. Some temples and shrines hold illumination as well.<Web: http://www.hanatouro.jp/e/arashiyama/index.html>
Please check my blog of another Hanatouro, Higashiyama Hanatouro,that was held in Spring season.
Bamboo Forest Walkways are lit up as well. You can feel good atmosphere even with so many people. <Map: https://goo.gl/maps/ScZUHyEBvYA2>
Those pillars are called Kimono Forest. It is a collection of gorgeous cylinder-shaped pillars framing the lane way to Randen tram station on Kyoto’s Keifuku Arashiyama line. The illumination is not only hanatouro's time though, I recommend you to stop over.
Cormorant fishing (Ukai) is a traditional method for catching fishes by using trained cormorant birds. This fishing method has been done more than 1300years and Peru and China have the same fishing techniques,while the origin of this is still unknown.
Nowadays in Japan, Ukai is rather a show than real fishing. More than 15 local places are showing in Japan, and in kyoto, Arashiyama and Uji are holding it.
I will introduce Arashiyama's Ukai that has normal Ukai boat and special Ukai boat, called Kyutei Ukai Sen. A boat rower costumed in traditional royal court clothes and the boat is decorated.
The boat goes toward the upper river.
After reaching the fishing spot, the boats are stopped and the fishing starts.
Fishes come and gather to the fire's light, and the trained cormorant birds try to catch the fishes. At the moment of catching a fish, the cormorant fisher controlled the collar string and take out the fish from the bird's throat.
This fishing method had been used for presenting fish as a special gift to the royal court. The reason is that this fishing method does not give any damages to the fish. No scratch and no bleeding.
The fishing show is about one hour and then go back to the boarding place.
*Note that no reservation is needed on normal Ukai boarding, while Kyutei Ukai Sen boarding needs reservation which opens from 9am on your boarding day.
Those pillars are called Kimono Forest. It is a collection of gorgeous cylinder-shaped pillars framing the lane way to Randen tram station on Kyoto’s Keifuku Arashiyama line. The illumination is not only hanatouro's time though, I recommend you to stop over.
