KYOTO > NAPONGA > TOKYO Stomach ache in night thanks to feast. Set out in good time and Nijo-stationed it to Kyoto central. No rush so took the thousand step staircase to the sky garden, otherwise known as the happy terrace. One floor down we happened upon the country house café - sat on a …
day 06: koya-san to kyoto
KOYA-SAN > KYOTO Nice early start at 6am after not so comfy sleep on futons. 630 for morning ritual watchign two monks chant whilst a numpty used their camera flash. 1/2hr later moved onto fire ritual of drums and monk building pyre before we walked round, wafted smoke from ashes over ourselves (ppurification) and bowed …
day 05: osaka to koya-san picking up fi
OSAKA > KOYA-SAN Woke up to Helen's message of waiting for a train at Kansai to come meet us! When she made it around 9am we walked for Yodabayashi station, stopping for a coffee and croissant on the way. Quick charades stop in the pharmacy got us ibruprofen ready to head to Osaka castle with …
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