The Best Photographs of Kyoto
A Japanese TV show surveyed 100 foreigners on the streets of Kyoto during autumn and asked them what kind of photos they were taking. Here is a video of the eight most-photographed subjects:
The full ranking:
- 1. Kyoto’s autumn foliage
- 2. Temples lit-up at night
- 3. Maiko / Geisha
- 4. Kinkakuji (Gold Pavilion Temple)
- 5. Tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
- 6. Onsen (hot springs)
- 7. Japanese sweets
- 8. Japanese students on school trips to Kyoto
- 9. Kyoto Tower
- 10. Matsutake Mushrooms
- 11. Kiyomizudera Temple
- 12. Vending Machines
- 13. Omikuji (prayers tied to branches)
- 13. Monks
- 15. Shikansen trains
