24 Hours in KYOTO ! π―π΅ | Ultimate Travel Guide #kyoto #japan #travel
[Music] What do you think about Japan? Uh, beautiful. Amazing. Your English is good. Welcome to Kyoto. Today we have made the train ride from Osaka to Kyoto. We got about 1 and 1/2 days in Kyoto. So, we’re going to try and see as much as we can in the time that we have. We are starting our journey at Fushimi Inari. It’s known for the famous thousands of Tori gates. We we’re quite excited to see it. It’s very touristy. There’s lots of tourists around. We’ve already gotten up off the train and the streets are packed with people. It’s very touristy. Yeah. Um but it’s touristy for a reason. So, let’s go and check out and find out why. See here it says the grounds are sacred. The shrine was founded in 711 AD. Wow, that’s a really long time ago. So we are walking up to the entrance of the shrine. These boxes are actually considered sacred messengers in the Shinto religion. So you’ll see a lot of them around here, I’m guessing. So that’s where we came up from. Yeah. Okay. So we are here. This is the main shine and worship hall. But where we want to go is up there. So you can actually hike up to the top of the mountain. And I think that’s quite a long uh hike. So let’s see how far we can go. So, we’ve seen a few of these foxes and it actually says on Google that they are considered sacred messengers of the Inari, the Shinto god of rice, agriculture, and prosperity. They often hold a key in their mouth symbolizing the key to the rice graineries representing abundance and wealth. Okay. Interesting. So, this one has a key in its mouth and that one doesn’t. Okay, there’s no photos allowed there, so we’ll just look from the outside. I think this is the worship hall. There’s a lot of people. She It’s very busy. What’s the time now? It is 10 to 1. So yeah, we are not early by any means, but yeah, it’s a touristy place obviously and we were expecting it. And just so you know, it’s January 2025, so it’s middle of winter. So I don’t think Japan is ever has an off peak season anymore. So this is the start of the Tori gates. Okay. So these Tori gates actually represent the boundary between the secular world, the normal world and the sacred world. So now you are in the sacred world. Okay. Act appropriately. Okay. I will try. So how many Tory gates do you think there are in this stretch? Okay. Well, there’s a lot of gates. That’s a lot. I don’t even know how far we are. Some are big and some are smaller. Yeah, we in like the mediumiz ones at the moment. Yeah, but judging from how many we saw already. What you think? Uh maybe above 4,000. 4,000. Too low. Too low. Too low. Wow. I don’t know. Five. Double. 10,000. Just over 10,000 gates. Wow. Can you believe what it like for people to construct all of this? Like wow. Yeah. And I think that you can actually donate a gate. So companies and private people do donate these gates. I didn’t know there was that many though. That is crazy. So with people donating, do you think that the gates can just like increase and get more and more? I think so. Over time. Wow. So, there’s lots of these smaller shrines, just shoots off the main track, and I’m sure they have significance, but it’s really quaint and beautiful and serene. It’s a beautiful setting. You’re just surrounded by bamboo and trees, okay? And power lines. But this side Focus on this side. It’s just so peaceful and quiet. Lovely. And there’s like a waterfall also a little stream running here in the background. Guys, if you want to get your alone picture under the gates, like just keep walking. People are getting tired up these stairs. So, it does like um the crowd dwindles as you get higher. So we want to just yeah get a little bit further before we call it a day. Yeah. So I think you can hike right up to the mountain. So as you go further obviously the crowd dwindles down. So that helps a lot. Maybe if you want to get a picture with some empty space behind you and not packed full of people. Just keep walking. We’ve been walking for about 10 minutes now. And as you can see behind me, there’s just a few people there. We’re going to carry on further and see where we get to. Look at this beautiful stream running down all the way. I don’t know what this would look like in summertime, but with the leaves on the ground. Looks very quaint and the moss on the Yeah, it just adds to everything. So pretty. Oh, wow. There’s a little lake here. So guys, we’ve walked up just I think 15 minutes from the bottom and