Photography Blog - 12 - Kyoto’s Quiet Rhythms
On our second day in Kyoto, we woke to the gentle trickle of a stream behind our hotel. The winter sun lit narrow streets and gentle streams, and the city felt almost hushed in its early light.
We wandered past towering torii gates that stood vivid against pale skies. Wooden shrines whispered their stories as we moved between them, and lanterns glowed softly in shaded alleys. These weren’t the crowded temple paths or bustling markets of the day before, but the quiet passages that join them all together. Some sites were surprisingly empty. The side streets lined with bikes, the bridges crossing silent waterways, the gates opening onto gravel courtyards – all of these moments felt even more gentle given how quiet each shrine, temple, and site was compared to the days prior.
It’s these little moments that I find myself drawn to. The details that feel small at the time, but linger. The sense of passing through somewhere old and still very alive, as people go about their day.
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