The museum is a little way from the railway station, but they provide a bus service. Yuko called the museum and someone came to pick us up. The museum has a ninja house with hidden trapdoors, false ceilings and sliding panels, and the highlight for children, a ninja training trail. We now have two ninjas living under the Elk's Street roof.
Thomas looking over a ninja's shoulder.
The group in front of the Giant Buddha Hand from a famous ninja film.
Ninja Thomas showing some of his moves.
Ninja Thomas crossing the pond.
Two fierce ninjas guarding the walls.
Ninja Thomas scaling the rooftops.
On the next day, it was back to visiting temples in the rain, which for certain people was not considered such fun. Of course, it is not possible to visit Kyoto without seeing the Kinkaku-ji Temple of the Golden Pavilion.
The famous Golden Pavillion.
As this photo shows, the place was rather crowded.
Temple pond.
After Kinkaku-ji, we headed off to the next temple, Ryoan-ji, the Temple of the Dragon at Peace. This temple is famous for its rock garden.
The temple pond at Ryoan-ji.
A corner of the famous rock garden.
Thomas in the rain.
The dragon may have been at peace at the temple, but the little boys weren't. Comtemplating rocks wasn't really their thing, but they felt much better after having a meal at a nearby café run by Ritsumeikan Univeristy students.
A tram on the Keifuku Kitano line.
Little boys can take only so many temples in one day, so once we had returned to central Kyoto, the boys went to the Kyoto Railway Museum. For some reason, the ladies were not that interested in steam trains.
Thomas in command.
Engine 8630 in steam.
JNR steam locomotive C612
When we got back to the hotel, the cleaners had tidied up the room. The Japanese are precise in their work - even the soft toys had been placed neatly in order!
Pillows, Musti the dog and Pikachu all in a row.
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