Photos from our trek up to Kurama-dera in Kurama, Kyoto, Japan. Kurama is about an hour train ride from Central Kyoto. It is a beautiful rural mountain area. It rained when we got up to the temple, so not a whole lot of pics in this post -- plus we wanted to hike across the mountain to Kibune in time for nagashi somen! Those will be posted soon!
All photos in this post taken with: Sony SLT A35, Sony DT 50 mm f/1.8 Mid-Range Prime Lens
Lanterns
Lining the entrance and hiking trail up to Kurama-Dera.
Kurama-yama Tram
It costs 100 yen per person to ride this tram up and since we hiked and walked a lot for days already, we decided to splurge for a tram ride. The tram takes you about a third of the way to the temple and they really cram people in.
Looking Down
Looking back down to the building you enter the tram from. It is then a long, steep walk to the temple, but once you get there the temple and views from the temple overlook are beautiful.
Purification Fountain
There were several temples before and after Kurama-dera along the trail with purification fountains like this one.
Another Purification Fountain
This one was after the temple on our way over to Kibune.
Bridge
F-stop too low, ugh.
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