Today we will be travelling to Kyoto by the famed Shinkansen or Bullet Train. We got our tickets to depart Tokyo at about 11:00am so that we will missed the office rush our crowd.
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| The After Office Rush Crowd. |
The whole journey about 500 km or 310 miles takes us about 2 hours 30 minutes because we did not take the express. The ride was really comfortable and nice view to enjoy along the way.
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| Kyoto Station |
Since bus is more convenient here we make use of it to go everywhere we want to and I can say the bus service is superb!
After checking into our Airbnb place, we headed to Gion. We were lucky to see a Geisha but was unable to get a photo of her. When the Geisha alighted from her taxi to get into a restaurant, all tourist around the area suddenly turned into paparazzi.
And for dinner we had Teppanyaki. The restaurant is kind of a cramp and it was a great experience.
Day 6 - May 26th.
Our first destination is Nishiki Market for both breakfast and lunch or should I say eat from breakfast to lunch!
Next destination is Kyoto Gyoen & Imperial Palace, time to be real tourist. There are many historical places in Japan but we chose to minimise our visit to these places base on our interest and time limitation.
The Imperial Palace.
The garden in the palace is beautiful and relaxing. The palace is still being used for ceremonies once in awhile so no one is allowed in.
Our next destination is Fushimi Inari Taisha. From the palace we have to catch a bus and take a train to shorten the travelling time. This place is located outside of Kyoto and upon arrival we had some Inari Sushi which is named after the gods in this shrine, it was yummy!!!
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| Torii Gates |
After the visit to the Shinto Shrine we decided to have dinner in this area and found a very traditional udon shop. We had to wait awhile but it was worth it.
After having a nice yummie meal of udon, we headed back to our place and called it a day.
Next is Osaka.
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