we’ve got all the space around us. So it’s pretty cool. You can get your beautiful shots here. Okay, so we are just on our way down from the Fushimi Nari Temple and the gates. And how was that? That was something to see. Beautiful. So beautiful. Like the It’s like a orangey red. It’s just so striking in the middle of the makes for great picss. Yeah, it’s it’s beautiful and it’s very peaceful. Obviously, the further up you go, the less people there are. It’s literally you’re in the middle of nature. It’s beautiful. It’s really beautiful. Um, so yeah, that is Fushimi Inari. Now onto to the King Kakuji Temple. That’s the fox. That’s the golden temple. So here you see one with a key, one with something and one with a ball. What do you see? I see dauku. So it’s like mochi with red bean paste and a strawberry. I try this one. It’s this one. This is smashed sweet red beans. Oh, they’re just pink and white. Different colors. Oh, yeah. Pastry cream and chocolate cream. Okay. Okay, that’s it. A perfect strawberry. And see the red bean. Red bean paste in there. Give it a go, Mo. That’s a red bean paste. How’s that? The mochi is not so stretchy. Oh, I haven’t had fruit in so long. It’s so good. That is a very good strawberry. Wow, guys. We are at King Kakuji Temple. It was originally built in 1397. a shogun built it to be his retirement villa. Yeah. And I think after he passed, his son turned it into a zen garden and basically opened it to the public. So we’ve just caught our first glance of it and it’s incredible. This is not the original structure. It was burnt down unfortunately in 1950 and rebuilt in 1955. But nonetheless, it’s spectacular. Like all these temples you can see have the Japanese influence, this the architecture, the style, but they all look different. Yeah. And the fact that this one is completely gold besides the roof, it is spectacular and the the backdrop is of greenery of the trees. It is honestly something to see. Okay, we are getting our first real glimpse of it. It is absolutely stunning. The paint is real gold leaf. Yeah, it’s real gold. I think this would have been one incredible retirement villa. Yeah, I wouldn’t mind to come retire here. The gardens around it, it’s incredibly beautiful. So, our tickets to come in here were 500 yen each. And I think that’s very reasonable if you look at the grounds and consider how much of work and effort goes into preserving these grounds. So you can see the temple is three stories and the first floor is built in Shinden Shinden style and it resembles the aristocratic mansions and then you get the second floor which is in a samurai style and then the top floor is in a Zen style. So there’s obviously like a lot of thought and detail went into building this retirement villa and purpose and purpose and you can kind of feel the history when you stand here and just take in the surroundings like this is a retirement villa like I could come and retire here. Absolutely. Fivestar retirement. Yeah. Look at this guys. You have this massive lake in the front and then you have the temple there with the three stories. That’s the ground story in the Shinden style. The middle story in the samurai style and the top story in the Zen style. Absolutely beautiful. It’s like manicured. It’s old. It’s history. I mean, look at these trees. It’s so beautiful. Like this is like a Zen god. Yeah. Zen Japanese garden. Zen garden retirement. It is so gold. It’s so golden. And we’ve got the sun there coming down and just like lighting it up. Oh man. Wow. We were just the pond and the surroundings I think really add to this temple. We haven’t seen plenty of temples here. Out of the ones that we’ve seen, I think this one is my favorite. This is It’s absolutely beautiful. And Lauren is right. The grounds around it just like amplify this place. It’s absolutely beautiful. Uh I think my favorite site we’ve seen in all of Japan so far. Have a nice little area for your morning coffee. Guys, imagine if they turned this into an Airbnb. It would be sold out for years in advance. Japan tourism, I’m giving you an idea, and millions in revenue. I think you should just buy it and we can live here. This place is too beautiful. We’ve taken like hundreds of pictures. You don’t even need like a filter on your phone. Yeah. You don’t even need a special angle. It’s just you just turn every corner and like, oh, look at this angle. Look at this angle. It’s It’s really beautiful. Like breathtaking. Absolute amazing. Very happy that we got a nice day