Kyoto Itinerary and Visit to String Instrument Store
Kyoto Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Kyoto
- After Landing: Handled luggage, transferred to accommodation.
- Evening: Explored traditional Kyoto streets and shops.
Day 2: Visit to Tenryu-ji Temple
- Morning: Arrived in Kyoto; visited Tenryu-ji Temple.
- Mid-Morning: Bought a temple map from the shop.
- Afternoon: Read about temples on the map.
- Evening: Walked around town.
Day 3: Visit to Fushimi Inari Taisha
- Morning: Left Kyoto; drove to Fushimi Inari Taisha.
- Mid-Morning: Arrived at Fushimi Inari Taisha.
- Afternoon: Walked through the Torii gate, practiced walking in a traditional Japanese way.
- Evening: Backed up to Kyoto.
Day 4: Visit to Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
- Morning: Left Kyoto; drove to Kinkaku-ji.
- Mid-Morning: Arrived at Kinkaku-ji.
- Afternoon: Walked through the Pavilion.
- Evening: Backed up to Kyoto.
Day 5: Visit to Gion District
- Morning: Left Kyoto; drove to Gion district.
- Mid-Morning: Arrived in Gion; explored traditional shops and restaurants.
- Afternoon: Bought a shrine gift from a shop.
- Evening: Went to a pub for Japanese beer.
Day 6: Visit to Kyoto Station
- Morning: Left Kyoto; drove to Shinjuku, Tokyo.
- Mid-Morning: Arrived in Tokyo; transferred to accommodation.
- Afternoon: Explored Shibuya Crossing and Harajuku area.
- Evening: Dined at a Japanese restaurant.
Day 7: Visit to Asakusa
- Morning: Left Tokyo; drove to Asakusa.
- Mid-Morning: Arrived in Asakusa; visited Skytree.
- Afternoon: Walked through Ueno Park.
- Evening: Backed up to Shinjuku.
Day 8: Visit to Akihabara
- Morning: Left Tokyo; drove to Akihabara.
- Mid-Morning: Arrived in Akihabara; visited electronics stores and toy shops.
- Afternoon: Bought some gadgets from a shop.
- Evening: Went to a bar for Japanese beer.
Day 9: Return Journey
- Morning: Left Tokyo; drove back to Kyoto.
- Mid-Morning: Arrived in Kyoto; transferred to accommodation.
- Afternoon: Explored Arashiyama Bamboo Grove.
- Evening: Dined at a traditional Japanese restaurant.
Day 10: Departure from Kyoto
- Morning: Left Kyoto for the last time.
- Mid-Morning: Arrived in Tokyo; transferred to an international flight.
- Afternoon: Left Tokyo.
This itinerary covers the main highlights of Japan, combining cultural experiences with scenic beauty.Although today I bought a lot of souvenirs and spent about one hundred dollars, I didn’t feel as happy as I had imagined. Instead, there was a faint sense that I was ing joy. Maybe the happiness I once imagined from traveling to Japan has already been previewed now. Where does happiness come from? It is strange. Walking in Kyoto didn’t make me feel like visiting an unfamiliar country; everything looked familiar. On one hand, it might be because there are many common business models in East Asian societies, and on the other hand, maybe I have seen so many anime series that they’ve become too familiar… Perhaps the more important reason is that modern cities no longer seem mysterious if they are equipped with modern tools. The difficulty of travel has been reduced to a minimum, and the excitement of the journey has also been minimized. Overplanning the makes it less enjoyable, as it feels like pre-paying for something. The joy of serendipitous encounters is what truly brings happiness.
Kyoto String Instrument Store
After that, I visited what might be a string instrument store belonging to Kyoto String instrumentalists, as I heard there were some Kyuzan-related memorabilia available (in reality, most had been sold out by the time I arrived). Now, there are many Kyuzan-related rock items. The price of guitars is much lower than I thought! I remember a fragment from K-On! where the four members worked hard to earn money to buy a guitar for Hitomi. Now I can afford her guitar and even buy several. However, I don’t have such friends.
Kyuzan are everywhere
String instrument store
Return to the Hotel
Returning to the hotel on Second Street, I also had time to look at the night scene of Kyoto. An osprey sat steadily in front of the lights, almost as if it were performing on a stage set by Kyoto itself. “De ,” are you the one?
