{"id":987,"date":"2008-11-08T23:35:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-08T14:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2008-11-08\/987"},"modified":"2008-11-08T23:35:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-08T14:35:00","slug":"visiting-kibune-with-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2008-11-08\/987","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Kibune with Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/5, ISO 1250 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nAnthony and “Uncle Thomas”<\/span>\nKibune, Kyoto, Japan\n<\/div>\n\n

Today was another day of overcast and occasional rain, like yesterday<\/a> but\nmuch<\/i> colder (10°C vs.<\/i> 21°C). With my friend Thomas\nHertel visiting from Germany, we headed into the mountains of northern\nKyoto, to Kibune, where nature is always quite pretty. I've been there\nenough over the years that I have<\/span> a Kibune category of\nposts<\/a> on my blog.<\/p>\n\n\n

Kibune has been a popular destination for over a thousand<\/span> years (some of\nits story being told in my Kibune Shrine (sort of)<\/a>\npost). It's famous<\/span> these days mostly for the coolness it offers in Kyoto's\noppressively hot summers, and for dining directly over the\nriver<\/a>, and nagashi\nsoumen<\/i> flowing noodles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Today, we ate at the restaurant I always<\/span> go to, Hirobun<\/a>, and then walked up and down the\nnarrow street a bit<\/span> with the camera in tow.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 48 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/4.5, ISO 2000 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nTop of a Fence<\/span><\/span>\ncovered in some kind of plant, and random fallen leaves\n( although I have<\/span> to admit to having adjusted the position of the red momiji<\/i> for a more<\/span> photogenic presentation )<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 40 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/4, ISO 2800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nFence, Lamp, and Tree<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/5, ISO 1250 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nThomas Strolling in Kibune<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nPotted Plant<\/span>\nalso turns pretty colors in autumn\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/3.2, ISO 1600 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nAnother Potted Plant<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 62 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/3.5, ISO 2800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nFlower Growing from a Crack<\/span> in a Wall<\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 36 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 6400<\/span> —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBypassing Tight Physical Security<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 40 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/3.5, ISO 2200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nShrine Entrance<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/3.5, ISO 3600 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBridge over the River<\/span>\nwatching Anthony play at the water's edge below\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 62 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/3.5, ISO 640 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nCute Puppy Outside a Restaurant<\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

We watched the puppy for a while trying to determine whether it was\nsleeping or fake, and after I had<\/span> decided that it was a real<\/span> dog sleeping,\nThomas decided that it was fake. Thomas was right. It turns<\/span> out that it was\na Perfect\nPetzzz Pug<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Once it was revealed to be fake, Anthony had fun petting\nit, grooming it with the little brush, etc. It is really<\/span> well done, and a\nsmart<\/span> move by the restaurant to place it there. I asked<\/span> the lady whether it\ngot them a lot<\/span> of business, to which she said “yes.” I can<\/span> understand why.<\/p>\n\n

We actually got some snacks there, but I can't<\/span> attribute it to the dog. We saw that<\/span> they were selling dango<\/a> on the walk down, so\nwere intending to stop for some on the way back when we saw the dog.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/3.5, ISO 3600 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nRoasting the Dango<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>100 sec, f<\/span>\/3.5, ISO 6400<\/span> —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nDipping in Sauce<\/span>\nSoy sauce, sugar, and starch make for mitarashi dango<\/i>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 66 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/3.2, ISO 4500 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nDelivery<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 40 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 6400<\/span> —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nHot<\/span>\nbut tasty\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 60 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 2800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEnjoying Dango with Uncle Thomas<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

Continued here...<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today was another day of overcast and occasional rain, like yesterday but much colder (10°C vs. 21°C). With my friend Thomas Hertel visiting from Germany, we headed into the mountains of northern Kyoto, to Kibune, where nature is always quite pretty. I've been there enough over the years that I have a Kibune category of posts on my blog.<\/p>

Kibune has been a popular destination for over a thousand years (some of its story being told in my Kibune Shrine (sort of) post). It's famous these days mostly for the coolness it offers in Kyoto's oppressively hot summers, and for [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/987"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/987\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}