Maxi and Jens (Chap) - Japan November 2024

[Chap]

In Kyoto we had a Machiya house for about a week. We were located in the northern part of Kyoto which has lovely quiet neighborhoods and is a bit less tourisitc. Machiya houses are Japan's traditional wooden townhouses that can be seen all over Kyoto. Some of them are renovated and turned into holiday homes, shops, cafes. Ours was owned by a young couple that put lots of effort into the renovation to make it as authentic as possible. It has the typical entrance called 'Genkan' where you leave your shoes while the rest of the house has 'Tatami' floors.
The owners lived just around the corner and were very helpful. The house does come with its own bicycles and Shimo, the owner has even made a Kindle with many suggestions for bike tours around Kyotos North.

https://rokushou.net/karigane-en/

[Kasi]

@chap

Some of those pictures remind me of the movie last of the samurai

[louisbosco]

niceee

[Chap]

Some of pictures from Kyoto. We were manly in the North driving around with the bikes to see temples, shrines and gardens.

Autumn foliage has started at many places all over Kyoto. (Maple leaves turning red)

[Daniel San]

@Chap
wonderful pictures Jens !!
really enjoying your journey
and happy new year in

[Chap]

Aburi-mochi with white Miso sauce (grilled mochi) at Imamiya Shrine.

[Chap]

Many temples serve Matcha tea while sitting on Tatami and enjoying views to the gardens around.

Bonsai

[Chap]

Lunch

[ARNC]

@Chap bonsai 6 is stunning! Thanks for sharing your trip with us.

[Chap]

...and Tonkatsu for dinner

[Chap]

@ARNC said in Maxi and Jens (Chap) - Japan November 2024:

@Chap bonsai 6 is stunning! Thanks for sharing your trip with us.

Thanks, yes they were amazing some of them hundreds of years of age

[Chap]

@Daniel-San said in Maxi and Jens (Chap) - Japan November 2024:

@Chap
wonderful pictures Jens !!
really enjoying your journey
and happy new year in

Thank you! あけましておめでとう。(Happy new year)

[goosehd]

@Chap An aspect that I love and appreciate. So many of us get caught up in the wanting the perfect (insert item), that we forget it’s the process of getting there that’s important.

[Chap]

After morning prayer at Daitoku-ji temple in our neighborhood

We are standing on a so called Nightingale Floor surrounding the temple. These flours make a squeaking sound (chirping noises) when you walk on them. Legend has it that the squeaking floors were used as a security device warning of intruders.

[Chap]

At Orinasu-kan one of the oldest (and most famous) weavers of Kimono cloth in Nishijin, Kyotos weaving district.

Matcha tea in our Machyia

[Aetas]

Thanks for taking us along @Chap

[Alex]

@Chap said in Maxi and Jens (Chap) - Japan November 2024:

After morning prayer at Daitoku-ji temple in our neighborhood

This looks familiar - is it the zen temple within the larger complex? If so, Kira and I did a private meditation / sutra chanting here early one morning earlier this year with the temple master. Was a very cool experience

[Alex]

@Chap said in Maxi and Jens (Chap) - Japan November 2024:

...and Tonkatsu for dinner

This also looks familiar...

[Chap]

@Alex said in Maxi and Jens (Chap) - Japan November 2024:

@Chap said in Maxi and Jens (Chap) - Japan November 2024:

After morning prayer at Daitoku-ji temple in our neighborhood

This looks familiar - is it the zen temple within the larger complex? If so, Kira and I did a private meditation / sutra chanting here early one morning earlier this year with the temple master. Was a very cool experience

@Alex Yes it's a in a sub-temple of the complex of Daitoku-ji. I am pretty sure it is the same.

[Chap]

@Alex said in Maxi and Jens (Chap) - Japan November 2024:

@Chap said in Maxi and Jens (Chap) - Japan November 2024:

...and Tonkatsu for dinner

This also looks familiar...

@Alex it's the one in Nishiki market, I think I got the recommendation from you when we were in Kyoto in March