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Kyoto Shrines

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Kyoto Shrines

Arriving in Kyoto

Jan 15, 2017

The next morning I awoke and grabbed another coffee from Kurasu.

Kurasu

下京区東油小路町552 (油小路通塩小路下る) Kyoto
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I headed for a nearby buddist temple. The snow that had fallen the day prior making walkways and overpasses a bit slushy.

So slippery...

Having just arrived from Tokyo, Kyoto seemed more modest in the size of its buildings.

Shrines and temples in Kyoto are everywhere. Barely five minutes from my hotel, on an unassuming corner, was the first temple I visited.

I entered, admiring the ornate architecture.

I wandered through the courtyard in the crisp morning air, taking in the sights.

Eventually, it was time to head on.

Being Kytoto, it wasn’t far to the next shrine on my list.

...It was more or less next door.

The scale of this second temple dwarfed the first I’d visited.

I headed north, crossing through small residential streets.

Snowman-san

It wasn’t long before I reached my third temple.

Higashiyama was, by far, the biggest yet.

This photo was taken from across a two lane road, for scale

Snow begun to fall heavily as I entered the shrine.

After many a photo, I departed, heading north for downtown Kyoto.

After a decent walk I arrived in downtown Kyoto, and headed for Din Tai Fung.

Din Tai Fung

下京区真町52 (京都タカシマヤ 3F), Kyōto
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Dumpling
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Pork buns are life 👌

After lunch, I trapised back towards my hotel in Kyoto.


I emerged from my hotel later in the evening.

Kurasu was still open and slinging coffee, which was nice to see. It was however, after my coffee curfew.

Perth could learn a thing or two about opening hours

Given it was too late for coffee, it was clearly time for a drink.

Man in the moon

南区東塩小路釜殿町31-1 (近鉄名店街みやこみち近鉄京都駅高架下), Kyōto
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Irish
Pub

I sat at the bar and ordered a hot sake.

A couple of drinks later, I went in search of food, ending up at a place called Pointoru at The Cube eatery nearby.

Pointoru

下京区真町52 (京都タカシマヤ 3F), Kyōto
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After an experimental dinner I had mixed feelings about, I headed back to the hotel.

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