I stumbled across the Yasaka Shrine entirely by mistake. I have arrived in Kyoto just a mere couple of hours before laying eyes on this 14th century Shrine. Although relatively tired from the Shinkansen ride, I was most excited about wandering through Japan's old capital city. I grabbed my camera, and started meandering through a maze of narrow streets. It must have been around 3 PM, mid December, when the sun has already started to lose som