We finished up in Kyoto by visiting the Nanjao-Ji temple, the biggest, one temple to rule them all so to speak. It was very impressive and very quiet not as many tourists which was nice.
After it was time to do some shopping. Well window shopping anyhow although we did buy one or two bits and pieces.
After the disappointing dinner from the previous night we made sure to go somewhere fantastic, and it was. We feasted on some delicious Tonkatsu which is pretty much anything coated in breadcrumbs and then fried, although pork is the main meat on offer. It’s also good fun, you have a pestle and mortar where you grind sesame seeds then add a selection of sauces. It’s served with very finely shredded cabbage. We were both impressed with how they manage to bind vegetables together and fry them perfectly. All washed down with some beer for myself and C’s new tipple of choice, plum liqueur.
As if that was not enough we headed to a Sky Bar in one of the luxury hotels for a glass of sparkles with great views of Kyoto at night 🍾.
Today as I type we’ve just arrived into Mt Fuji, after one bus and four trains to get here, well it is up in the mountains and as we travelled the speed of the trains got slower, with the last one travelling at a rattling rate of about 40mph. However things were not helped by an earthquake further north which caused a few delays 😄
Once we got settled, we headed out for a bite to eat and a drink. As it was dark when we arrived, Mt Fuji was not visible – so roll on tomorrow.
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