Tag: Kyoto

In Kyoto, on the hunt for a Gigi plushy because we love black cats, we didn’t have much luck. Still, they had great shops. And so many hills/stairs. The most adorable Pikachu/ Pokemon Center Kyoto on the look out for the elusive Jigglypuff. Fantastic lunch in the basement of an office building, only $12 each. Read more

Breakfast at the Ryokan. Then we took a taxi to our hotel in Kyoto next to Kyoto station. WARNING! Outer edge of Arashiyama, the Bamboo Forest. Probably the most tourist thing we did so far. I have to admit, the most rude people we met while in Japan were… other tourists. Holy tourism crowding. Ditch Read more

Riverside lunch from the conbini. Kimono! (Okay as you can tell, Im not smiling much. Let me say this. It was 75 out. It’s humid. Kimonos have 4-5 layers with the belt where it is so tight you can’t bend down at the waist. The shoes are massively uncomfortable. And then Matt got me to Read more

Woke up to some beautiful colorful scenes. These were outside our room windows. Lovely and fancy breakfast. And the cutest ginger-snaps with coffee! One of the host’s wife makes them homemade and the were delicious and adorable. They had a tea/coffee house we could visit anytime. Kyoto Botanical Gardens. Caution: a flood of flower photos Read more

Shinkansen past Tokyo, then on to Kyoto. Got our second glimpse of Fuji. It was always in the clouds. We did a stop in Tokyo station and getting on the Shinkansen to Kyoto. Beautiful sky outside Kyoto Station. After a long exhausting climb up hills with luggage, we made it to Yoshida Sanso. This a Read more