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Hello again!

ON TO KYOTO!

It was arduous, 3 train transfers. But i sat opposite some cute middle schoolers and it became bearable.  Survived on bentos and onigiri and reached our Tambaguchi AirBnb apartment at 11pm. wearing heel boots will be the death of me.

Come new morn, fresher air than Tokyo. First stop,

I had to ask my dad to take this shot, IT WAS PLANNED.  he has no initiative to take candids for me.

a Thousand cranes heal a sickness

i think this is cute

kitsune wishes

Bought a haori here for 1000Y and loved it. i really like jap trad clothing silhouettes. Obviously, we couldn't make it all the way to the top of the gates since laoniang has bad knees. I am that laoniang. (not my mum)


ONWARDS!  Totally unplanned.


We had fresh ootoro, salmon and oysters standing up in a fishmongers. Pretty oishi chunks i tell you. I'm a sucker for ootoro. There's lots of traditional food to try if you're up for it and it wasn't too crowded, good for pre-lunch.
We reached KIYOMIZUDERA before the sun started to set and it was a lovely atmosphere. Families, school friends, couples, tourists shuffled towards and from the steep slope to the temple, holding hands, food souvenirs and matcha ice cream cones. I just realised that we visited so many temples but didn't pray, just admired the beautiful old architecture.

so many beautiful kimonos and obis here.

Gion street

Fleeting geisha/maiko

early sakura.

ARASHIYAMA BAMBOO FOREST

another planned pic

no alice lost in woods vibes here but its literal awkward squatting. my pops asked me to.

teenage girls dressed as geisha. super kawaii, they're both younger than me.

Togetsu Bridge

Kimono Forest