Getting a bit lost around Kyoto. But that is when you find the interesting things.

Komainu, often called lion-dogs in English, are statue pairs of lion creatures either guarding the entrance or the inner shrine of many Japanese Shinto shrines or inside the inner shrine itself.

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These Komainu are very detailed and I like how the eyes are done.

The waterways are well designed to hold a lot of water over flow.

Every souvenir shop has a least some cute cat stuff and it seems to sell.

The Komainu is on guard for evil spirts, protecting the shrine.

Again more cool water features such as the gutters are like cups that the water trickles down to the gutters.