Thursday, May 13, 2010

Looking for Geishas in Kyoto

Kyoto is known for having a small population of Geishas.  During our four hour self-guided speed tour of Kyoto we were on the look-out for them.  We were continually amazed at the beauty of Kyoto -- due to very little bombing during the war, many of the old buildings are still standing and the entire city is surrounded by green hills.  Lovely.




A gift from China ... bad air quality due to desert dust.



Not sure why all of these stones were wearing aprons?  Jason thought, maybe a chef burial ground?




Prayer wheels.


I was excited to see these girls that were dressed up as Geishas.  Looks like a pretty intensive process!

Although we didn't spot any real Geishas, we did find some great sashimi for Jason!

1 comment:

Molly W. said...

Lovely indeed! Those aprons are hysterical and that pic of you in the tiny doorway...classic!