It was cold this morning, there was no central heating in the house, only gas heaters in the lounge, and utility room.
We headed straight to the train station to get back to Tokyo for the bullet train to Kyoto. It was far warmer in the capital.
We jumped on the train and sped south. Two hours later, we were in the old capital. We booked into the hotel and went straight out to find the old town and get some food.
We called into a restaurant on the edge of the old town, before going to the Yasaka shrine. A pagoda in the centre was lit with lanterns, and it wasn’t overly busy. From there we then walked through the old town.
Narrow streets with lanterns at the front doors, to tiny houses, and stalls – what I envisioned Kyoto to be like. The shops however were all closed for the day, and no one was about – great for crowd free pictures.
Not really an eventful day, with all the travelling. But now we have a new part of Japan to explore.
Stu's Camino 