Typhoon and Nanzen Ji temple

Right after the recent typhoon, we wanted to check out the Kamogawa and then take a little bike ride around the east side of Kyoto.

The river was significantly different than what we usually see.

Here is a picture of the river up until this storm:

Here is a picture the day after the storm:

It took over a week from the river to calm back down and now looks much less lush and welcoming.

After seeing the river, we made our way over to the Nanzen Ji temple. This beautiful temple is at the base of the east mountains protecting Kyoto. The storm had left the temple a mess, with new rivers all over the place. It was sad to see such a beautiful place a mess, but it gave it a wonderful earthy smell and atmosphere and thankfully none of the buildings were damaged.

We also saw that there is a great temple-style restaurant here. It looks beautiful, but we didn't try it out.

Here are a few photos of the temple and grounds:

The sitting area of the signature and good luck stick person. It almost looked as though the person lived in the building. In addition to selling good luck sticks, the person also has a face-mask-making hobby. 

Ironically, the aqueduct running through Nanzen-ji was almost empty.