Shrine & Firefighter Recruiting
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Fire Service
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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
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Coffee break
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Koushouji Ryouzen Main Temple and Hall 興
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Found blossoms
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Kyoto Ryōzen Gokoku-jinja Shrine 京都霊山護国神
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Ryōzen Kannon Temple 霊山観音
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Lunch
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Kyoto Botanic Gardens
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Evening light show at the botanic gardens. Received help from some courteous university students (who like the Denver Nuggets).
Dinner - Yoshimura
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Murin-an Garden 無鄰菴
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Morning in Kyoto
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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
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Shinkansen to Yokohama
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Gate Hotel Bar
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Stopped for a late lunch on the 12th floor of the Gate hotel. We spotted the Tokyo needle!
Yokohama Chinatown
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Train to Tokyo
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Rush hour
Lof Shimbashi
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Our Tokyo hotel for the next few nights. It's not large.
Casual Noodle Restaurant
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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 aLeia mais
Hikawa Maru
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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?
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Mariuchi Bagels. We even sat and ate our bagels with a couple from Brooklyn Heights.
Very good!
Trains, subways etc
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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. StationsLeia mais
Yoyogi Park 代々木公園
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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
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We were lucky enough to meet up with Ann from our dive boat while visiting the Shrine