On a glorious fall day, we rode over to Okazaki to watch the annual Kyoto Student Festival.
Students from all over Kansai, though mainly from Kyoto universities, performed in dance troops on the street that runs from Heian Shrine, under its massive torii gate, and past several of the city's best museums.
The Shrine was completed in 1895, and was built to celebrate the 1100th anniversary of the city's founding. Its four gardens are particularly beautiful, and cover approximately 33,000 square meters.
It is built in the style of Chodo-in, which was the main building of the Heian capital (the original name of Kyoto).
Admission is free except to the gardens, which cost 600 yen.
Access
Nishi Tennocho, Okazaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, JAPAN
Tel: 075 561 6155
A ten-minute walk from Higashiyama subway stop on the Tozai Line, or a 15-minute walk from Sanjo Station on the Keihan Line.
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