The last time I visited Japan I didn't get a chance to see Kyoto so I made sure to go have a look this time! I bought a JR Railway pass ahead of time and you can use it to book the shinkansen (bullet train). Pic heavy, Pics are from my small digicam, dslr, and iphone so the quality is on and off haha
The shinkansen pulling in at Shinagawa station...
About 2.5 hours on the shinkansen hikari express from Tokyo to Kyoto
I checked into my hotel in Kyoto at around 3PM and immediately went out scouting...
Kyoto's Shijo street
There's a ginormous LV there
Jill Stuart along with many other stores were all on sale
Teramchi, a shopping area around central Kyoto that is "roofed"
very good option for me since it was raining
A Shrine within the teramachi...
Its not a big shrine but very quaint and well maintained
I love paper lanterns
I thought these fishies were HUGE
not entirely sure what this thing is...
some sort of puppet? there's a slot for you to insert money and then select what you want but i couldn't read it
The wall of wishes!
There are two of these in front of the shrine to purify your hands
The other one
where you can purchase luck charms
I was really fond of the baby blue ones but wasn't sure what it meant
and if you like Hello Kitty there are tons to choose from as well
The ox at the shrine entrance gate
Lots of sweets/snack shops
LOOK AT THIS! This baby is FULL SIZED! I wanted it so bad!
I asked the owner if they had a smaller version of this but they didn't sniff, but I did get some of the other corgi items they had. Man I miss my Charlotte
Had to stop for a deep fried chicken snack
Washed it down with some vending machine drink
Went inside a Matsumoto Kiyoshi...
yeah, I thought this was funny. It says "it's makes your bath time happy" but the pic was what got me lol
Majo Majo
When I got out of the Teramcahi I was back on Shijo street, its just as crowded at night
dinner time! katsudon
pics for KT!! she wanted some I-spy 100yen shop pics...
oodles of containers
and dishes/bowls
falsies etc. This isn't as big as some of the others I went into though. I found another one a few days later in the basement and it was ridiculous!
Some of the stuff I bought...
from the 100 Yen store: falsies (even bottom ones to play with), a big mirror
these falsies were on sale at the drugstore
the corgi charms!!
a little something for my daddy dearest
and a kitty cat pouch
I won a gundam from the UFO catcher machine :P
Yeah I'm a happy camper
I walked around so much that day but did even more walking the day after! Kyoto is lovely but very hot!
44 comments:
Great pictures :D!
Travel blogs are always lovely :). Lol at the sponges XD.
Looks like it was tons of fun.
You should have had that corgi welcome statue shipped home!
It's like you are automatically drawn to the 100 yen shops haha.
That's a cool prize from the UFO catcher machine.
Hi HUn~ ahh looks like you are having a wonderful time there X3 I have never been to kyoto and Im dying to visit there too~ thank you for sharing your wonderful trip <3<3
i enjoy all your travel posts. it's like walking with you through the japan. fun!
Lovin the travel posts!!! Looks like you're having a great time!
The pictures are gorgeous =D. nice haul!
You took some amazing photos!
Love the few little things you picked up!
Love the pictures of Kyoto.
haha.. that butt scrubber loooks sooo luxurious.. haha.. just what i need in the shower =P mannn.. u're having loads of fun! can't wait to see more!
Thanks for sharing all these lovely trip pictures with us, Mona! I so enjoy! <3
LOL butt scrubber! xD japanese people are so weird..
MMMM at the food!! i bet it was totally delish :D you better go visit some cake shops. de-lish. deeeelish! :)
love the pictures.. i don't miss the humidity but i do miss japan :(
I love the lashes! Very cute. :)
Kyoto looked lovely! i'd love to visit someday. thanks for sharing
AWEEE! Such a beautiful pictures! Very great traditional goodies!
Is this free to take a pictures in a shops? Here in Korea ppl do not like when take pics from their shop.
looks like your having fun love!
wah so cool, lucky you! japan looks really really fun, thanks for all the great pictures ....hope you have lots of fun at Japan ! :D
awww. everything is so cute. the fishes are scary... big and gigantic
Whoa that is a lot of pics! But thanks for sharing it with us!! Seeing your posts make me want to visit Japan even more now!!!
100yen shops would prob be the end of me! LOL!
Aww that corgi does remind me of Charlotte!!! Keep on having a fun and safe trip M!!!
Hi! I think this might be my first time commenting but I just wanted to say I really enjoyed your post. Really makes me miss Japan!<3 Can't wait to read more of your entries.
These pics are making me green with envy that I'm not on vacation right now...lol :D I miss 100 yen shops!
Great pictures! I love the one with lanterns. Have fun in Kyoto!
Look's like you're having so much fun on your vacation - so jealous of your food pics! =P
This is my first time commenting. Looks like you're having a great time in Japan! I live in Kyoto so it was weird to see pictures of places I visit a lot on your site. That puppet thing is a fortune teller. You press a button telling it what kind of fortune you want and it'll pick one out for you.
Lovely Photos :) Keep them coming...
Mona, I have really been enjoying your Japan posts. Thank you for taking the time to write and take pics of your trip!
Looks like you are having fun! Thanks for sharing the pics on ur trip. Enjoy!
Thanks for the awesome pictures! Great haul! Have fun in HK! :D
xoxo
I miss kyoto so much!! And yes you will walk heaps in japan lolz it's the only way to go exploring all those nooks and crooks of the streets
it looks so fun over there :)
Great pics Mona!!! Omg please get me a luck charm!!! I need lots of luck, seriously... I'd carry it with me religiously! haha Glad to see that you're having a blast! I am itching to go to Kyoto now!
Thank you for the guided tour! I love it all. Shinkansen...memories of childhood!
thank you for such a great post! loved all the photos and you look so nice:)
and about those Marina Marine - LOL. my name is Marina :D
Kyoto looks fun :)
So many cute shops :)
Awesome pics!
Is it too bad that the only thing I understand is "Majolica Majorca" (well, LV and Jill Stuart don't count obviously) ??? :)))
xxx
awww you really are so lucky to be there! all cute stuffs! :) enjoy!!!!
lucky yoooou! everything seems to be so neat! like even those 100 yen shops have some interesting finds! so lucky!
great pics. I'd love to go to Japan myself, even more so now.
kyoto looks so ancient. i wish i had gone the last time i was in japan. the katsu don looks so yummy... and that corgi statue is just too cute.
have fun out there! me so jelly
Hi Mona, i love ur blog & these recent entries of Japan have made me pine to go back for a visit. I visited Japan last year, had such a blast and now I am working hard so I can save up to travel there again!! Thanks for the lovely pictures of Japan!
Mona - thanks for the pics. I'd love to visit Japan one day!
i love you and your aviators and your peace-sign pic!! xD fab pics!
*dies at the MM stuff* T_T i hate how pricey it is(and difficult) it is to buy that stuff online, if i ever go to japan il haul like crazy lol
this is like a tourist guide for me hehe. i think you're so awesome to be able to travel around alone, i think i would freak out.
it's so cool how there are so many traditional things to see like a shrine in the middle of the streets.
looks like you're having so much fun during your trip :) the corgi charms are adorable!
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