my life as a geisha

the last few days have been spent bicycling around this engaging city, seeking out hidden treasures in the form of temples. I have seen many and more to come in the days ahead as tomorrow we venture to Naga followed by Koya-San...I am still in surreptitious pursuit of a Geisha as these women strangely intrigue me. ah, and I cannot forget to mention all the sushi feasts accompanied by bottles of sake...this evening I took a bath. the Funaoka Onsen is a traditional Japanese bath house with an outdoor bath, sauna, cypress-wood tub, herbal bath...I have never felt so clean! this was indeed an experience.The Golden Pavilion of the Rokuon-Ji Temple
the rock garden at the Ryoanji Temple