Travelsty: Kyoto day 2

The next day we went for a walk around Kyoto intending to see some of the Shrines.

Kyoto has over 1000 shrines, some of them located in otherwise
incredibly built up urban areas.

This wasn't a shrine we intended to see, we just walked past it on
the way to the train station.

When we reached the shrine we had intended to, we heard loud drumming
and a low voice chanting in Japanese. It turned out to be Japanese hippies
protesting against nuclear power.

This was the entrance to the shrine.

and the shrine itself.

We left and as we were walking across town we encountered another
unexpected shrine complex. This one much larger, and apparently quite famous.

This massive drawing is on the ceiling of the Shrine.
It dates from 1994 and during it's construction an entire Japanese
high school was denied access to it's gymnasium for two years.

This a painting of the storm and wind gods, and is probably
old enough to warrant being famous.
Unlike some dragon "drawings" we could mention.

The shrine that houses these artworks also has some
beautiful gardens inside it.

We moved on and walked into a narrow maze of twisty passages
lined with shops.

In the center a couple appear to be having their wedding photos
taken, by tourists mostly.

the shops I mentioned.

There was, of course, a shrine at the end of the alley maze.

The view back down from in front of the shrine.

Afterwards we decided to check out what was supposed to be the
most spectacular street in Gion, and probably all Kyoto.
It is said to be especially beautiful at night.

If you say so, TripAdvisor...