Kiyomizu-dera was our first stop of the day. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyomizu-dera
This is another Unesco world heritage site and is estimated to have been built in the early 700’s. It is located in Kyoto on the side of a mountain that has natural spring water. Just stunning.
Also, you can rent kimonos here so there are many people wearing them whether rented or their own.
Jake and I hiked on past the main temple and found another smaller one. Got to get all the steps in.
On the way back down, we watched a shop making the mochi dough and then had a mochi and fresh strawberry treat. So good!
Kyoto food tour with guide Brian was our favorite so far. He took us to a temple and gave lots of history and jokes. The first place was a traditional Kyoto cuisine and was absolutely delicious. So hard not to eat too much. That later hurts when you get to the next place. With the tours we generally get 6 or 8 sample dishes to try. The last place we went was a combination book store and restaurant.
18122 steps Jake now owns a hand held massager for our feet, lol.
3 thoughts on "Day 5 – Kyoto"
What are those tall skinny trees and what’s the dough made out of?
The tall trees are bamboo. They were at least 30 feet tall. So beautiful. The mochi dough is made of matcha (powdered green tea), rice flour, sugar, and milk.
Have you ever been to the Marberry Arboretum near Carbondale, IL? While it’s NOWHERE NEAR as impressive as the one in the photo here, there’s bamboo growing there.
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