七夕/tanabata
the Japanese Star Festival /七夕祭り
Hasuri ,today by writing wishes, sometimes
in the form of poetry, on tanzaku (短冊, tanzaku),
small pieces of paper, and hanging them on bamboo.
in kifune jinjya (shrine)/貴船神社
tanabata bamboo ornaments/七夕飾り
Kyoto Flower information in early summer 2011
a tourist information center in Kyoto station
Flower/japanese name
a hydrangea/あじさい・紫陽花・アジサイ
( blossoms must be at their best now)
mimurotoji/三室戸寺
ohara/大原
houkongouin/法金剛院
a water lily/すいれん・睡蓮or水連・スイレン
( blossoms must be at their best now)
heianjingyu/平安神宮
umenomiyataisya/梅宮大社
kansyuji /勧修寺
a lotus flower/はす・蓮・ハス
(some more)
mimurotoji/三室戸寺manpukuji/
tenryuji/天龍寺
hasuri at the platform
an arrival station is Kyoto station
Tokyo sinagawa-station
a special express sinkansen 「nozomi」
It takes two and a half hours from Tokyo to Kyoto
a five-day trip to kyoto
good luck ! see you later.
