Autumn School on Chemoinformatics in Tokyo, 2011

 

Momijigari  in Kyoto

17-18 November 2011

 

From Wikipedia: Momijigari, from the Japanese momiji, "red leaves" or "maple tree" and kari, "hunting", is the Japanese tradition of going to visit scenic areas where leaves have turned red in the autumn.

 

 

View of Kyoto

Visited temples: Shisen-do,  Manshu-in, Shinnyo-do, Eikan-do, Nanzen-ji, Kiyomizu.

Dinner in historical restaurant Shimogama-Saryo.

For orientation (view direction is to east): Kyoto Station, Nijo Castle, Imperial Palace, Lake Biwa, Kamo River.

Picture from Google Earth (12 Dec. 2011)

 

Version 111213, Kurt Varmuza, Vienna, Austria (C)