Kyoto

Arashiyama 嵐山 Storm Mountain is a district on the western outskirts of Kyoto, which takes around 40 minutes to reach by bus from the city center.
It is worth to come out here, because several sights are concentrated within walking distance.

The Iwatayama Monkey Park on the slopes of Arashiyama is one of the sights. Over 170 monkeys live at the park. While the monkeys are wild, they have become accustomed to humans they say.
 

I would disagree... Although did not do anything and was following instructions a monkey tried to attack me several times. Maybe because of my red shirts? 

Tenryū-ji, the main temple of one of the 15 branches of the Rinzai school, one of the two main sects of Zen Buddhism in Japan.

The temple was founded by Ashikaga Takauji in 1339, primarily to venerate Gautama Buddha, and its first chief priest was Musō Soseki. Construction was completed in 1345. It has a Zen garden right after the entrance

and a pretty big well maintained traditional garden in the backyard, which is worth to visit in every seasons.

Also a nice place to visit is the bamboo grove just after the north exit of the temple. They say it was here that women were once trained prior to becoming shrine maidens at Ise Shrine, the holiest Shinto Shrine in Japan. I was wondering, trained for what...??? Anyway walking here is quite nice, like being on an other planet, feeling the light breeze and enjoying the shadow on hot days like the one today is refreshing for body and mind.

Fushimi Inari Taisha on the other side of Kyoto (伏見稲荷大社) is the head shrine of Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The shrine sits at the base of a mountain also named Inari which is 233 metres above sea level.

Each of the torii at Fushimi Inari Taisha is donated by a Japanese business. First and foremost, though, Inari is the god of rice.

The earliest structures were built in 711 on the Inariyama hill in southwestern Kyoto, but the shrine was re-located in 816 on the request of the monk Kūkai. The main shrine structure was built in 1499.

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