Day 6: Kyoto – Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner.
Food on Day 6 was pretty much all on opportunity. Apart from a general idea that we’d like to try out the fourth ‘must try’ dining place – a sushi conveyor belt eatery – on Ling’s list, we were all
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Day 6: Kyoto – Shugakuin Imperial Villa
Katsura Imperial Villa is situated on the west side of Kyoto, while Shugakuin Imperial Villa is almost on the opposite site in the north-eastern part of the city. So we crossed back through Kawaramachi Station and stopped by for lunch,
Day 6: Kyoto – Katsura Imperial Villa
On Day 6 – Monday – we finally got to visit the much talked about imperial villas which are accessible only if you apply for permission at with the Imperial Household Agency. We visited two villas for the day, the
Day 5: Nara – Moss Patterns
There’s something just amazingly beautiful about ground foliage, whether it’s autumn leaves, dead leaves, tree bark, or moss. Here’s a couple of pictures taken of moss at Yoshikien and Isui-en Gardens. All taken using the D300 + Sigma 18-250mm lens.
Day 5: Kyoto – Harvest Natural Foods Buffet
We left Nara City at about 2:30 PM, and took a Limited Express train back to Kyoto. Earlier on our first evening in Kyoto, we spotted an interesting looking natural food buffet, so decided to do the very Singaporean thing
Day 5: Nara – Isuien Garden
According to the pamphlet notes, Isuien Garden is unique in the city of Nara. It represents the acme of garden engineering of the Meiji Period, and since 1975 has been designated as a scenic spot. The garden comprises 13,481 square
Day 5: Nara – Yoshikien Garden
To be honest, we weren’t even aware there was a Yoshikien Garden in Nara city. This garden is situated right beside the more famous Isui-en Garden, but not mentioned in the travel guides we used in our itinerary preparation. In
Day 5: Nara – Deer Park & Todai-ji
Nara is the one-time capital of Japan 1,300 years ago, and is a must-see and visit site for Buddhists. In the initial planning for this trip, I’d scheduled a two day one night stay in this city, but upon finding
Day 4: Kyoto – Takaraya Ramen Pontocho (宝屋ラーメン)
So if it is made in Japan, it must be good no? Even in Japan, you can get crappy food. I had a below average vending machine coffee and ramen in ajinomoto-saturated soup. In hope to taste good ramen while
Day 4: Kyoto – Gion Kinana (祇園きなな)
I absolutely have to hand it to Ling for having done thorough research for us to check out the more special dining places during our stay in Kyoto. We checked out the second and third (of four) of her ‘must
Day 4: Kyoto – Gion
The Gion District is just about a 7 minutes bus ride away from Mitsui Garden Hotel., and perhaps 20 minutes walk. The district is Kyoto’s best-known geisha quarter, and is filled with private inns and teahouses that for centuries have
Day 4: Kyoto – Kiyomizu Temple
The road up to Kiyomizu Temple is stone-paved and is, accordingly to our guide books, regarded as a preservation district. There are numerous pottery shops, many of them offering similar types of wares and across the price range with many
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