Japan - Kyoto Part 4

Sambung cerita hari akhir di Kyoto (9 Feb 2013) ....

Dari Kinkakuji Temple, kami bercadang untuk ke Gion area terutama utk Kiyumizudera Temple yg juga terkenal dgn view yg cantik. Kami menunggu bas no.100 untuk ke Gion. Dalam bas ada announcement  utk next bus stop dlmEnglish dan Japanese. Kena dgr betul betul... kalau tak makan buah langsat lagi....

View ... CK dgn gambar ais krimnya...

View . Tak singgah pun.. ambil gambar depan je..

Kami turun di bus stop berhampiran dgn  Yasaka Shrine. Kami hanya ambik gambar dari tepi jalan jer..

View  Pintu masuk ke Yasaka Shrine

Dari Yasaka shrine, kami berjalan menyusuri jalan raya ke arah Kiyumizudera Temple. Kami tak sempat ke Gion Area sebab takut terlepas ke Kiyumizudera.

View Jalan menyusuri jalan raya.. Kalau U all nak ke sini, minta baca signboard dgn betul..

 View Signboard berada di jalan kaki...

Tak jauh dari jalan besar, kami memasuki lorong kecik menuju ke Yasaka pagoda sambil dicurahi salji ala manja manja gitu. Lorong tu menaiki bukit...terasa penat jugak berjalan sambil menolak stroller CK.

View CK dah ngantuk... dah layu.....tunggu masa je..  Zzz  Zzzz

View .. Paksa CK jalan kaki nak elakkan ngantuknya..

Info Yasaka Pagoda also known as Hokanji temple

The pagoda rests on a bank in Eastern Kyoto. At 46 meters (151 feet) high, the temple stands out as a landmark of the city. Located between the Yasaka Shrine and the Kiyomizu Temple, the Pagoda is surrounded by residental buildings. The Pagoda also has a small traditional well attended garden at its base.

The construction and design of the pagoda were never altered, despite being rebuilt several times after different blazes. The design, which consists of a long central wooden beam, is earthquake safe and remains a model for experts today who construct buildings in earthquake prone regions.

Sebelum tiba di Yasaka pagoda, kami melalui satu temple kecil, ternampak satu pasangan berjalan keluar dari temple tu. Pengantin baru kot...sebab di depan diaorg ramai warga tua turut keluar dari temple tu..

 

View .. Temple yg dimaksudkan

View... Rasanya kalau I ditengah tuuu  lagi cun gambar nii

Selepas melepasi Yasaka pagoda, kami teruskan menapak ke Kiyumizudera temple. Oleh kerana laluan menaiki bukit tu, I rasa kami dah menghampiri Sanenzaka slope (a narrow stone-paved street) . Korang layan je lah gambar bawah nii..

 

Info Sanenzaka slope

Sannenzaka means sannen slope (zaka/saka means slope in Japanese). This slopes are leading to Kiyomizudera and also Kodai-ji temples. Along the way there are lots of traditional shop houses, restaurants and also Yasaka Pagoda. This neighborhood is also specified as the Historic Preservation District due to the many traditional town houses, shrines... google

Masa tu hari sabtu, maka tersangatlah ramainya tourist dan juga local people di lorong ni... Part mendaki tangga (sprt gambar bawah tu) adalah part yg paling mencabar sekali. Sebab masa tu CK dah terlena atas stroller dia. Maka terpaksalah I pegang stroller di depan dan hubby pegang di belakang utk angkat stroller tu. Makkk aiiii...rasa nak patah pinggang kami...

View antara gerai cenderamata yang ada

Kiyumizudera temple

Akhirnya kami sampai jugak di Kiyumizudera temple....memang cantik  temple ni, dah lah terletak atas bukit. Tapi masa tu, my wife dah give up dah nak masuk ke kawasan temple ni. Sebab perlu menaiki tangga lagi...rasa dah tak sanggup mengangkaut CK dan stroller dia sekali.. Akhirnya My wife masuk ke kawasan tu sorang sorang ambik gambar view. Sebab dalam hati dah pikir dah, alang alang sampai...mesti teruskan jugakkan. Korang layan jelah gambar di bawah

Info Kiyomizudera (清水寺, literally "Pure Water Temple") is one of the most celebrated temples of Japan. It was founded in 780 on the site of the Otowa Waterfall in the wooded hills east of Kyoto, and derives its name from the fall's pure waters. The temple was originally associated with the Hosso sect, one of the oldest schools within Japanese Buddhism, but formed its own Kita Hosso sect in 1965. In 1994, the temple was added to the list of UNESCO world heritage sites.
Kiyomizudera is best known for its wooden stage that juts out from its main hall, 13 meters above the hillside below. The stage affords visitors a nice view of the numerous cherry and maple trees below that erupt in a sea of color in spring and fall, as well as of the city of Kyoto in the distance. The main hall, which together with the stage was built without the use of nails, houses the temple's primary object of worship, a small statue of the eleven faced, thousand armed Kannon.

 

Bayaran masuk utk ke dalam temple ialah 300 Yen...tapi kami tak masuk sebab laluan utk turun ke bawah adalah jauh boleh nampak dari atas tu (one way). Tambahan pulak pengunjung ramai...tak larat nak bersesak sesak.  Dibelakang temple ni ada taman yg kecil saiznya. Tapi cantik.. korang layan je.. ok

So, selepas ambik gambar, kami turun melalui laluan kereta. Lebih tenang dan org tak ramai. Kami sempat snap gambar lagi..... layan

Selepas habis bekalan makanan dan selepas hilang penat, kami terus berjalan turun sampai di penghujung jalan, kami ternampak pulak satu lagi kawasan yg cantik tapi kami dah tak larat dah menapak dlm cuaca sejuk tu.

Sampai kat Kyoto station, terus ke locker, ambik beg beg kami. Bukak beg kat situ jugak utk keluar baju dan jeans baru CK. Bawa CK ke toilet dan terus operasi dalam toilet yang bukannya ada paip air. Terpaksa lah emak dia ni guna kreativiti cam ner nak dapat air utk bersihkan CK.   

Kami bersolat di taman berhadapan Kyoto station..then terus menuju  ke tempat menunggu Haruka express. Kami naik Haruka jam 5.45 petang. Leganya...sebab train ni direct sampai Kansai inter.airport. Sampai di airport jam 7.15 petang. Di Kansai airport , ada surau utk bersolat, terletak berhadapan dgn starbuck. Tak per lah...sampai awal di airport. Biar awal asalkan tak kelam kabut..

Habislah cerita catatan perjalanan ke Osaka-Nara-Kyoto yang sangat sangat berharga. Ni lah first time kami bacpack sekeluarga ke oversea. (Biasanya kalau ke Indon tu, kita ada supir yg ready membawa kita ke mana mana. Masa kat HK dulu backpack pun sehari jer dan hanya kami berdua ajer.) Oleh kerana pengalaman kat Jepun ni sangat indah...hubby dah plan utk backpack sekeluarga ke over the sea lagi...Insyallah kami akan ke Australia......