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Kinkaku-ji - A golden temple

A trip to Kinkaku-ji. As per usual it started out with a really long walk from the train station. We should really figure out the buses....

Nara was the port of call for today! Why? This is why! It was a bit of a walk to the park we were aiming for, and on the way we found the...

Kobo-san Market only happens once a month on the 21st, and is a massive maze of a variety of stalls within the grounds of. The selection...

We wanted a 'rest day' it has all been quite full on with me working evenings and being so busy-bee like in the day. Katano bridge was...

Back to the pretty streets of Kyoto we went to experience the annual geisha dances at Miyako Odori theatre (the most famous of geisha...

So the walk to the monkey park was pretty, and we crossed a stunning bridge with wooden boats available for short trips. The walk to to...

So Arashiyama is only 90mins- 2hrs away, we thought it worth an explore. The Arashiyama bamboo grove.. A little crowded but looks pretty...

So Ryan went on a supermarket rampage... Possible as you may expect, The fish isle is the biggest of EVERYTHING, Sushi has it's own...

The final leg of our really long shuffle! Nijo castle, we made it just before sunset. We brought one of these for a treat - Amazing, it...

Next up we stopped by the magnificent grounds of the Imperial Castle. They were wide, spacious, and full of interesting trees over...