4:59pm:

Ninna-ji – got there shortly before closing, got to take many photos before we were kicked out, including a pagoda. Last photo - mamori garu - fierce looking god characters in front of the temple, “ah” and “nn” are mouth expressions, said to signify that they protect everything from the beginning to the end of the alphabet, what those sounds are.

www.qoo.jp - fruity juice in vending machines
Lawson - convenience stores, seems to be one every few blocks, seen them in Aioi, Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto

Decorative tile roofs are on private houses. Generally not as ornate as the temples and castles but some get very close. I’m blown away that people live in houses as beautiful as this every day.