11th Apr 2008

Kyoto the 1st day

In order to meet the departure time of the night bus which cost 5,000 yen, I had to take a taxi and spent 4,600 yen. Uh, something wrong. But anyway the fact that I managed to get the bus is much better than the fiasco I did in Australia.

This time, I stay a backpacker’s called Gekkoso. They charge only 10,000 yen for one-week dormitory room, which is amazingly cheap as a Japanese accommodation. Actually, as a person who travels alone, I don’t need to indulge in staying luxurious accommodations. Besides, it’s nice to have people to make chats at the accommodation.
Shooting photos at daytime and shooting the breeze at evening, I’ll enjoy this relaxing life which is totally different from Tokyo and ponder over some issues.

Cafe Salasa
This cafe was renovated from an old public bath, and it’s atmosphere is very unique. At the concept level, this can be one of my top3 list of cafes in Japan. It would be nice to bring a book and spend relaxed times.

Daitokuji Kotoin
10 minutes walking from the accommodation, the breeze flowing from the building to the garden was just beautiful. In fact there are other buildings in this temple area. Maybe I can try them later.

Tetsugaku no michi(The road of philosophy)
Due to the last day’s rain, the blossoms have already started dispersing. Though I couldn’t capture the contrast of blue sky and pink blossoms, it was absolutely impressing. I walked through the road for two hours in total before I noticed.

See more photos atFlickr.

photos, Travelogue