Eikando, a temple in the eastern hills of Kyoto. The sun was out, the sky was blue and the trees so bright they did not seem real.

I met him two years ago but since we live in different countries, I see him only when I visit Singapore.

At the Nishijin Textile Center in Kyoto, kimono fashion shows are held a number of times a day, almost every day of the year. The photos below were taken at one show.

...and maybe invest in a blue obi if the shop had a nice one. Unfortunately, it did.

There wasn't time to go see this year's irises and the season is pretty much over.

But I caught a few stragglers. And at Heian Jingu, there's always something to enjoy no matter what time of the year.