Kibune

Photos from our late afternoon stroll in Kibune, Kyoto, Japan.  Kibune is about an hour train ride from Central Kyoto.  It is a beautiful rural mountain area.  

We first made our way up to Kurama-dera, the hiked over the mountain and down to Kibune.  It was raining off and on, so not a whole lot of photos taken this day.    

 Kibune

I was in a rush to take this photo, didn't really adjust my camera settings, ugh.  We were trying to make it up to a restaurant called, Hirobun for some flowing somen noodles before they closed.
Sony SLT A35, Sony DT 50 mm f/1.8 Mid-Range Prime Lens

Kawadoko

River dining is one of the things Kibune is known for.  There were a lot of restaurants and a couple of ryokans on the way up to Hirobun -- a lot of them have these river dining platforms set up over the river during the summer.  Most platforms were empty but this group perhaps scheduled afternoon tea?  Not a very clear photo.

Sony SLT A35, Sony DT 50 mm f/1.8 Mid-Range Prime Lens

Poking Around

When we first arrived in Kibune, most of the platforms were empty so we did a bit of poking around near the platforms.  

Sony SLT A35, Sony DT 50 mm f/1.8 Mid-Range Prime Lens

More Platforms

Sony NEX-5R

Lantern

Sony NEX-5R