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The Kitano Tenmangu is also located within walking distance of the hotel I stayed in. The Shrine is devoted for Michizane Sugawara to whom worshipped as the patron of learning. Notice the photo above capturing wishes made by people? Most of them were praying for passing of examinations or qualification attainment. Oh, and you've got to use a writing brush to make your wish!
Kitano Tenmangu is also very famous of its Plum trees. One happy surprise at the Shrine was that I could still appreciate the beauty of blooming Plum trees though the flowering season was supposed to be ending!
More photos of the Kitanotenmangu
The rain suddenly came just when I was wondering whether it should be the time to leave. Without my umbrella (got blown away by the wind while I tried taking photos using the save-timer), I'd taken the risk and heading toward the Keifuku Electric Rail station for my next destination...
Arashiyama
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Good decision, right?
A few more shots
Didn't really spent much time at the Arashiyama, as I need to find the Hankyu Railway station to get to the main focus of the day:
Asahi Beer Oyamazaki Museum
I first visited the Oyamazaki Museum in September 2005. Among the museum's collection are works by Claude Monet(including some paintings from the Water Lilies series) and some other Impressionist paintings, Japanese ceramics art of Kawai Kanjiro's and others, and a collection of Japanese prints on Orchids. Even the museum building itself calls for one's attention: the old wing was formerly a villa built during 1910-20s whereas its new wing, which houses the Impressionist works, is a design by Ando Tadao. The garden is lovely, and it even has a pond for water lilies. Should visit it again in Summer. Probably one of the best kept secret in Kyoto.
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