Random Kyoto Pictures

 All of the pictures that weren't from any particular activity from our trip will be here. 

Here is proof that we made the most of our Saturday in Kyoto! I did more than two times my step goal and TEN TIMES my stair goal! (Thanks monkey park and Fushimi Inari Shrine!)

 

Kyoto is gorgeous!

It was a very peaceful scene.  Then I noticed a butterfly!

C said he'd like to ride in this boat, hahaha, yes, please!

Miffy.

Random cuteness!

The masks I wear the most have Rilakkuma on them! Had to check out this store!

The garden in back of the store.

Rilakkuma themed treats.

We didn't buy and Rilakkuma treats or souvenirs, but we did get sakura (cherry blossom) mochi flavored ice cream! It really tasted like sakura mochi!  

We rode in the Demon Slayer (anime) themed train car on the way back.  Philip has a selfie of us with a cut out.  I'll have to ask him for it and update later.  

Philip was so nice to C.  It was a lot of walking that day!

In the train station.

It seems there are these kinds of towers all over Japan. It doesn't make them any less beautiful. 

Fushimi Inari Shrine: Shrine of 1,000 Tori (Gates) in Kyoto

The last thing we did in Kyoto was visit the Fushimi Inari Shrine.  It is said to have 1,000 tori. There were sooooo many.  It also had probably 1,000 steps or more.  We DEFINITELY got our workout that day.  They were doing construction on the first gate, so it didn't make for a good picture.  

We saw a man come out of this area. We were so confused!

Then we realized he had been feeding the shrine cats.  

Loafing shrine cat.

There were tons of these mini tori all over the place.  

Someone lit a candle.

A cat had been ON one of the tori, but I missed my opportunity to get a picture.

View from one of the lookout spots.

This is the top. No viewpoint. It was kind of anti-climatic, we had been warned earlier in the day, though.  

Way down, we took a different path.

Lit up path from above.

Vending machine. in. the. middle. of. a. SHRIINE! Lol

This path let us out in a different part than we had come from, so we had to use our maps to get us back to the station. It was a SUPER PACKED, COULD HAVE BEEN A WEEK kind of day!