as well. It is winter, but it is a beautiful still day and like the sunlight is just absolutely beautiful. All around the temple is like just nature and these huge grounds. And then you get to walk through. It’s extremely beautiful. Even though it’s winter, there’s no autumn colors, but there’s still a lot of greenery and the blue sky. And in the background, you have the golden temple. Just the contrasting colors makes it absolutely beautiful. Beautiful waterfall as well. And this stream runs all along there and down into the main pond. Just listen to it. It’s so peaceful. Even though there’s a lot of people around, you still feel at peace here. Okay, guys. We have made it to the bamboo forest. Yeah, the Arashyama bamboo forest. Um, we’re here. We’re here quite late. It’s 4:00 already, so the sunsets very early in winter, so it’s looking a bit dark. We got a few minutes of sunlight, but it’s going to be dark between the bamboos anyway. So, it’s very peaceful. I have no idea what’s here besides the walkway through the bamboo forest. So, let’s explore. Okay. So, first impressions is it’s really quiet. It’s very quiet. I think at this time of the day, it’s Yeah. So, if you want to come and avoid the crowd, come just before sunset cuz it seems like everyone has done their photos for the day. It’s pretty much a whole space to ourselves. You can just hear the wind rustling right at the top. Yeah, I think bamboo is one of the most like durable. Yeah, durable materials and the bamboo does grow very fast. So, it’s bas very sustainable to make things out of bamboo. So, you’ve got the forest on this side, the walkway here, forest here, and then just peeping above is the blue sky. So, we were just walking down the path and we actually passed a cemetery. It’s quite a big cemetery. Quite a big cemetery. And just look at the beautiful sun hitting the mountains in the background. Kyoto is super beautiful. Yeah, very green. Lots of nature. So, we just came down that pathway. We’re heading down there into more bamboo. Just wanted to show you this. It’s very beautiful. Even though it’s a cemetery, there’s beauty and everything, I guess. Okay, guys. I think this is the real bamboo forest. Oh, this looks like more lush and very close together. And more people. And more people. So, we’ve walked about 300 m from the initial entrance where we started and we are here now. And it looks like way more lush, dense. Super dense. Look at this. Oh, you can barely see the sky through here on this side. We do have a lot of space to ourselves. It’s not as busy as expected. So, our tip still stands come closer to sunset. What are your first impressions of the bamboo forest? Beautiful, serene, peaceful. when there’s no people. Yeah. Um cold. Cold. It’s something to see. Beautiful. Like nature things maybe always feels the same, but it’s like the same but different. Like it’s something to see. This is bamboo that’s super tall and it like makes this archway like where it touches at the top that’s like really cool. I don’t know where else in the world you’re going to get to see something like this and like so densely populated with bamboo on a path. It’s it’s very stunning. Okay, guys. So, we’ve just left the bamboo forest there in the back and it was really cool. Yeah. I think if you have the time, try squeeze it in. Yeah. It’s something unique. You’re maybe not going to see something like that again. Yeah. It’s something. It’s really something to see. And if you come late in the day, you beat the crowd. So, we really got some nice time to ourselves, space in the bamboo grove. And we got to take some pictures and footage. So, that was nice. And it’s not a long It’s not a long thing. You can just spend what, like 30 minutes. Yeah. If that even you can just zoom in and out if you want as well. But really cool experience. My favorite thing today was definitely the golden pavilion. I’m still reminiscing over that. It was It was really a sight to see. Yeah. So, for now, we are heading back to Kyoto Town to our hotel and let’s hope that our room is ready. Oh my goodness, this um cute little shop. I know these bears as Mocka and Milk Bear. So like Ardel and I love these two little characters. It’s a very pricey shop, so we only managed to get a cute little key ring to add to our bag. Show us what you got. She’s It’s them having a little coffee. So who’s who? me. We don’t have to explain that one. And that one’s Ariel. How cute. Cute. It’s a very, very cute shop. Like you see the outside. There’s