Shinji in Kyoto

Shinji, a Japanese friend from Munich came to visit me. We went to the night light-up at Kiyomizu-Dera.


We also met my friend Shizuka, a half-Japanese half-German girl from Berlin who is spending a year at Kyoto University.

Momiji- Japanese maple

Now is the best time to enjoy the Momiji (japanese maple) and its nice colors. I went out with Kenji to get some nice pictures. First we went to a night light-up at Jisso-In 実相院, a Zen temple.


The next day, we walked along the philosopher`s path 哲学の道.


The mecca for Momiji-lovers is Eikan-Do 永観堂。





The golden pavillion at Kinkaku-Ji is also very nice in the fall time.
金閣寺。