Day 6 and 7: Goodbye Tokyo. Hello Kyoto!

We started the morning by visiting my favorite part of the trip. TeamLab Borderless filled our art quota. It was an endless adventure of colors and interactive art exhibits that these pictures do not do it justice. I could easily spend a whole day there.  We also dined at a Michelin Guide Ramen restaurant, which was delicious.

Before heading to Tokyo, we went to mass at St Paul Catholic Asakusa Church, which was having an English mass. It was a small but quaint church that was holding a baby’s baptism that day. 

Afterwards, we launched south on the shinkansen, bento-packed, on the way to Mimaru Kyoto Nijo Castle, where connecting rooms were the definition of comfort after so much “togetherness.” Kyoto’s pine-covered sandbars, epic Chionji Temple, monorails, bridge walks, and giggles from the Amanohashidate View Land “crotch peeking pose” (yes, it’s a thing) filled our time. Combo tickets, restaurant tips, and beach walks kept everyone engaged.

For a more quiet experience away from the hustle and bustle of central Kyoto, we visited Amanohashidate, also known as the Bridge to Heaven. It was a quiet sea-side escape. We went on the chairlift to the top of the hill where we could see the entire town. There was a small amusement park there, called Amanohashidate Viewland, that had archery, a ferris wheel and a ride that you sit and pedal around. We viewed the sandbar at the platform upside down through our legs. It supposedly looks like a dragon flying in the heavens when you do this, but I did not see it. We also had some delicious ice cream there before we headed back down. Once in town, we walked to the beach. While on our walk, we saw a large group of jelly fish from the bridge. We also decided to eat at a local restaurant before heading back to central Kyoto. 

For dinner, we dined on sushi at Sushiro. The line was long and we had to separate into 2 parties (a party of 4 and a party of 3). However, once seated, the food came quick on conveyer belts and was good and cheap. The giant TV-sized screen where we ordered the food from also had a game, in which we won a free key chain. 

Until Next Time,

Faith