Published on: Apr 24, 2008
First, to get to Kyoto, we traveled from Tokyo to Odawara, where we caught the bullet train, the Shinkansen. While waiting for our connection to Kyoto, we visited Odawara Castle.
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| A view of the Shinkansen pulling into the station. |
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| Odawara Castle |
Once in Kyoto, we took a bus across town to a smaller family-run ryokan and left our luggage, then took off to see some of the sights. Here's a view of our room at the Yamazaki Inn...not as elegant as the one in Hakone, but quite comfortable and one-tenth of the cost! We only stayed here one day, but were treated well by the family/owners, who even gave us gifts when we departed!
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| Our room in the ryokan. |
Kyoto is a city of some 1,000 temples and shrines...too many to see in a lifetime, much less three days, but we made it to quite a few. Our first trek was to visit the Golden Pavilion, serene and lovely, situated in one of the most beautiful parks in Kyoto.
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