COYOTE the ordinary shop

星のや京都

おぐら茶屋

常寂光寺

TEA ROOM KIKI

四条河原町温泉 空庭テラス京都 別邸

きものレンタルwargo 祇園店

東華菜館 本店

70B ANITIQUES

むす美 京都

長楽館

Kacto

ブルーボトルコーヒー 京都六角カフェ

TORYBAZAR

ミスリム （MISSLIM Tea Place）

We're in Kyoto!

Getting those Kyoto travel stamps!

Stroll along Philosopher's Path

Unlikely Kyoto food choice

Nishiki Market: Kyoto Street Food HEAVEN

Making our own rings!

Nishiki Market ROUND 2

Kyoto souvenir shopping

DELICIOUS Ramen shop

11 Kyoto Souvenir Ideas

Train to Saga Arashiyama - The Arashiyama area is home to some of the most famous attractions in Kyoto, and so we took the train there in the morning. Unfortunately it was a very rainy day, so instead of going straight to the temple we instead decided to have lunch to see if the rain would clear.

Kyoarashiyama Ine (嵯峨とうふ 稲 本店) - This is a very famous restaurant in this area of Kyoto, and I think they specialize mainly in tofu and most of what they serve is even vegetarian Japanese food - with the exception of some eggs I think. I ordered the, Nonomiya Set, which cost 1,950 JPY ($16.22). It included all sorts of different Japanese vegetarian dishes including all sorts of tofu and the famous yuba, Japanese tofu skin. I did enjoy the entire Japanese vegetarian tofu meal, but all the food was a little on the plain side for me. However, it was still very nice, the presentation was beautiful, and the quality was outstanding.

Tenryu-ji Temple - 500 JPY ($4.16) - After our Japanese tofu lunch we continued on to the Tenryu-ji Temple, and it was still raining, but not nearly as hard as before. The temple is known for having one of the oldest Japanese gardens, and so that’s what I was really interested in seeing. It was quite beautiful.

Path of Bamboo - Located in Arashiyama, near the Tenryu-ji Temple is one of the most picturesque places and attractions in all of Kyoto, the Path of Bamboo - it’s a pathway that leads through a bamboo forest. The scene is quite beautiful, and definitely a good place to take some photos and enjoy nature.

Kinkaku-ji Temple - One of the final things we wanted to do in Kyoto on this day was visit the Kinkaku-ji Temple, and so we took a series of buses to get there, which all worked out smoothly. The Kinkaku-ji Temple was incredibly busy, so it wasn’t nearly as nice as it could have been had it been quiet and peaceful.

Japanese Supermarket Dinner - Finally for dinner, we headed back to our area of Kyoto, and we stopped by at a supermarket and bought some things to eat back at home. It’s fun to eat at restaurants, but it’s also really fun to buy food from a Japanese supermarket and eat it as well - there are so many good things to eat.