Hi there~
Today was a real busy day again~
We went touring around Kyoto today~
Had a nice breakfast and left the Ryokan at 10am.
Had a taxi which could fit 5 of us take us around.
Talked with the Taxi driver and decided that we should visit the Golden Pavilion first (金閣寺 = KinKakuJi)
So he took us there~
There we saw a temple which was like… fully… GOLD!
Surrounded by a beautiful garden and pond.
Here are the pics and vids:
Then we proceeded to 竜安寺 (RyouAnJi)
Another temple.
This temple had the rock garden and other beautiful gardens all around~
Of course lots of beautiful sakura~
Here are the pics and vids:
This is a wash basin which is called "Tsukubai"
Apparently it has a square shape to represent 口.
So if you combine those 4 words at the side with 口, you will get "吾唯足知"which means "I learn only to be contented"
He who learns to be contented is spiritually rich, while one who does not learn to be contented is spiritually poor even if he is materially wealthy.
This concept is important in the Zen philosophy.
From there we proceeded to 嵐山(Arashi Yama = Storm Mountain)
What we saw there was just breath taking!
It was exactly like the scenery in Samurai X!!!
Pics:
Then we didn't have much time for lunch so we decided to buy some instant vending machine lunch meals.
It was only like ￥400 for one. Well it was kind of small so I bought another one~
Here is the pic of it~:
Then we got into the taxi and he took us for a drive around Arashiyama and also took us into the bamboo growth Place also known as 竹やぶ(take yabu).
Apparently, they film a lot of samurai or olden days dramas and movies here in this bamboo growth.
They also film a lot of those shows in this little village which was kept to look like how the villages where in the olden days.
We passed by that village on the way.
Vid (sorry for the vids gotta wait for a while… I need to get a video converter):
After that we proceeded to NijouJou 二条城(Nijo Castle)
Over there, we were allowed to walk all around the castle and inside the living quarters of the War Lord who lived there, Shogun Ieyasu.
Apparently the floors in the castle were designed in such a way that when you walk on it, it will make a sound.
And with so many people walking on it you can hear it clearly.
The floor is called Nightingale.
The sound which is produced when it is being stepped, is like a bird chirping!
It's really fascinating.
It was actually designed this was so that Ieyasu will know when there are any intruders.
Then we were also allowed to go up to the watch tower.
You can really see everything from there.
These pics are of the garden which belonged to Ieyasu.
Left Nijoujou and proceeded to the Manga Museum!
A dangerous place for me to go… @_@
Anyways, went there to see what it is all about.
When I was in there, my jaw dropped.
There was this whole timeline of mangas which was from 1945 till 2005.
The time line was like this 5 meter tall shelves all next to each other all round the big hall, filled with manga books!
And we found out that the museum was actually a primary school before.
They revamped the whole place.
You should go read about it~
It was only like ￥400 for one. Well it was kind of small so I bought another one~
Here is the pic of it~:
Then we got into the taxi and he took us for a drive around Arashiyama and also took us into the bamboo growth Place also known as 竹やぶ(take yabu).
Apparently, they film a lot of samurai or olden days dramas and movies here in this bamboo growth.
They also film a lot of those shows in this little village which was kept to look like how the villages where in the olden days.
We passed by that village on the way.
Vid (sorry for the vids gotta wait for a while… I need to get a video converter):
After that we proceeded to NijouJou 二条城(Nijo Castle)
Over there, we were allowed to walk all around the castle and inside the living quarters of the War Lord who lived there, Shogun Ieyasu.
Apparently the floors in the castle were designed in such a way that when you walk on it, it will make a sound.
And with so many people walking on it you can hear it clearly.
The floor is called Nightingale.
The sound which is produced when it is being stepped, is like a bird chirping!
It's really fascinating.
It was actually designed this was so that Ieyasu will know when there are any intruders.
Then we were also allowed to go up to the watch tower.
You can really see everything from there.
These pics are of the garden which belonged to Ieyasu.
Left Nijoujou and proceeded to the Manga Museum!
A dangerous place for me to go… @_@
Anyways, went there to see what it is all about.
When I was in there, my jaw dropped.
There was this whole timeline of mangas which was from 1945 till 2005.
The time line was like this 5 meter tall shelves all next to each other all round the big hall, filled with manga books!
And we found out that the museum was actually a primary school before.
They revamped the whole place.
You should go read about it~
After that, we went back to the hotel and had our dinner which was Nabe!
Nabe is like steamboat.
They forgot to serve our dessert which they eventually gave us later in the night.
Our dessert was Black Sesame Ice-cream and orange jelly.
Too bad I don't have any pictures of it.
This was really comfort food compared to the night before!
We were all full and contented~
Nabe is like steamboat.
They forgot to serve our dessert which they eventually gave us later in the night.
Our dessert was Black Sesame Ice-cream and orange jelly.
Too bad I don't have any pictures of it.
This was really comfort food compared to the night before!
We were all full and contented~
That night we were too tired so we didn't go anywhere.
We just stayed in our room and relaxed.
Watched some TV.
Watched an old English movie which was like totally dubbed in Japanese.
It was quite funny~ ;p
We just stayed in our room and relaxed.
Watched some TV.
Watched an old English movie which was like totally dubbed in Japanese.
It was quite funny~ ;p
Then everyone slept.
I watched TV till I slept cause the TV is just above my head~
Tomorrow I'm off to Osaka~
A new adventure~
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