What happens at the ryokan, stays at the ryokan. Today visiting temples in Kyoto
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霜月 = Shimotsuki
Kyōto is cold. Colder than Tōkyō. That's why December in Japan is known as shimotsuki, the frosty month. We started with breakfast in the ryokan; in our room on the low table again. Then we took in some of the sights in Arashiyama: Tenryū-ji (Zen temple and garden)... ...the bamboo forest... ...and Okōchi Sansō (gardens [...]
Please go backward
You really shouldn't laugh at translation mistakes, but this sign at the Arashiyama train station, in Kyōto, made us smile.
Repositioning
Today we relocated from Tokyo to Kyoto, via Shinkansen. In the a.m. we visited the Hama Rikyu Garden tea house for a cuppa. Then we hopped onto the Shinkansen for a trip to Kyoto, at 250+ km.p.h. We arrived at the ryokan (guest house / inn) near dusk, but had enough time to visit the [...]
東京国立博物館 = Tokyo National Museum
AWB and CSB did their own things today, so Heidi and I decided to explore the Yanaka neighbourhood - which has avoided earthquake, fire and war damage, and is home to an active artistic community. Think Kensington Market, Tokyo-style. We started in the Yanaka Ginza, and I got shouted at for taking a picture at [...]