the mocha bear. There’s the milk bear and Mr. Ducky. And here’s a Japanese mo. So, we have just got to our hotel. We are staying at the Double Tree Hilton in Kyoto. Kyoto Higashiama. Okay, so we’ve successfully checked in and we’ve got our signature Hilton Double Tree cookies. Smells so good. Go. Okay. So, this is our room. 703. Got to leave your shoes at the entrance. We’ve got a nice sink. We’ve got a Lauren. We’ve got a nice sink, coffee machine. This is the bathroom area. Got a tub. And I think all of this is the shower. So, this whole room is a shower room, I’m guessing. And then we’ve got the toilet. Japanese toilet. Oh, nice big closet for Japan standards. And then, so this is where we just came from, the bathroom. And then the room. So, this is the room. Nice and spacious. Got your traditional Japanese windows. You’ve got a seat here. Got a table. Got some teas and mugs. Got another chair, a humidifier. And you have the bedroom. Look at the detail on the roof. It’s Japanese inspired, obviously. And then you have a nice big bed. And it’s very low to the floor. And the floor is like this tatami mat kind of feel. So it feels very Japanese. It’s really nice room. Let’s check out the bed. Okay. Not the softest bed, but it’s a good bed. It’s still comfortable. Yeah, just a nice room. Lots of space. We did get an upgrade to a bigger room, so that’s nice. You can feel the space. It’s very big for a Japanese hotel. So yeah, that’s the room at Hilton Double Tree Higashyama. And yeah, thank you for watching this day. We will see you bright and early tomorrow for the rest of our explorations in Kyoto. See you in the morning. Good morning. We slept really well. Yeah, we had a good sleep. And it is now 700 a.m. Doesn’t sound like it’s early, but it is very early because it’s sunrise time. The sun rises quite late in winter here in Japan. So, we are off to the Gillon district. We’ve heard that it’s best early in the morning when there’s no crowds and you can get beautiful foot footage and views of the town. It’s the old town. It’s filled of these old tea houses and old houses and beautiful small Japanese streets. And we also want to check out the Yasaka Shrine and the Pagoda and just explore the area whilst everyone else is sleeping. So, let’s actually see if everyone else is sleeping because everyone might have the same idea. So, let’s go to Eon. Wow, it’s so fresh outside. It’s a beautiful morning. It’s beautiful. I think it’s about 3Β° Celsius. Yeah, that’s fresh. Hey, people are up and about. E. It’s another beautiful day. It looks like the one thing about winter in Japan is that such consistent weather. Um, no rain. It’s not rainy. It’s just like a dry cold. A dry cold. So, you can still do all the things that you need to do on your holiday. It won’t be ruined by rain and um like overcast weather. We’ve actually had really good weather we can’t complain about. Yeah. [Music] Okay, we have arrived at Hana Mikoji Street. It’s super crowded here. Look here. Wow. Look how crowded it is, guys. Ah, it’s so nice to like beat the crowds or a change and have some space. Yeah. So, you have these beautiful old style town houses and this beautiful river that runs through. This is so pretty. Look at this old style wooden fence. Beautiful river running through. Can hear the water rushing by. Absolutely calm. Peaceful. No one around. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Okay, we are now in the grounds of the Yasaka shrine and it has a beautiful majestic entrance that we just came through and then you walk up into here. Allow the orange. There’s a small shrine here. And then here you have these beautiful lanterns as you head further into the grounds. And this is the shrine. Massive. Has a thatch roof. Actually, it’s the first one I’ve seen with a statue. Got more lanterns there and another beautiful gates there. It’s absolutely massive and beautiful. Wow. Well, this shrine was actually established over 1,300 years ago. So, very old like all the other beautiful temples in Japan. But beautiful detail. You can see it’s old. It’s historical. It’s got lots of little intricate things. The wood, the gold, the roof, the lanterns. Yeah. Lots of detail. I love the orange with the gold looks so striking. It’s really nice. And look at it as the sun comes up and hits it. This is a grand grand entrance. So cool. So, no one is really awake yet. We’ve probably passed like 10 people. It’s so nice. So, if you have the energy to get up early, I would say it’s