Ninnaji (Old Imperial Palace)

Ninnaji has been one of the major temples in Kyoto since 888. The compound is pretty large, scenic, and spacious. It has a large number of cherry trees and I can imagine this place is pretty amazing in the spring when the cherry blossoms are in bloom. About the cat, I think he's supposed to be some sort of guard cat perhaps but he doesn't seem to be doing that great of a job of guarding anything. I think he's just happy the sun's out and it's not snowing at the moment.