Japanese Local Travel Guide – Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka & Hidden Gems in Japan I visit Kyoto and taken a walk.
You can see Long-established stores in this Couse.
I also found a delicious restaurant!!
目次
Start at Kyoto staition
and take a subway Karasuma line arrive Imadegawa station. (今出川駅）
For Kokusaikaikan (国際会館）
Imadegawa station → Goou jinja Shrine → Kyoto imperial palace
→ Soba noodle restaurant “Hana-Momo” → Shimogoryo-Shrine
→ Gyoganji-Temple → Box Shop “Ohako” → Kyoto shiyakusho-mae Station
(About 2 hours)
If you need course map, please open this map
Goou jinja shrine
You can see many Sculptures of Japanese boar.
People pray for them health to legs and back.
Kyoto imperial palace
About 1000 years ago, Kyoto was capital city in Japan.
And Emperor family lived in Kyoto.
150 years ago, changed capital city to Tokyo,
and Emperor family moved from here to Tokyo.
If you wish to visit the Kyoto Imperial Palace,
please you check website about public opening throughout a year.
http://sankan.kunaicho.go.jp/english/index.html
Soba noodle restaurant “Hana-Momo”
It is nice Soba noodle restaurant.
I ate ” Zaru-Soba” (770 yen *Large serving 1080 yen)
It is cold noodles with dipping soup of Soy sauce taste.
It is the most basic way to eat soba.
If you do not like cold noodles,
please you eat “Kake soba” (770 yen *Large serving 1080 yen)
Teramachi-dori street
You can see many interesting shops in this street.
Japanese Tea shop, Japanese paper shop, Used book store etc.
I visited Shimogoryo-Shrine,Gyoganji-Temple and Box Shop “Ohako”.
Shimogoryo-Shrine
http://shimogoryo.main.jp/History/
Opened 6:00~18:00
Gyoganji-Temple（Kodo)
Box Shop “Ohako”
The shop selling the special box.
The picture on the box is printmaking.
Very beautiful.
You can see about 300 kinds of box.
Some sweets, tea, handkerchief inside the box. (800 yen~ )
Please visit this course!!
See you next on our trip!!