really worth it. Everything’s perfectly clean, like well maintained, and I’m sure like thousands of people are coming through here every day. Yeah, it is very clean. Everything is big and span. And you’ve just got these beautiful olden houses and shops on each side as you wander through these streets. Kind of takes you back in time. I’ve seen these in front of a few shops. I think it’s to signify that they are closed. See one here and one here as well. Just telling you that they are closed. Beautiful streets. I know I’ve said this tens of times already in this video, but just look at this. Look at the character in here. Straight Japan. Look at this. Look at the trees on the top floor. And then these are the trees growing from the bottom sticking out there. Very very cool. And then you have this brick building. Please just look at that a wooden building that it’s so like narrow. Yeah. Everything in Japan is miniature. So, we’re just walking down here and we get our first beautiful glimpse of the famous Yasaka pagod. That such an amazing backdrop like coming down the street. So, that picture that you will see soon is very synonymous with Kyoto. If you’ve seen pictures of Kyoto, you’ve probably seen the Tory gates where we were yesterday. and a picture of the Yasaka pagoda. Even though it’s early, there are a few people out and about and I’m assuming everyone is here for the same thing, but not as crowded as it will get later on in the day. Okay, you see the Asaka pagod popping up there behind the buildings. Wow, that is pretty. How many stories? Uh so it’s five stories high which is about 46 m and it was built initially in 1440. So it looks old. It’s actually been burnt down a few times. So it’s been reconstructed a few times. It’s not the original building but nonetheless very very beautiful. And it stands above the skyline because everything around us is just one story high. And then you have this beautiful structure just towering into the sky. And guys, do come early because look how quiet it is. There’s one, two, three other people and then some construction work is there. But other than that, we have this place all to ourselves. Such a lovely way to experience this. Wow, guys. It’s absolutely amazing. And it’s so nice to have this place all to yourself. Like no one’s here. So worth getting up early. Look at this view behind us. It was well worth getting up early and beautiful to wander the streets of Gon early in the morning with the crisp fresh air, not too many people around and just a beautiful experience. We are now going to head back to the hotel, have some breakfast and a gym session and we’ll see you later. [Music] Okay, we are back. We had a good breakfast and a good gym session. Very good gym session. Quickly packed up our things and just left our one luggage piece there so we can explore the last little bit before we go back to a soccer. We also look a bit better than we did in the morning. So yeah, we are going to see one of the most famous temples in Japan, Kio Mizua, and definitely the most famous in Kyoto. Uh it’s a world UNESCO heritage site. And I’m expecting it to be pretty busy cuz it is Huff 12 right now. And we’re going to make our way there and we’ll catch you there. Something random which we’ve noticed uh walking this morning is that the sidewalk is very wide compared to the other sidewalks in Japan. You’re normally like hopping out of the way for others passing and you’re like touching shoulders with people. But it’s nice to have a big sidewalk. Kyto has space. Even our hotel room, it had space. We weren’t bumping into each other and tripping over the bags and Yeah. Like to bend over in the bathroom. We would hit something. I have to open the door. Yeah. Yeah. So, we are just walking to the temple right now and just taking in the scenes as we go by. Okay. Now, look how narrow the walkway is here. Like the cars can barely get past us. So that’s what I was saying. There’s a lot of places where it’s like super narrow. Okay. So we are walking up this hill and we are catching our first glimpse of the pagod at the temple towering above. So this temple is on a mountain side and that mountain ahead is called Mount Otoa. Again, stressing the fact you need to be fit to come to Japan. We just tked up this huge hill. Yeah, it’s built on a mountain side, so you need to bring your hiking shoes. You got to earn this view and get ready to work those legs. Like, look how steep it is. And we came like down there and it’s all the way up