Peace and quiet amongst the bamboo groves of Arashiyama. After yesterday’s mass tourism chaos, it was nice to “get away” and have a holiday from our holiday. So we headed up into the hills to the north-west of Kyoto, to Arashiyama (translation = storm mountain). This pleasant, leafy […]
More temples than you can poke a stick at…. Greetings fans! Today was our first full day in Kyoto and we spent it sightseeing around the Eastern side of town – just across the Kamo River from where we’re staying. This part of Kyoto is a temple-spotters dream; […]
She says: Kyoto – Japan’s cultural heart Another day, another shinkansen journey – yay! From Hiroshima to Kyoto took us a little over 2 hours, with lots of scenery to enjoy on the way. We had a relatively slow start to the day and didn’t even get on […]
Wandering Soles 