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Japan Trip, last day in Kyoto

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

We stayed in an apartment in Kyoto, which was right across the street from a public garden. We spend the early part of the day there and then walked to the train station to go to Arashiyama bamboo forest. Since there are so many pictures and takes so long to load them, I am going to post the other pictures tomorrow.

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sjerin

6 years ago

I've enjoyed your travelogue, Kathsgarden!

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Kathsgrdn
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6 years ago
Garden

We had breakfast at a tiny cafe, where the guy working it had his face on the napkins! The other side of the cafe was a curry place. I think it was a curry place.
roy4me
6 years ago
Thanks for sharing your vacation.

Brings back a lot of memories.
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Hi, I've been to japan a bunch of times (my wife is from there). A good day trip might be to Omiya. It's generally the first train stop west of Tokyo. Mabye 30 min on the train. It's famous for Bonsai. I'm a bonsai fanatic and went there last year. It's a very easy day trip. Omiya is nothing special - a big city connected to Tokyo. However the bonsai village is pretty, with about a dozen bonsai growers / nurseries within walking distance of each other. If you go, I'd suggest taking a cab from the station to the bonsai village. Once in the village, there are street maps pointing out where the various bonsai places are. Enjoy the trip! Here's a 15 second video clip I made of a nursery in Omiya: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySHgBbR8lQY P.S. Japan is very safe, even for women. Much safer than North America. Here is a link that might be useful: Omiya Bonsai Village
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Bento box bought at Tokyo train station to eat on the way to Kyoto...and my favorite drink, Pocari Sweat. Kind of like Gatorade.
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Lovely photos. The food looks yummy. I've been to Kyoto but not to the bamboo forest, it looks like you had a chance to see many interesting places during your visit. Are you planning a return trip.
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Fun2BHere
6 years ago
I'm loving the pictures from your trip. I know posting pictures here is a chore, so thank you for taking the time to post.
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6 years ago
The pond looks so calm....or should I say soul calming. Isn't it fun to drink the cream in a cup with a swirled heart ....

Thanks for sharing your photos. Good times.
Kathsgrdn
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6 years ago
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Nicole, the cappuccino was my daughter's. We got open-faced breakfast sandwiches that day: huge piece of thick bread, a layer of mayo, over easy egg cracked in the middle and some type of super delicious cheese. I don't remember what else was on it but it was delicious. I wanted to remember it so I took a picture lol:
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6 years ago
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Looks delicious! And I love the 3rd photo from the top, with the contrast between the ancient garden and the modern skyscraper.
eld6161
6 years ago
Lovely pictures.
Lars
6 years ago
I love the tranquility of the garden photos. I watched an HGTV show today about renting an apartment/house in Tokyo, and it looked anything but tranquil. Kyoto looks more inviting.
Kathsgrdn
Original Author
6 years ago
Lars, yes, lots of people but even then it is surprisingly quiet compared to the U.S. I didn't really notice it until we got off the plane in LA. Americans are so noisy! Even in Tokyo, walking the streets it wasn't noisy. Even their horns are quiet. One of our taxi drivers got irritated by people in his way so he honked at them, really funny the tiny noise his car horn made.

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