Oct-Nov2013
Day 6Kyoto
Regina and I checked out of our hotel and headed to Shibuya station to get our Japan Rail passes validated. We took the JR Yamanote line to Tokyo station to catch a Shinkansen to Kyoto.
The train ride took just under 3 hours. We then took a short taxi ride to our hotel, the Kyoto Royal Park Hotel, to drop off luggage and then explored the Gion district of Kyoto.
Gion is very walkable and filled with people in the evenings. Many old Japanese houses that have been converted into teahouses and restaurants line the streets.
We closed the night with a visit to Donguri, an okonomiyaki restaurant (japanese savory pancake).
COLLECTION
Japan
Day Zero
SFO ✈ NRT
Day One
Shibuya, Omotesandō, Harajuku, Ginza and Shiodome
Day Two
Asakusa, Ueno, Akihabara and Roppongi
Day Three
Imperial Palace, Shinjuku, Harajuku, Omotesandō
Day Four
Daytrip to Hakone
Day Five
Tsukiji fish market, Odaiba and Shinjuku
Current
Day Six
Tokyo to Kyoto
Day Seven
Walking the Philosopher's Path in Kyoto
Day Eight
Arashiyama bamboo forest, Fushimi Inari-taisha and Kiyomizu-dera
Day Nine
Kinkaku-ji temple and traveling to Hiroshima
Day Ten
Hiroshima Peace Memorial and Miyajima island
Day Eleven
Mount Kōya
Day Twelve
Mount Kōya and Osaka
Day Thirteen
Shin-osaka to Tokyo to San Francisco