Kyoto
Kyoto was the former capital of Japan, and it is a city rich in history. If you look on the horizon of the city, you could see the tops of temples everywhere. There are over a dozen shrines, temples and castles that are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, so it was a must see. I think I can say that Kyoto was my favorite city to visit in Japan on this trip. There was just so much to do in this city, and I probably only scratched the surface spending only a day here.
The Fushimi Inari Shrine is for the Shinto god of rice who uses foxes as his messengers. So there were a bunch of fox statues here. Also, it is known for their torii gates, which are everywhere. I had a field day because the orange on the gates came out so well on the camera.
The Kyoto train station was amazing.
I ordered a mini “kaiseki” for lunch where they bring several small dishes at a time for you to eat. It was good, and definitely the tofu, which is what Kyoto is known for, was delicious.
At the Kiyomizudera Temple, there are two stones called the “love stones” where if you can walk safely from one to the other while closing your eyes, you will have good luck in love.
There was a graveyard nearby the temple and it looked like a city from above.
On the streets of Gion, which is a district know for its geisha. Supposedly it’s rare to see one, so I was walking around with my camera ready. It’s like they were animals and I was on some geisha safari.
I found mini beers, and they even came in a mini six-pack.