here. So yeah, bring your hiking shoes and come prepared. Okay, so very busy as expected, but for a reason. Look at how beautiful this is. This is the main entrance. Lots of people. The fact that this temple is on a hill or on the mountain, it makes it look more grand like it’s on the top and everything else is below it. Yeah. Like you’re looking up. Yeah. You’re looking up at this majestic buildings. It’s like very grand. The temple is over 1,200 years old. And Kio Mizuera means temple of pure water. So I think there’s a natural spring here. And Kyoto itself is known for its pure natural spring water. and the quality is very good. [Music] So, here’s an easy explanation of the place. This is where we came up and we’ve just walked through there and up these stairs and now we are here looking at this pagod. So, where we want to go is around here and check out the main temple hall and this beautiful wooden deck that overlooks the city. So, let’s make our way here to the main temple hall. Look at this, guys. It’s huge. It’s only three stories, but it’s pretty big. It’s impressive. And the orange makes it so striking. It just pops. Yeah. With the contrast of the deep blue sky behind it. I don’t know if you can see it on the camera, but the sky is so blue and you have the lush green mountains. It looks fake cuz there’s no wind. So, there’s no movement there at all. It looks like it’s a fake backdrop. Inserted. There’s lots of people dressed up in the traditional way and doing photo shoots around here. Uh it’s it’s obviously because it’s so beautiful and such a nice setting. You can get lots of different angles and different temples and the pagoda and the orange and then the wooden temple. So it’s a very good spot and you can see that there’s a lot of people here that are dressed up. So I think this is the sacred water after which the temple was named. You can see people here cleansing themselves before they go into the temple and it’s coming out of the dragon’s mouth. Let’s go. So, for the main hall, you need a ticket. So, let’s go and get a ticket. Another thing, guys, at most of the temples, it’s cash only. So, be sure to have some cash on you. And if you want to draw cash, draw cash from a 7-Eleven ATM as those are the cheapest. like in all of Japan and have the cheapest fees. So, the tickets are 500 each and it says here cash only. They have these beautiful tickets which you can actually use as a bookmark. It’s so pretty. Stunning. And now we are heading into the main hall. Beautiful dark wood. Solid. Okay. Wow. Look at this view. this wooden structure which is a deck that is built over the mountain side as you can see. So an amazing fact about this wooden structure is that believe it or not it’s built with no nails. Like that is insane. So I think it’s just like wood pieces that are locked. You can see how it goes through it like goes through through the main the main columns. So, it stands 13 m above the mountain side and it’s built completely with no nails. That is really insane and like amazing technology for so far back. And now we are on that wooden deck. And look at that beautiful pagod there in the background. Beautiful. Wow. Look at that. The deck extends along here. And there’s another one there as well. Then you have this beautiful lush forest and Kyoto city back in the distance. Beautiful day to be here as well. It’s so beautiful with the mountain and the greenery behind you. Okay, so this looks like the actual prayer area and it’s no shoes obviously out of respect and cleanliness, but you can see this is the main prayer hall. We are on the main deck now and this is where we were standing previously. You can see the massive wooden deck there and how it’s supported by those beams and you get the beautiful view of Kyoto in the background. Beautiful. So, we are now at the base of the temple. We walked all around and down. And you can just appreciate the magnitude of the deck and the temple, the main hall on top. And have a better look at the wooden structure that holds it up. It’s truly amazing. Spectacular to see it from down below. Yeah. Behind me here is the Ottawa waterfall and you can see it has three streams and they represent success, health and longevity. You can call it the fountain of youth. See people holding the cup out to get the water and then obviously taking a sip. [Music] What do you think about Japan? Uh, beautiful. Amazing. I love Japan. I want to come back to Japan. You have beautiful country. Thank you. Are you visiting