"Kyoto" and "Tokyo" are Anagrams...

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March 23rd 2018

Published: March 29th 2018

My random observation the day I arrived in Kyoto was that "Tokyo" and "Kyoto" are anagrams in roman script, but their kanji characters ("東京" and "京都", respectively) are not. I knew from my limited Mandarin that Tokyo meant "Eastern Capital". I researched Kyoto and learned it meant "Imperial Capital". I also learned that Tokyo is traditionally called Tokyoto (東京都), meaning "Eastern Im... Read Full Entry

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Siewch

About Me: I am a native of Singapore and a professional expat. Since leaving Singapore in 1994, my life journey has taken me first to Bangkok, then to Manchester UK, and then to the United States - starting with Los Angeles, then Honolulu, then Silver Spring, MD, and then back to Honolulu. I took some time off from work between July 2017 and March 2018 to travel and reflect (check out my Midlife Crisis Flashpacking series). I'm now back in the corporate world with a renewed attitude towards life and work. I plan to take another extended trip ... full info

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Ginkakuji

Path of Philosophy

One of the few cherry blossoms in bloom. I bet Kyoto will be spectacular a few weeks from now when they are all in bloom.

Path of Philosophy

Another Tanuki. More low hangers.

Path of Philosophy

One of the closed shrines.

Honen-In

Stairs leading up to the temple.

Honen-In

Heian-Jingu

This huge torii caught my attention as our bus approached it.

Heian-Jingu

Bear statue on the grounds.

Kiyomizu Temple

The first pagoda we saw after braving hail while walking up the hill to it.

Kiyomizu Temple

The second pagoda in the distance.

Kiyomizu Temple

View of Kyoto city. The tower in the center is Kyoto Tower, located next to Kyoto station in the heart of the city.

Kiyomizu Temple

View of Kyoto as seen from one of the viewpoints along the climb up the Inari Shrine.

Kiyomizu Temple

The second pagoda.

Kiyomizu Temple

The first pagoda and the massive wooden temple as seen from the second pagoda.

Kiyomizu Temple

More low hangers.

Inari Shrine

This is the first shrine one encounters before hitting the torii.

Inari Shrine

29th March 2018

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Fat cat?
I thought that was a cute fat cat with tiny paws... until I read your caption and looked again at the statue. Not a cat. Not paws. I've always thought of Kyoto as a small tranquil old-world place too, had no idea it was so large. Hope the temple stay had more comfortable beds, but I doubt it :)

29th March 2018

Siewch
Siewch

Nope, not a fat cat
If you haven’t already, watch Pom Poko. It’s a charming, yet sad tale about tanuki trying to adapt to a their physical environment as humans encroach.

10th April 2018

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Kyoto
A wonderful and very inspiring read. I'm planning to visit a number of the temples and sights you mention here. Great to have a heads up on the more and less touristy ones, as well as the bus routes between them. Thank you :) Shame about the rain (and hail!) for you guys, but it seems you didn't let it spoil your visit there. I look forward to reading about your trip to Koyasan as you mention :)

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