Wednesday 16 August 2017

Arashiyama Bamboo Forest & Kyoto Surrounds

Started our full day exploring Kyoto by visiting, all with JR Pass:
  • Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
  • Fushimi Inari Shrine
  • Nara Deer Park

View from Kyoto Station 


We decided to do the journey in reverse direction, first taking the JR train from Kyoto station to JR Umahori station (which is covered with JR Rail Pass), and from there a short 5 minutes walk to Kameoka Torokko station..


The monkeys statues at Torokko Kameoka Station

"Romantic Train".. how is it romantic?




Finally reach the Bamboo Forest







Moving on to Fushimi Inari with JR train to JR Inari station, again, it's covered with JR Rail Pass.. Back here after 2 years..




This is called pattern duo duo - act one kind


If you have hiked up far enough, the view gets bizarrely amazing.




In after that, we continue on with JR train to Nara, settled down for some dessert to cool the hot day off.


This deer aiming for my Coke!




Back n Kyoto city.. went and explore some secluded temples...

It is said that you tie your bad luck predictions on the strings and don't take it with you

Who's up for some fortune telling?

Just another Kyoto street

The main street

Issen Yoshuku - Kyoto Pancake

Issen Yoshuku - Kyoto Pancake

Issen Yoshoku - Kyoto Pancake
My dining date

Hmm...

Outside a mochi shop in Gion

Different kinds of mochi


Lots of 18SX obscene pics in this shop





Next, we head to Gion Tsujiri for the green tea dessert..

Half and Half



Our last day in Kyoto is spend exploring Nishiki Market.. I ate the Big Cup Nissin Noodle.. The ingredients are filled to the brim and so full.. and it cost like 210 yen..


Temple before Nishiki Market


Shopped too much buying Yuzu honey that we scored ourselves a member's card

Bought leaf sushi from Isetan Kyoto Station for our lunch back to Tokyo on the Shinkansen..


The sushi are all individually wrapped in leaf
Lunchbox

The toilet of the Hikari Shinkansen

Toilet in the Hikari Shinkansen


And when we pass by Mount Fuji on the Shinkansen, it was a sight to behold... a fantastic unobstructed view of Mount Fuji!


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