Ryokans in Kyoto

... environment! China without the pushing, spitting and dirt. Ahh, how nice. Once recovered, over to Japan for Sumo, fish markets, traditional ryokans (a fancy way to sleep on the floor), Hiroshima and Japanese Festivals. Check out the details & pics!

The next day we were off to the cultural hub of Japan - Kyoto. This place had tons of museums, temples, pagodas, and ryokans which are traditional Japanese B&B-like accommodations for $1000 per night.  Needless to say, we did not stay a ...

... store downtown so we kept that in mind and headed off to find a place for the night. We tried our luck with several ryokans and hotels, but alas we were unsuccessful at finding a room. This brought us to plan B: camp somewhere. Our touring mapple showed ...

... on my trip so far. Lots of stairs tho. Ok....now where I was to stay on Thu nite...Tamahan Ryokan. This is one of the top ryokans in Kyoto and costs upwards of $500 nite. I didn't pay that much but it was definately up there. You know I can see people ...