Japanese bell, Kyoto, Japan
August 12th, 2009They seem to have their own way of ringing them. Fuzzily recall seeing such elsewhere in Japan.
Kurodani Temple, Kyoto, Japan.
First view of Kyoto
August 10th, 2009Kyoto Station. A major hub in Japan; if really interested, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_station
For more on the cultural center of Kyoto, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto
Director of the Manhattan Project Leslie Groves, wanted to drop the bomb on Kyoto, but Secretary of War Henry Stimson over-ruled Groves, "No, not a cultural center like Kyoto."