Shopping in Gion, Kyoto, Japan
Before returning the bicycles and hopping on the bullet train towards Hiroshima, we squeezed in some more Kyoto time. The girls had our hearts set on shopping and since the…
Before returning the bicycles and hopping on the bullet train towards Hiroshima, we squeezed in some more Kyoto time. The girls had our hearts set on shopping and since the…
Our second day in Kyoto started with a leisurely bike ride through the Kyoto Imperial Palace. From the Imperial Palace we biked to Ninna-ji (仁和寺), one of Kyoto's UNESCO World Heritage…
I remember visiting Yakasa Shrine with my family one winter over ten years ago. In our parent's house is a picture of my brother and myself on the steps leading…
Our first stop in Kyoto was the impressive Fushimi Inari Shrine. The Shinto shrine is the head shrine dedicated to Inari, the deity of fertility, rice, and grains. Founded in…