Japan or do you visiting? Where do you want to go in Japan? Okay. Tokyo, Osaka, and now Kyoto. Oh, Tokyo. surprised surprised you? Yeah. Japan. Um, the people are very respectful. Um, it’s clean, clean, clean, clean, clean. It’s clean. Uh, everything works. the train. Um, the infrastructure, everything just works. Okay. Easy one, but give them an easy an easy one. Just say clean. Clean. Clean. Yeah. All day. Okay. All day. Where are you from? South Africa. South Africa. Do you like? Yes. Yes. Beautiful. Beautiful. Your English is good. Thank you. Okay, tell us what just happened. So, there are a couple of school excursions coming to the temples, the shrines, and a school girl approached me asking if she can do an interview with me. Initially, I didn’t click what it meant and like what she was trying to ask, but they are trying to practice their English. So they had six questions and they would pass the question around to a different student. So they just ask questions like you know what do you like about Japan? What surprised you about Japan? What do you think of the country? Where are you from? Where do you want to see in Japan? Like just yeah just practicing their their English. But so so sweet and respectful and they were so happy that I said yes, I’ll do it. Um they obviously tried to approach foreigners. Yeah, it was it was really cute. Very innocent. They had six questions which each of them needed to ask uh Lauren. So and then they wrote it down in their book what her answer was in English and then they took a picture with us I think as proof that they didn’t make up their answer. It was a successful interview. But that was so cool. It’s nice to interact with local people and we did get their permission to video. So yeah, definitely come here if you’re in Kyoto. It’s remarkable and it’s not just one structure. It’s like the pagod. It’s the waterfall. It’s the main hall. There lots of little other uh buildings as well. So, um it’s very impressive the fact that it’s on the mountain on the hilltop. It just makes it seem more grand. You do have to trek to come up here. So, it like kind of makes it um what do you say like worthwhile or you’ve earned to come and see it, but going home is downhill. But going home is downhill. It’s you’ll be fine. Yeah. All the temples and shrines are so different from one another. And yes, you don’t have to see them all, but I think this one you must definitely add to the list. I think we did quite well in Kyoto. We did. This brings an end to our quick 24-hour trip in Kyoto. And I would say it was very worth it. Definitely. Um 24 hours is a little bit short on time, but if you could, I would stay maximum 3 days in Kyoto. Just depends on what you like and what you prefer. We do prefer the big cities. Um and also this brings to an end our time in amazing Japan. A very sad it flew by. What were we two weeks? Just over two weeks. Yeah, just over two weeks. We did whack it every day. Um so it was jam-packed. We did space out the trip. Jam-packed itinerary. And we were in Tokyo and Osaka. So, if you want to check out those videos, you can check it out in our Japan playlist. And what was your favorite place in Kyoto? I must say, I really like the old the old streets. That felt something that I would never see that again. Yeah. Uh that was amazing. Okay. For me, it’s hands down the Golden Temple. Oh, the Golden Temple. You can’t top that. That is my favorite. and most beautiful thing I’ve seen in Japan. Like on the whole trip, like by far. Spectacular, if that word even does it justice. Yeah. So, yeah, it was a good time in Kyoto. We had fun in Tokyo and Osaka. Very amazing country. Clean. Japan. Thank you for having us. Like have nothing bad to say about this place. It is incredible. Yeah, absolutely incredible. Very clean. Uh people respect a respectable people. People are very respectful. Um efficient. So efficient. Everything’s like automated or has just been thought of. It’s very different from our country. So I think that’s something that we noticed. Yeah. So where are we off to next? South Korea. Yes. We are heading to Seoul tomorrow. So if you want to see what Soul has has to offer, then stay tuned. Stay tuned. And if you made it this far, thank you for watching. Please like, subscribe, and if you want to see our next few videos, turn on your notifications so you know when they are out. But thank you for watching, and we will catch you next week in Soul.
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