When we arrived at the Ryokan, the first thing that we did was to take off our shoes to change into the slippers provided for us at the entrance. The Ryokan Experience started the…

After lunch, we boarded the train from Himeji Station to Kinosaki Onsen. It was supposed to be an 1.5 hour train ride. For the first and only time in Japan, we encountered a train…

The bus from Mount Shosha dropped us off at the side entrance to Miyuki Dori, a shopping arcade North of Himeji Station. As we still had some time to spare before our next train,…

Our first bus ride in Japan was interesting as it felt more like a local bus than a bus that is dedicated for tourists. We passed by Himeji Castle (which was already flooded with…

We took the subway from Fushimi Inari Station back to Demachiyanagi Station where we transferred from the Keihan Electric Railway Main Line to the Eizan Electric Railway. The…

We took the subway to the Fushimi Inari Station. Do note that Fushimi Inari Station is not served by a Rapid-Train and you will have to board a Local Train here. From the station,…

We headed for the Demachiyanagi Station as we wanted to reserve our tickets to Kurama as we read online that there are limited tickets for sale (this is not true and I will…

The ramen set that I ordered came with a Minced Tuna Donburi and while there is nothing much to rave about the food, it is certainly a very big portion for the price that we paid,…

After doing some research, we settled for our dinner at Kura Sushi. At ¥100 a plate the branch we visited was located near the JR-Nijo station. While getting to the place was…

We booked an Airbnb for our 2 night stay in Kyoto. It is a one room apartment that is conveniently located within walking distance from Kyoto Station. Self-Check in was done…