Kyoto

Our next stop is Kyoto: a city famous for its historical structures, temples and shrines. It was Japan's capital from 794 until 1868.

During our stay we actually woke up quite early to visit some of the famous sights in order to avoid the crowds. It was the best choice made. After 9 a.m. the places were packed and it was hard to manoeuvre around the people 😅
We visited the Fushimi Inari Shrine very early and it was so beautiful ⛩️
The other place was Arashiyama district where you can visit a bamboo forest and small but very nice temples and shrines 🗿

We also joined a night walking tour in Gion district which taught us a lot about the culture of Geishas 🎎 The tour was super nice and we had fun to explore the area with our group. It's not that easy to randomly see Geishas in the street but our guide gave us some tips on where and when to spot them. We've always gotten super excited when we saw one, especially when 4 got out of a taxi right in front of us 😂
We explored more historical areas such as Higashiyama or Pontocho the next days and relaxed by the Kamo river with some sushi 🍣

A fun experience was also joining a tea ceremony with Kimono experience 🍵
We were dressed in traditional Kimonos and learnt about Matcha and the importance of tea in Japan. We were able to wear our kimono for the rest of the day but decided to end our dress up after the ceremony 😆👘

Besides exploring temples and shrines (there are so many in Kyoto!), we also tried a lot of food, such as Sukiyaki - Japan's famous hotpot dish with Wagyu. And of course some sake 🍶

Kyoto was a beautiful city with a nice vibe. Even after 6 days we felt like we had hardly seen half of it. We just need to come back 🥰Read more