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Peace at Shoren-in
Shoren-in, Kyoto
The original plan for the afternoon after coming back from the ryokan was to take the train to Nara, but Tomoko-san and Satoko-san gave us…
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Rise and shine
Ryokan Shiraume, Kyoto
After a well-rested night we were ready for a second round of the gorgeous and delicious Japanese traditional cuisine. And then Shiraume…
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Kaiseki Dinner
Ryokan Shiraume, Kyoto
After the amazing bath experience, we felt refreshed and new, so we got into our yukatas and headed to the dining room for our twelve…
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Shiraume ryokan
Ryokan Shiraume, Kyoto
The art of welcoming guests is very present in the Japanese culture. Whether you are just a confused tourist at the station, or you need…
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Tanabata Festival
Kamogawa Bank, Kyoto
The Milky Way separated the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi, but they are allowed to meet once every year, which is of course the perfect…
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Fushimi Inari Shrine
Inari, Kyoto
Guarded by foxes, the messengers of Inari, we hiked the path of the thousand red torii, exploring Mount Inari and its inner shrines,…
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Precious Kinkaku-ji
Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto
After seeing the macaques we pedalled for 40 minutes until we reached the Kinkaku-ji, a golden Japanese temple that is quite the…
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Bamboo & Monkeys
Arashiyama, Kyoto
By the third day in Kyoto we knew already that everything was pretty spread apart, so we needed to rent bikes to see what we wanted to…
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Magical Kiyomizu-dera
Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto
A few hours later, walking from Ginkaku-ji, we got to Kiyomizu-dera, a temple in the middle of the mountains that leaves everyone in…
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Eastern Kyoto
Ginkaku-ji, Kyoto
By the third day we knew Kyoto is a big city. The rhythm is very different from Tokyo but things are more spread out and you have to walk a…