After a wonderful day in Tokyo, we set out the next morning for Kyoto, where we will be staying in a beautiful ryokan for the next week. Riding the Shinkansen was a sight in itself! It’s surreal how quickly the trip goes, through scenic towns and a Mount Fuji so shrouded in clouds that it disappeared completely.
We arrived at our traditional ryokan, and were greeted with tea and snacks in our gorgeous tatami room. It is a perfect place aside from the very low doorways…
After a rest and stroll around the neighborhood, we stopped for dinner at a delicious yakitori restaurant!
The food was incredible, and we enjoyed talking with the sweet young Japanese family seated next to us – in a rough mixture of Japanese and English. It was a relaxing and exciting beginning to our stay in Kyoto.
