Oideyasu! Please take off your shoes.
http://www.j-blog.com/movies/kibune2004.rm (15 MB RealVideo download).
Five minutes of handheld video clips of our little jaunt upriver to see the Momiji in Kibune on Monday.
Sorry, my blog spam countermeasures are stopping me from linking out to the other site where I am storing the file, so you'll have to copy-paste it.
Here is a picture I took in 1997 showing what the Kibune River looks like in summer, with tatami platforms stretched across the water. After hiking over Kurama in the heat of Kyoto, having a Japanese ryokan lunch here, sitting just above the surface of the rushing river and dangling your feet in the water, is an unforgettable experience. It was about ¥6,500 each plus drinks at the place we went, Nakayoshi.
Wow, these photos are lovely. How long (and expensive) a train ride is it from Kyoto JR? Do you suppose Nakayoshi is able to serve food or drink outside in April or would it just be too cold?
We'll be in Kyoto for a week during the first week of April. Would you say that Kibune is a "not to be missed" detour?
Much thanks and as always, your site is fab.
Cheers from Montreal!
Posted by: Danielle on November 26, 2004 11:39 PMHey Nils,
Excellent stuff, as always...
Tech question - What do you use to get things in RealVideo format? Between my FZ20 recording to QuickTime and iMovie on my G4, I don't seem to have that capability. Until Apple releases a QuickTime for Linux, I really have no desire to use their format.
Thanks!
Posted by: Badger on November 30, 2004 11:57 PMDanielle, The platform dining is May-September. The Ride to Kibune is about 30 minutes on the little one- or two-car Eizan line from Demachiyanagi station, which is at the end of the Keihan line. To get there from JR Kyoto you have to take the subway north, transfer to the Tozai and cut over to Keihan, then go up to Demachiyanagi and get on the Eizan, about an hour altogether. If you can find your way (it's not hard), it might be faster (certainly cheaper) to take the subway all the way up to Kokusaikaikan station, walk over to Eizan Hachimanmae Station and continue from there.
The Higashiyama area is the only must-see for all visitors, and even that won't appeal to everyone. You have to decide what you want to see.
Badger, there are various plug-ins for iMovie export to Real Video, just Google it. Here's one: https://helixcommunity.org/2004/real10export
Posted by: nils on December 1, 2004 12:23 AMThanks Nils. I wasn't expecting to find a free plugin. Being an Open Source fanatic, I should have thought of Helix. I'm ashamed.
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