Shrine & Firefighter Recruiting
3月10日, 日本 ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Fire Service
3月10日, 日本 ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
They are seeking emergency and fire service volunteers in Kyoto and Tokyo. Maybe we should stay?
Kiyomizu-dera, Sanjunoto Pagoda 清水寺 三重塔
3月10日, 日本 ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Coffee break
3月10日, 日本 ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Koushouji Ryouzen Main Temple and Hall 興
3月10日, 日本 ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Found blossoms
3月10日, 日本 ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Kyoto Ryōzen Gokoku-jinja Shrine 京都霊山護国神
3月10日, 日本 ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Ryōzen Kannon Temple 霊山観音
3月10日, 日本 ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Lunch
3月10日, 日本 ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Kyoto Botanic Gardens
3月10日, 日本 ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
Evening light show at the botanic gardens. Received help from some courteous university students (who like the Denver Nuggets).
Dinner - Yoshimura
3月10日, 日本 ⋅ 🌙 3 °C
Murin-an Garden 無鄰菴
3月11日, 日本 ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
Morning in Kyoto
3月11日, 日本 ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
Visited the Murin-An garden and the Gyoen park. The park was all gravel and that did not agree with our suitcase. Tiny school children and a quick visit to a koi pond. Then bullet train to Yokohama.
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Kyoto Gyoen National Garden 京都御苑
3月11日, 日本 ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Shinkansen to Yokohama
3月11日, 日本 ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Gate Hotel Bar
3月11日, 日本 ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Stopped for a late lunch on the 12th floor of the Gate hotel. We spotted the Tokyo needle!
Yokohama Chinatown
3月11日, 日本 ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Train to Tokyo
3月11日, 日本 ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Rush hour
Lof Shimbashi
3月11日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Our Tokyo hotel for the next few nights. It's not large.
Casual Noodle Restaurant
3月11日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Made it to hotel. Looked up good place for dinner, walked there and they did not have storage for us. On the way back we tried (and loved) this noodle place. We were taught how to order using aもっと詳しく
Hikawa Maru
3月11日, 日本 ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
In Chuuk we dove the sister ship (Heian Maru). Our was fun to see and walk around this fully restored version! Very cool to see the multi story engine rooms we have been diving through!
Bagels in Tokyo?
3月12日, 日本 ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Mariuchi Bagels. We even sat and ate our bagels with a couple from Brooklyn Heights.
Very good!
Trains, subways etc
3月12日, 日本 ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Navigation of the public transportation is doable but less than straight forward. Must have right tickets, right rate, right line. And do not lose your ticket!
Transit is quiet to silent. Stationsもっと詳しく
Yoyogi Park 代々木公園
3月12日, 日本 ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Similar looks and vibes to Prospect Park in Brooklyn. But with clean public toilets.
Walked through some small neighborhoods between the station and park.
Meiji Jingu 明治神宮 Shinto Shrine
3月12日, 日本 ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
We were lucky enough to meet up with Ann from our dive boat while visiting the Shrine