Kyoto Bamboo Forest

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

One of the best natural sights-to-see in Japan is the bamboo forest. I was lucky enough to find one on the edge of central Kyoto. It surrounds Nonomiya Jinja (Jinja or 神社 means "Shrine"), and also has a few cemeteries nearby. The whole place had a very nice zen feel to it - very quiet and peaceful. Great place to start or end any day.

Here are some pictures of the bamboo...it was near sunset when I got there so the light was very pretty. You could see the sun setting through the forest.

Bamboo Forest

Bamboo Forest Cemetery

Took me about 40 minutes to bike there, and on the way I saw some farmland and couldn't help but take some pictures. Very cliche ones too :P.

Farmland

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