Wow-- Kyoto is beautiful. Different from Tokyo, ringed by mountains.
We stayed 2 nights at the Hotel Granvia by the train station and one fantastic evening at the Tawaraya Japanese inn renowned for exceptional Japanese service. We had a 8 course Japanese dinner in our Japanese room served by a Kimono clad attendant. An incredible private scrumptious dinner, sitting on our cushions on the floor eating beautifully displayed and incredibly delicious native dishes. Our bathroom was Japanese with a hot tub for soaking. Sake and green tea appeared before we even asked for it. Our attendant made up our futons, prepared our shojii screens, pajamas and bath. Amazing...
We also went to the Daibutsu shrine where we luckily got to witness the "ordination" of the new buddhist head monk ( like a Pope or Bishop). Though it rained, we were able to get a terrific view of the proceedings ( the monk walked right by us and we snapped pix as did the news crews).
View our collection of photos from this set
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