Kyoto: Japan's cultural capital

Sometimes it is very hard to get some quiet time alone to write. No, I am not one of those mothers who can entertain my children and, at the same time, write. It is very late at night, and I am sitting in the communal area of the hotel sipping sake while, at the same time, trying to share my impressions of Kyoto with you.

Kyoto is the cultural capital of Japan, and home to more than 1,500 temples and 300 shrines. I fell in love instantly. I could live here for a year just to visit all the beautiful gardens and temples.

Some streets makes me think about Arthur Golden's book "Memoirs of a Geisha," a very interesting book about the life of a geisha in the 20th century. It is estimated that there are about 1,000 Geishas in Japan today. To socialize with them, you need connections and about $3,000 dollars, so I guess I can forget my Geisha entertainment for the moment. By the way, if you look carefully, you can see two Geishas who are out for a stroll in the picture below.

In Kyoto, it is easy to see beauty in everything, such as in a simple lantern outside a house.

Or in a drinking fountain in one of the temple areas. This one is used by visitors to the temple.



It is time to finish my sake and go upstairs to my family, who probably is asleep by now:)