Arashiyama Kyoto

1. Don't look the monkeys in the eyes.
2. Don't go too close to the monkeys.
3. Monkeys may attack when threatened.

I can confirm that number 3 is true. I sort of broke rules 1 and 2. I also discovered a new rule that they didn't mention:

4. If a monkey growls, hisses and screams at you, don't do it back to the monkey …

We've been enjoying our time in Kyoto very much! The weather has been on our side most of the time, and we've had the chance to visit many interesting places. Among the highlights: the free guided tour of the old Imperial palace, with beautiful gardens and buildings, and a very enthusiastic and smiley guide; the day trip to Nara, which was Japan's …

One of the main ideas of the trip was to ensure that I saw parts of Japan that I hadn't previously seen. In Kyoto this can be hard since the big temples and castles are all quite close to the city centre and I had hit these up on a previous trip.



What we decided to do was to head to Arashiyama which is on the outskirts of Kyoto …

16-09-2012 Kyoto

Once again we can use our Japan Rail Pass to get ourselves on the speedy Shinkansen bullet train bound for Kyoto. (noticed that to-kyo and kyo-to use the same letters, what's that about?) Kyoto is a lovely city well known for all the beautiful temples and a bamboo forest.

17-09-2012 Kyoto

Because we still …

Afgelopen week heb ik meer tempels gezien dan keren dat ik in Nederland naar de kerk ben geweest. Goede reden dus voor weer een verslag van mijn belevenissen in het land van Sony en Pokémon.

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Klein stadje dat dagelijks overspoeld wordt met duizenden toeristen (Japanners, gaijins en schoolkinderen). Ik kwam bij toeval Drew (US) …

Kyoto is a place everyone should visit once in their lifetime.

Just by wondering around the city one can feel the rich cultural and historical heritage flowing within the city, after all no less than 17 locations are registered as UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments. Every corner has a story to tell, with its 2000 temples and …

Getting from Osaka to Kyoto is less than an hour by train so we get a lie in. Once arriving in Kyoto, we can immediately notice a difference. It's much smaller, quieter and the buildings are traditional rather than commercial skyscrapers. The Khaosan hostel is great and one of the first places with couches and beanbags we have seen in Asia. We didn …

The only thing more beautiful than the autumn colors in Japan is the cherry blossoms in the spring. To be honest…I'm not sure which are more beautiful. We took a trip to Arashiyama in Kyoto to view the autumn leaves. There were so many people; I’m not sure how the cars were able to get through.

We began with Tenryuji Temple. …

... (motel). That day it was a great experience. April 6th , 2007 Kyoto - Arashiyama We spent a whole day in Arashiyama. Beautiful bridge, sakura ...

... 4 nights of being here I have only spent half a day in the city so far.   My first stop was to Arashiyama to the west of Kyoto, famous for it's autumn colours (and cherry blossom in the spring) on the slopes of Mount Arashiyama, bamboo forests, ...

... the highlight of the day. A spur of the moment decision paid dividends the next day when I decided to go to Arashiyama, a district of Kyoto at the foot of the western mountains. There wasn`t a single cloud in the sky, providing great views as I ...

... it's just for a few hours. The next day Tony and I took the train to Kyoto and visited an area of Kyoto I had never been before called Arashiyama. We hiked up a small mountain to 'Monkey Park' where Macque monkeys roam free in a 'research center.' I ...

... ;   So, my hangover day was spent hungover by me in bed and out to Arashiyama for Makely.  Arashiyama is a great little town just outside Kyoto by train.  Easy to get to with great temples and beautiful gardens out in this area.  ...

... have one day left on our rail pass, we opt to go to the bamboo forest today in the little town Arashiyama which is just a half hour away from Kyoto by local train. The tourist folder pictures of the forest all look a bit greener than we can manage to ...

... slightly less so. Some lunch and an  air conditioned train ride gave us some more energy, and we set off to explore Arashiyama and the monkey park.  The boys griped some about the steep climb and the heat, but all of their complaints were gone ...

Aujourd'hui, j'ai passé ma journée dans l'ouest de Kyoto. Un quartier (Arashiyama) au pied des montagnes qui habite plusieurs temples. Mais tout d'abord, en début de matinée, j'en ai profite pour faire un arrêt au château de Nijo qui étais fermé ...

... We moeten zo aan het eind van de maand een beetje op ons geld letten, dus we besluiten om naar Arashiyama te reizen; een mooi district in het oosten van Kyoto. En later op de avond kunnen we nog even een kijkje nemen in Kobe. Side note: enkele dagen ...

... mogelijk op te merken en op de vingers te tikken. Eens buiten was het tijd om te vertrekken richting Arashiyama, een deelgemeente van Kyoto zeg maar. Tijdens een ritje van nauwelijks 15 minuten verandert de omgeving van drukke straten en hoge gebouwen ...