August 18, Monday. Higashi-Honganji Temple. |
 | b14. Central Kyoto railway station. |
 | b15. Another view. Myself included. |
 | b16. We are walking to large Buddhist temple near Kyoto station (Higashi-Honganji Temple). |
 | b17. Colossal entrance gate. Wooden, of course. You can see that Buddhist temples are brown coloured (unlike orange shrines). |
 | b18. Irina is standing in the front of a gate. |
 | b19. On the staircase leading inside the temple. |
 | b20. Wrong exposure. |
 | b21. Temple yard. |
 | b22. On the temple verandah. |
 | b23. Enjoying the view. |
 | b24. Roof. |
 | b25. Column is made of single tree. |
 | b26. Column is made of single tree. |
 | b27. Drake in the temple yard. This is a place for washing hands and drinking. |
 | b28. Near KICH in the garden, during reception. On the right is Olga Sil'chenko. |
 | b29. Lots of people was gathered near KICH to talk, eat and drink. |
 | b30. In the crowd. Look how many astronomers have gathered here! |