Insho-Domoto Museum, Golden Pavilion & Fushimi Inari — Kyoto

For the remainder of my time in Kyoto I engaged in many different tourist attraction/activities. Day two began with the Golden Pavilion, followed by my visit to the Insho-Domoto Museum nearby which was located in the north west of the city. The museum prohibited photography, however the art was divine and I absorbed so much historical art that I found such a deep respect for Insho-Domoto and would like to explore his work further in my study - predominantly his style of drawing and painting birds and other wildlife.

Fushimi Inari, and its 1000 Torii gates, was a must on my Japanese spiritual tour that I personally desired to complete. I visited towards the time of sunset and had such a beautiful experience that I’ll truly never forget. Whether it is a Buddhist or Shinto shrine, Kyoto has the most shrines I’ve seen yet in one location - that, along with housing the original Imperial Palace of Japan, suggested to me that this place is still quite traditional and is respected as a unique part of the country in that way. I share in that respect all the same.