In the morning we took it easy, we got up late and went to breakfast at a cafe Veloce, to change both breakfast supermarket. Then we went to the station and bought a City Bus All-day Pass. To get to Arashiyama we took the bus 28 and paid a small fee, as the bonus covers only those closest to the center of Kyoto areas.
Arashiyama is a far from ideal place to enjoy nature and landscapes Kyoto area, but also has interesting temples. One of the most beautiful is the Tenruy-ji, built in the thirteenth century as a farmhouse and later became a Buddhist temple. At the entrance we saw two of the features of the temple, beautiful buildings of wood and a little zen garden.
Tenryu-ji
Although the rooms of Tenryu-ji were not the most important temple, had some interest. The best was his zen garden outside, I could see from the terrace of the temple. It consists of a beautiful surrounded by maples and pines on one side and sand and rocks on the other pond. Its design was perfect, invited to sit for a while to savor quietly.
Tenryu-ji, inside
of Tenryu-ji Jadin
The garden could also be explored on foot, so we had to pay an entrance fee to the temple. We hiked a short trail network that ran between trees and fountains, even the most beautiful of all was the part of the pond that we had seen from the temple.
Tenryu-ji garden
Tenryu-ji garden
We left the garden of Tenryu-ji on its north door, which is right next to one of the most popular attractions of Arashiyama, bamboo forest of Sagano. It is a forest crossed by a pleasant promenade where some snapshots well known in Japan are made. On either side of the road lay a tangle of bamboos far as the eye can see. It is a magical place, shame that the path is very short, just 200 m.
Sagano bamboo forest
Sagano bamboo forest
Sagano bamboo forest
At once we reach the end of the road and got out of bamboo forest, but after passing through a residential area, went along another. This was not as nice as the previous one and was much frequented. In the middle of the bamboo forest was a small shrine Nonomiya, where we take to buy an amulet to protect our godson Guim. We returned to the main road to catch the bus back to Kyoto. While we waited we bought an ice cream at a super price of 180 yen.
We took the 11 bus to the center where we were walking around the shopping area. For lunch we enter a restaurant specializing in gyoza, a kind of typical Japanese dumpling. We ordered several units of gyoza, grilled and some other fried, accompanied by a kind of potato fritters. They were BUENISIMAS! Although that place the gyoza diners used to accompany the typical bowl of soba.
eating some gyoza
We took a bus back to Kyoto station, where we take to book the Hikari shinkansen to Tokyo that would catch a little later. We went to baggage claim to the hotel where we were on the public computers internet while looking to the time to catch the train. In two and a half hours we arrived at Tokyo Ueno Station. Before going to the hotel, we decided to dine at a post Kitasoba near the exit of the station. It was one of those elegies on a machine outside your plate and you gave a ticket to chefs serving you soon the dish was printed. It is a good and cheap way to fill the stomach, although it is assumed that the bowl of noodles peazo you'd have to eat in a few minutes, according to the rate of intake of the other diners ...
Arashiyama is a far from ideal place to enjoy nature and landscapes Kyoto area, but also has interesting temples. One of the most beautiful is the Tenruy-ji, built in the thirteenth century as a farmhouse and later became a Buddhist temple. At the entrance we saw two of the features of the temple, beautiful buildings of wood and a little zen garden.
Tenryu-ji
Although the rooms of Tenryu-ji were not the most important temple, had some interest. The best was his zen garden outside, I could see from the terrace of the temple. It consists of a beautiful surrounded by maples and pines on one side and sand and rocks on the other pond. Its design was perfect, invited to sit for a while to savor quietly.
Tenryu-ji, inside
of Tenryu-ji Jadin
The garden could also be explored on foot, so we had to pay an entrance fee to the temple. We hiked a short trail network that ran between trees and fountains, even the most beautiful of all was the part of the pond that we had seen from the temple.
Tenryu-ji garden
Tenryu-ji garden
We left the garden of Tenryu-ji on its north door, which is right next to one of the most popular attractions of Arashiyama, bamboo forest of Sagano. It is a forest crossed by a pleasant promenade where some snapshots well known in Japan are made. On either side of the road lay a tangle of bamboos far as the eye can see. It is a magical place, shame that the path is very short, just 200 m.
Sagano bamboo forest
Sagano bamboo forest
Sagano bamboo forest
At once we reach the end of the road and got out of bamboo forest, but after passing through a residential area, went along another. This was not as nice as the previous one and was much frequented. In the middle of the bamboo forest was a small shrine Nonomiya, where we take to buy an amulet to protect our godson Guim. We returned to the main road to catch the bus back to Kyoto. While we waited we bought an ice cream at a super price of 180 yen.
We took the 11 bus to the center where we were walking around the shopping area. For lunch we enter a restaurant specializing in gyoza, a kind of typical Japanese dumpling. We ordered several units of gyoza, grilled and some other fried, accompanied by a kind of potato fritters. They were BUENISIMAS! Although that place the gyoza diners used to accompany the typical bowl of soba.
eating some gyoza
We took a bus back to Kyoto station, where we take to book the Hikari shinkansen to Tokyo that would catch a little later. We went to baggage claim to the hotel where we were on the public computers internet while looking to the time to catch the train. In two and a half hours we arrived at Tokyo Ueno Station. Before going to the hotel, we decided to dine at a post Kitasoba near the exit of the station. It was one of those elegies on a machine outside your plate and you gave a ticket to chefs serving you soon the dish was printed. It is a good and cheap way to fill the stomach, although it is assumed that the bowl of noodles peazo you'd have to eat in a few minutes, according to the rate of intake of the other diners ...
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