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		<title>Kyoto</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kyoto was the former capital of Japan, and it is a city rich in history. If you look on the horizon of the city, you could see the tops of temples everywhere. There are over a dozen shrines, temples and castles that are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, so it was a must [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kyoto was the former capital of Japan, and it is a city rich in history.  If you look on the horizon of the city, you could see the tops of temples everywhere.  There are over a dozen shrines, temples and castles that are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, so it was a must see.  I think I can say that Kyoto was my favorite city to visit in Japan on this trip.  There was just so much to do in this city, and I probably only scratched the surface spending only a day here.</p>
<p>The Fushimi Inari Shrine is for the Shinto god of rice who uses foxes as his messengers.  So there were a bunch of fox statues here.  Also, it is known for their torii gates, which are everywhere.  I had a field day because the orange on the gates came out so well on the camera.</p>
<p><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4378906369_1b5dd856a5_b.jpg" rel="lightbox[590]"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4378906369_1b5dd856a5_b.jpg" width="650" height="434" alt="torii gates" /></a><br />
<a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4378920113_74a0c37167_b.jpg" rel="lightbox[590]"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4378920113_74a0c37167_b.jpg" width="650" height="434" alt="up above" /></a><br />
The Kyoto train station was amazing.</p>
<p><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4378932001_6dcf27e816_b.jpg" rel="lightbox[590]"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4378932001_6dcf27e816_b.jpg" width="650" height="975" alt="kyoto station from above" /></a><br />
I ordered a mini &#8220;kaiseki&#8221; for lunch where they bring several small dishes at a time for you to eat.  It was good, and definitely the tofu, which is what Kyoto is known for, was delicious.</p>
<p><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2779/4378933357_d02fec500e_b.jpg" rel="lightbox[590]"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2779/4378933357_d02fec500e_b.jpg" width="650" height="434" alt="kaiseki" /></a><br />
<a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4379690016_90b597012c_b.jpg" rel="lightbox[590]"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4379690016_90b597012c_b.jpg" width="650" height="434" alt="kyoto tofu" /></a><br />
At the Kiyomizudera Temple, there are two stones called the &#8220;love stones&#8221; where if you can walk safely from one to the other while closing your eyes, you will have good luck in love.</p>
<p><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4379697240_22e2a7b482_b.jpg" rel="lightbox[590]"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4379697240_22e2a7b482_b.jpg" width="650" height="975" alt="the love stone" /></a><br />
There was a graveyard nearby the temple and it looked like a city from above.</p>
<p><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4378951679_053a7cd2bd_b.jpg" rel="lightbox[590]"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4378951679_053a7cd2bd_b.jpg" width="650" height="352" alt="city from above" /></a><br />
On the streets of Gion, which is a district know for its geisha.  Supposedly it&#8217;s rare to see one, so I was walking around with my camera ready.  It&#8217;s like they were animals and I was on some geisha safari.</p>
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I found mini beers, and they even came in a mini six-pack.</p>
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