Great photos, and excellent storytelling to accompany them. One day I hope to get there myself. It is unfortunate in this day of influencer antics that places have to limit visitors and restrict access. The saints pay the price of the sinners. Enjoy your travels and looking forward to more posts.
Thx a lot Paul for your kind comments. It’s happening everywhere but it’s also our duty to show the opposite and be respectful, the locals certainly appreciate. I live in a city overflooded by tourism, so I also understand why the restrictions apply.
Thanks for the mention! You have to go to other parts of Kyoto, there are still some parts worth visiting that are not so packed with tourists. And you need to go to some other matsuri. Big city matsuri like Gion Matsuri and the one we went to (Jidai Matsuri) are always hard to get some good photos because of the crowds, but once you get to small town matsuri you will find the atmosphere is much more welcoming and relaxing.
Great photos, and excellent storytelling to accompany them. One day I hope to get there myself. It is unfortunate in this day of influencer antics that places have to limit visitors and restrict access. The saints pay the price of the sinners. Enjoy your travels and looking forward to more posts.
Thx a lot Paul for your kind comments. It’s happening everywhere but it’s also our duty to show the opposite and be respectful, the locals certainly appreciate. I live in a city overflooded by tourism, so I also understand why the restrictions apply.
Thanks for the mention! You have to go to other parts of Kyoto, there are still some parts worth visiting that are not so packed with tourists. And you need to go to some other matsuri. Big city matsuri like Gion Matsuri and the one we went to (Jidai Matsuri) are always hard to get some good photos because of the crowds, but once you get to small town matsuri you will find the atmosphere is much more welcoming and relaxing.