Tokyo, Japan Day 90 (April 30)
We drive back to Tokyo. GeGe and JieJie drop us off in Tokyo central station, where we catch the Shinkansen bullet train to Kyoto.
Kyoto, Japan Day 91 (May 1)
We spend the day sightseeing in Kyoto. First we visit Nijo Castle, which is like a European castle with its walls and moats, but has Asian style buildings. The squeaky wood floor is especially cool; apparently designed to prevent sneaky Ninjas from ruining your lunch.
Next, we visit the Kiyomizu-Dera temple. The Japanese temples are kind of fun to visit, because each building within the temple has some kind of fun gimmick to play; drink special spring water, walk 18m straight between stones with your eyes closed to predict your ability to find love; shake for your fortune, and hang it in the wind, etc. We give a try for all the free stuff.
In the evening, we head to the Gion district and spot Geishas heading to their tea houses for work in the back alleys. The book said you could find them here in the early evening, and we feel kind of stupid, but it was fun.
How about Shibu Shibu for dinner
after checking out the price, we decided to eat vending machine dinner instead, yuk!
After dinner, we take a look nearby at the 24 hour Yasaka-Jinja shrine; popular with young people for an evening stroll; convenient since Gion has a sizable bar district.
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CLICK HERE to see random pictures of Kyoto.