Glimpses From Nonomiya...

Setting out from Arashiyama, we headed towards Nonomiya to catch a bus to take us further to discover the magical secrets of Kyoto...

I hate Mondays too...

Passing by the Nonomiya shrine...

Nonomiya is a Shinto shrine, the ancient religion of Japan...

You've got to perform the Temizu - the act of cleansing oneself with water before entering the shrine...

We decided to give Nonomiya a pass as we have a packed day ahead...

Watching devotees outside the Nonomiya shrine...

A cemetery near the Nonomiya shrine...

Passing through another thicket of bamboos on our way out...

I dare say I found kimonos the most graceful dress after the very Indian sari...

There is an inexplicable beauty associated with bamboos...

The stone-pathway...

And we leave our footprints behind...

Rustic charms of the area...

A drainage cover...

Stopping by at the main road for a quick lunch...

Hot spicy soba noodles with mackerel...

Vegetarian soba noodles...