Next we decide to venture out farther towards Yasaka Shrine, which a young Japanese who speaks perfect English volunteers to help us find our way (which we were completely going the wrong way) and even writes a note for us to show people if we get lost. We head back towards the bus terminal and are soon on our way. Yasaka Jinja is the most famous shrine in Kyoto with it's bright orange Tori gates. Unfortunately it is swarmed with tourists and peddlers or trinkets and cheap jewelry. Everything is overpriced. It's hard to focus on the shrines when you see all this. We stray away from the shrine and end up in Maruyama Park. At first it doesn't look like much, but then again it's most often visited in the spring when the cherry blossoms are flowering. As soon as evening sets in everything has a more romantic glow to it. Even the shrine has its shoji lanterns on and I can't resist but attempt to capture some intriguing night shots for the next two hours.
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