Thursday, November 26, 2009

autumn color 2

Some hills or mountains are set ablaze with beautiful tints.
But I prefer the autumn leaves in Japanese style gardens or architectures.

The steps ware filled with leaves.



This stand sells some different kinds of sweet rice dumplings.
Some of them have bean paste inside it. Or seasoned with soy sauce.
I like the one with red bean paste fillings and roasted :)


In a garden.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

autumn color

Now Kyoto is the foliage season.


I went to Jingoji temple and Saimyoji temple in Takao area, Kyoto city.


These temples are famous for the beautiful colored maple trees.




Its rich colors add to the beauty of Kyoto's autumn.


These places are crowded with tourist at this time of year.
So people who want to take beautiful pictures have to go there early morning.

I could have very good time.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Shinsekai

Tutenkaku is the tower located in Shinsekai area.
It's a well-known landmark in Osaka.


Shinsekai is an old neighbourhood in Osaka city.
It's one of a major tourist spot but has also negative image as dangerous and poor area.


There are a few fugu restaurants and some of them have large fugu-shaped ad displays.

Another famous food in this area is kushi-katsu.
Many kushi-katsu restaurants stand side by side around here.
Kushi-katsu is very popular because it's low-cost and people can enjoy the unique style and energetic atmosphere.

I haven't eaten kushi-katsu in Shinsekai yet.
I wanna try!