Katsukura Restaurant
I’d been avoiding eating at the train stations despite the recommendations that kept coming up but I decided to head down there given I wanted to head out to see …
Kiyomizu-dera Temple
It felt sweltering outside in the low to mid thirty’s. At about 2ish, I thought it maybe cooling down and so started to walk towards Kiyomizu-dera but after about 10 …
Gion Matsuri Festival
It was back to Kyoto for another day to see this festival; when booking, I should have looked at the start time though as the festival went from 9AM -1PM. …
Kyoto Tower
I felt I needed to wander by this for a quick look in Kyoto and as it was right next to the station made a good detour from one of …
Kichi Kichi Omurice Restaurant
Whilst sitting in the hostel bar one night, someone recommended Kichi Kichi and I’ve got to pass on that recommendation to anyone visiting Kyoto. I’d read online that it gets …
Kyoto Imperial Palace
En route to my hostel from Kinkaku-ji, the bus went pass the imperial palace which I decided to stop off at. The Palace was move to Tokyo a while ago …
Kinkaku-Ji Golden Pavilion
Kinkaku-Ji, also known as the Golden Pavilion is one of Kyoto’s main sites. Despite this, it seemed difficult to reach, on my first day I’d wanted to visit here but …
Ippudo Restaurant
Towards the end of Nishiki Market, there was a ramen restaurant that was highly recommended on lonely planet. The food was really good and the restaurants have generally been awesome …
Nijo Castle
Nijo castle was a very large complex with huge building again. I believe the gardens were free of cheaper to access and to go in the buildings cost more. I …
Manga Museum
When wandering up to Nijo castle, I spotted on the map a manga museum (animated books) and decided to stop in for a look at what was there. The entrance …