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Day 6 Today was a Sagano Bamboo Grove & Arashiyama Walking Tour. This one will also be a little sparse on details, because the guide we had wasn’t the best. He was probably new at his job, but his biggest problem was limited English vocabulary. He labored over the things he had to tell us, […]
Day 5 Today we went to see Nijo Palace, Kinkaku-ji Temple, and the Kyoto Imperial Palace. This was a much bigger tour, with a whole bus-load of other people who were going on to do Nara in the afternoon or more of Kyoto. We weren’t familiar with the guide since we joined them mid-tour, but […]
DAY 4 Today was the first day of 3 “organized” day tours I’d signed up for, and this one was to visit the Fushimi Inari Taisha (Shrine) and tour a saké factory. I’d planned half-day tours because I didn’t want to exhaust myself, so left the afternoons free. However I didn’t realize this meant we’d […]
DAY 3 Today we visited the Daitoku-ji temple and gardens. The most adventurous part for me was taking the subway by myself and then a bus (with Mil) to get to the place. I felt ridiculously proud of myself even though I had to ask directions constantly. *LOL* The Daitoku-ji temple is in Murasaki-no area, […]
DAY 2 Well, I’ve discovered I’m not mature enough to use the “bidet” function on my Japanese style toilet. That is, I can use it, but not without giggling every single time. It’s just that the description of “shower” which is in the instructions in no way prepares you for the sensation of a waterpick […]
One of my students, Suzette had a trip to Japan in October. I asked her to share her experience. Here is the Suzette’s adventure in Japan! Enjoy 🙂 ________________________________________________________ Adventures of a Gaijin* in Japan *(Gaijin = “foreigner.” Apparently there is some controversy over this word in Japan, and whether there is a racist/negative connotation […]
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