Some gherls wearing kimonos on a dull but happy day in Kyoto.
Nikon F100 / Fuji Superia X-tra 400
Hasselblad 500 C/M / Fuji Pro 800Z
The title of this post isn’t just a casual reference to a beautiful yet sloppy film that’s littered with lazy stereotypes. I was actually alone in Kyoto.
Chu Chu was tired and all puffed out and didn’t want to venture out first thing in the morning but it was such a beautiful day I didn’t want to miss a single second of it.
Zenkōjidō Temple
Hasselblad / Kodak Portra 400
It was quite difficult to get any nice pitchas of the temples we visited on this day as it was a Sunday so lots of local people were out and about. The cherry blossom bloom was imminent too and the selfie stick-wielding tourist hoards had descended.
Our first full day in Kyoto. We stayed literally on the edge of Higashiyama – where the Kamo River intersects Sanjo Dori in a tiny flat about 5 mins from Sanjo Station. This is entirely insignificant fact gave me the idea for the amazingly inventive title. It was very cool area to stay in anyway.
These pitchas were taken on and around Sanjō Ōhashi, one of many bridges that spans the Kamo River. The friendly peoples busting some shapes for me on the banks of the river in the last photo appeared to be practising flash-mobbing.
Nikon FM2 / Kodak Portra 400
After five fun-filled and frolicsome days in Tokyo we got on the choo choo train (shinkansen) to Kyoto. The sky was overcast so we didn’t get a view of Mount Fuji. The coffee in the pitcha was terrible. Just terrible. I’m going to call it ‘train coffee’. I still drank it though. The little breaded pork sarnie was ok.
If you have a JR pass you can get the Shinkansen (bullet train) to Kyoto – all services except for the Nozomi service. We got the Hikari service from Tokyo station. Very easy.
Nikon F100 / Ferrania Solaris FG100