Fall Vacation - Day 05/06 - Kyoto
Kyoto has to be my favorite cities within the Kansai region, and it was once the ancient capital of Japan. Kyoto is famous for many classic aspects of Japan, such as having various Shinto and Buddhist Shrines, and the very well-known Geisha area Gion. Geishas are Japanese female entertainers that are experts in traditional Japanese songs, dance and performing as hosts for the ancient Japanese tea ceremony. They are mainly found in the Gion District of Kyoto! My first visit to Kyoto was back in 2017, and my last visit was in 2023. This city is actually my favorite city within the Kansai region among others. I decided to re-visit this city again by staying here for 3 days. We made use of our JR passes, and we took the JR train from Osaka to Kyoto which took about 45 minutes of travelling on the special rapid train service. We purchased the famous Butaman buns from Horai 551 from Shin-Osaka station before boarding the train. We ate them as our lunch. The Butaman and Shumai tasted deli...