Today we took the 1.5 hour trip from Kyoto to Kurama Onsen. We stopped for a quick breakfast in a little café inside Kyoto station. Had hamburger patty (more like meatloaf) with soft poached egg over rice and small salad with a coke and shrimp bisque soup with black coffee. The Onsen is one...
First Day in Kyoto, Kiyomizu-Dera Temple (almost), Geisha and Tempura
Our first day in Kyoto is pretty hard to put into words. Safe to say we did quite a lot of walking and in one of the best walking areas yet. Went to see Kiyomizu-Dera Temple which was closed, but the surrounding area was bustling and we made the most of it. The area...
Nozomi Super Express Shinkansen, Tokyo to Kyoto
This day was not super exciting, lots of walking to get through the subway system and onto the high speed train to Kyoto. The bullet trains, or Shinkansen, are everything I had hoped for. We were cruising along at 300kmh! One thing about Tokyo, getting around might be a little confusing or complicated at...
Roppongi, Star Wars, Robot Restaurant, Shinjuku
One thing that struck me today was the absence of homeless people here. Japan is such an orderly, polite, clean place. I saw my first homeless person today and it was a bit of a surprise to me. I went to Roppongi for a Star Wars exhibit which was beyond amazing. Unfortunately no cameras...