kuckibaboo: My first look at a hoko float in the Yamaboko parade at the Gion Matsuri in Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Many hands make somewhat light work of a 10 tonne hoko float in the Yamaboko parade at the Gion Matsuri in Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Men pulling a hoko float in the Yamaboko parade at the Gion Matsuri in Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Men pullling a hoko float in the Yamaboko parade at the Gion Matsuri in Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Keepers of the tempo on hoko float in the Yamaboko parade at the Gion Matsuri in Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Flute players on a hoko float in the Yamaboko parade at the Gion Matsuri in Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Tapestry on a yama float in the Yamaboko parade at the Gion Matsuri
kuckibaboo: Participants in the Yamaboko parade at the Gion Matsuri in Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Participants in the Yamaboko parade at the Gion Matsuri in Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Participants in the Yamaboko parade at the Gion Matsuri in Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Participants in the Yamaboko parade at the Gion Matsuri in Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Participants in the Yamaboko parade at the Gion Matsuri in Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Participants in the Yamaboko parade at the Gion Matsuri in Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Yama float in the Yamaboko parade at the Gion Matsuri in Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Koi on a yama float in the Yamaboko parade at the Gion Matsuri in Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Koi on yama float in the Yamaboko parade at the Gion Matsuri in Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Possibly the cutest kid in Kyoto!
kuckibaboo: Possibly the coolest cat in Kyoto!
kuckibaboo: "Team Patagonia shirts" people watching in Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Nio-san standing guard at the gate into Ninna-ji Temple, Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Gate at the entrance to Ninna-ji Temple, Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Moss carpeting the grounds of the Pond garden at the Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto
kuckibaboo: "Team Patagonia shirts" amongst the pines at Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Tom taking photo's of the dry garden at Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Archway detail inside the Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Rain guide at Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Leaf on moss in the gardens at Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Pond at Ryoan-ji Temple, Kyoto
kuckibaboo: Take-us-to-your-leader
kuckibaboo: Rice paddy, Kyoto