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Shinkansen to Kyoto Wednesday, April 04 2007

John and I took the Shinkansen (bullet train) and in two and a half hours we were in Kyoto. I love Kyoto for so many reasons. It's a more manageable city, it has beautiful temples and gardens and I have many old friends here from when I lived here in 2001. The other reason I love Kyoto is because we checked into a real hotel with hot water. What luxury.

For the past two days John and I have been seeing the sites and catching up with friends.  Some of our favorite places have been Kiyomizu-dera Temple, built in 798 and reconstructed in 1633. This temple is at the far eastern side of the city right next to Japanese forests. It is perched up high on hundreds of pillars. With the cherry blossoms blooming there is no where else like it in the world.

Sannen-zaka, one of the most beautiful walks in all of Kyoto, is another favorite place. The streets are lined with little wooden houses selling traditional items such as fans, kimonos, and sweets. Also, my families favorite...soy donuts! The shop was still there. John loved them too.

Today we traveled to many other temples and gardens. If you are interested please see our photo gallery. We won't bore you with details.

However, the highlight of our trip so far has been going back to my old Kyoto hometown, Kusukawa. We went back to visit Sumiko's family and siblings that are all grown up now. We had a Japanese dinner or Maki sushi that you roll yourself. It was wonderful. We all had time to catch up, look at photos, and of course play UNO! The game went on for two hours and no one won.  There will have to be a rematch in a few years.

Tomorrow I will be filming in a Kyoto preschool and then we are off to Nara for more temples and deer watching.


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