By Kozu on May 15, 2010 12:00 PM
Last week, I took a short trip to Kyoto with my mother for Mother's day.
We headed to Arashiyama where famous of bamboo grove. Unfortunately, it was rainy all day. Rain creat a magical atmosphere throughout small bamboo aisle. Kyoto local calls it "graciousness" and they value graciousness in kyoto culture.
This is the place you should visit once in a lifetime.
Most people who already have ever been in Kyoto, visited Kiyomizu-Temple where famous of great landscape.
Beside main street of Kiyomizu-temple, many Japanese souvenir shops. However, it always packed and touristy. If you prefer more quite, Kyoto-ish place, go to 2 nen-zaka street.
Pass through Ninen-zaka, head to Kodai-ji(Temple) where Nene (queen, wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi is enshrined.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyotomi_Hideyosi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nene_(person)
Koda-ji has beautiful garden and near to this, there is the grave of Sakamoto Ryoma.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakamoto_Ry%C5%8Dma
Many Japanese style cafe which ownes beautiful garden and small lovely pound around this street. If you walk through from Kodai-ji, you will arrive to Yasaka-shrine where is located in Gion where Maiko-san, and Geiko-san live and work.
Enjoy you Kyoto back street walk!
