We got up reasonably early today and got ourselves to Tokyo station from where we got a Shinkansen bullet train to Kyoto as this is the mid-point of our holiday. We had some good views of mount Fiji on the way.
We got a metro to the station nearest our hotel and checked-in around 3pm.
Not being people to miss exploring opportunities, after a rest we walked along Shijo-Dori into the Gion district where we saw some really old Japanese buildings and some more cherry blossom. The difference from Tokyo is quite striking as Kyoto didn't suffer as much damage in WWII as Tokyo.
We hung around in an Isakaya bar, watching the chef cook us small dishes as we had a drink, and waited for it to get dark.
Our walking then took us to the Marayuma-Koen park where there were lots of food, drink and tat stalls as the cherry blossom celebrations are close. We saw the Yasaka-jinja shine there and generally enjoyed it. We diverted to see Ponto-cho on the way back to the Hotel - what you might call the bars and entertainment district of Kyoto.
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