Kyoto

We have arrived in Kyoto after a few hours on the train from Fukuoka with a quick change at the shin-Osaka station. It was really easy travelling with the Japan Rail Pass and we got to reserve seats and all for free at Hakata station in Fukuoka.

Ginkaku ji
Beautiful nature mixed with several old buildings built in the style of the Muromachi period. This was a great place to visit and was only a short bus trip from where we stay at Khaosan Guesthouse Kyoto


Nanzen-ji
This place was a great place for me to take a breath after walking a couple of hours in several small temples along our philosophic path from Ginkaku-ji. It was not crowded in any way and I felt almost alone sitting at the old floor looking on the beautiful garden.
Imagine doing aikido in setting like this with beautiful nature on all sides. The mats in the main house was softer than the tatami we have in Fukuoka!

We also planned to visit the Kyoto Zoo, but we were out of luck as it closed 30 minutes before we got there.

Since we still have not managed to experience all the sights we wanted to experience, it looks like we have to stay for another night or so. The things still on the list is:
Arashiyama: Tenryu-ji (There is a lot of things to experience here)
Kiyomizu-dera (Walking distance from where we stay!)
Kinkaku-ji
Yasaka-jinja