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KLM serves Okura, yum!
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Rainy day in Kyoto means al lot of colourful umbrella's!
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Umbrella's at a kids school in Kyoto
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Kyoto-Yodabashi, the stuff they have!
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PSVita fun
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All this wonderful food for only 8 euro's!
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Little girl running trough our street, on her way home from school
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Entrance to Shimogamo Shrine at Kyoto
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Kids getting their picture taken with a 'live' doll
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Tiny Japanese girl dressed up in her kimono for Nagashi Bina
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Hundreds of visitors for Hinamatsuri
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Cute girl in pink, on the shoulders of her daddy
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Emperor and Empress Hina dolls exhibited at Shimogamo Shrine for Girl's Day
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The hand of the young girl almost concealed by the many layers of kimono
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Official dresser of original garments at Shimogamo Shrine
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The second to last kimono, an ornate green one get's picked
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Two professional ladies busy dressing a young girl for Hinamatsuri
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Not an easy task, the weight and the heat of 'Juni hitoe' must be quite something to endure
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Getting dressed as Hina doll in 'Juni hitoe' for honour
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The last detail; an ornate fan
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Dressed in 12 layers of kimono, official court costume of the Heian period, just like a Genroku-bina doll
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The complete picture of an original (alive) Hina doll in 'Juni hitoe'
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Dressed as a Genroku-bina doll in 'Juni hitoe', for Girl's Day
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Hundreds of spectators prepare for Nagashi Bina
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Shimogamo Shrine at Kyoto
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Young girls visiting Shimogamo Shrine for Girl's Day
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Praying at Shimogamo Shrine
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Path worn out in the gravel by bikes around Kyoto Imperial Palace park
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Poster ikebana exposition at the JR Railway station, Kyoto
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Ikebana work with lillies and magnolia