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Travel: Osaka - Kyoto
Kate and I wake up early, check out and make our way to the train station for the trip to Kyoto. By the way, I was saying Kyoto incorrect for 5 months before someone corrected me (it’s Key-oto, not...
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Travel: Fushimi Inari Taisha
We walk out of Inari Station, and straight away we see the most amazing torii. Kate stands in front of the gate for perspective. It’s huge and once again I am pinching myself that we are here and I am...
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Travel: Tofukuji Temple
We walk the 20 minutes from the Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine to Tofukuji Temple. It’s such a pleasant walk, even after spending 2 ½ hours walking around the shrine.This is the temple’s Sammon (main...
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Travel: Rengeoin Sanjusangendo
Rengeoin Sanjusangendo was definitely on my bucket list of sites to visit while in Kyoto. So, I was pretty excited walking there from Tofukuji Temple, although that could also be because I’m in...
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Travel: Kinkakuji Temple
We started off the morning with a hearty breakfast of noodles. Ok, so maybe not so hearty. So how about a tea from a vending machine as we walk to Kyoto station? Uhh nope, certainly not my idea of a...
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Travel: Arashiyama Bamboo Grove and Tenryuji Temple
The taxi from Kinkakuji Temple drops us off right at the entrance to the Bamboo Forest at Arashiyama. The first part of the forest isn’t as heavily wooded as I thought it would be, and there aren’t a...
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Travel: Sagano Romantic Train
We make our way from the Bamboo Forest to Torokko Arashiyama station, where the Sagano Romantic Train will depart from and make our way to Kameoka Torokko station.We get here early and purchase our...
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Travel: Arashiyama and the Iwatayama Monkey Park
After the Sagano Romantic Train, we catch the train back to Saga Arashiyama station and we make our way towards Togetsukyo Bridge and Iwatayama Monkey Park. It is still raining but it’s not too heavy,...
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Travel: Universal Studios Osaka
Today is the day we go to Universal Studios and I’m so excited! We walk the 15 minutes to Kyoto station and along the way we drop into 7-11 to pick up some breakfast to eat on the way to Osaka. We come...
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Travel: 1 Day Cycling Tour of Kyoto
Today we were supposed to buy an all-day pass and travel around and Kyoto and visit temples, but I got the idea to ride around instead when our accommodation had two bikes for our use. Of course one...
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