Japan Tour Part 13, Kyoto Morning walk and To‑ji Temple.
It’s 5:40 in the morning. Good morning. I’m just going for a walk. We’re going to leave this uh town, go to the next town. Train is at 10:00. So, we’re going to leave very soon. So, I thought we’ll go for a walk and then we missed this [Music] temple yesterday. [Music] This one is only few minutes from our accommodation. We missed it anyway. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Hey, [Music] hey, [Music] hey. [Music] Hey, [Applause] hey, hey. [Music] [Music] Hey, [Music] hey, hey. [Music] Hey, hey, hey. [Music] [Music] There is prayer happening inside. There are some monks. Listen to the prayer. Lord, fantasy. God of the angels. Please. All good. [Music] All [Music] redeeming Oh God. Oh Lord. together. Hallelujah. [Music] [Music] You are [Music] God. [Music] Okay, this is unplanned visit. There was prayer going on. went inside, look at the prayer and was just walking past and then found this. I was there. I didn’t get a chance to go inside the temple, but I got it. Thank God. So I will continue my walk probably this way out maybe way doesn’t say if this is the way out. [Music] Looks nice. We explore and go out. [Music] Just finished the train and came into a park for a walk. I noticed there’s a small railway museum somewhere here. That’s a bullet train there. By its distance feature, you can see that’s a bullet train. That’s the tail end of it. Yeah, there you go. [Music] It’s sort of a full speed. That’s the local train. That’s the local train. The bullet train is on the other side. The local train and there’s two other tracks. They they divide according to the um lines. So there is a wild museum here was built recently and I see people while walking on this path look very nice in the middle of the city. Okay, just finish off one of the walk and then try to head back for the accommodation to this another one. That’s another local train. [Music] just walk past and I noticed This is a railway museum. That’s what it says in the park at the back. And then I followed the sign and the opening hours is 10:00 a.m. to 4:30. It is free. But okay, there are few trains there and a bullet train as well. Pretty old bullet train. [Music] It’s a museum. Maybe a lot of trains there. Okay. around. This will be the wrong direction. So, I have to go this way. Okay, the museum is now open. [Music] There are few trains and a bullet train. At least that’s not a new bullet train though. [Music] This walking place is so well maintained. It’s a park and the people gather together to do some exercise, some sort of activity. [Music] some activity going on. Okay, I’m heading back out. I was wondering why it was like a stadium. I came in and walking past and I noticed this is an aquarium. Coyoto aquarium. The stadium looking thing is for the for the show they conduct. Oh my it is for the show they conduct. Should have been a wonderful one. Oh list it. Can’t see everything in 3 days at Cherry Blossom is nearly finished. Yeah. And I look at from the outside again. Aquarium entrance. It’s open from closing because it’s trip season. Okay. And I see the water being purified. 9 to 8:00 is aquarium. [Music] It’s very nice. The building looks very nice. I can see the water being flashed up. Anyway, that’s the cherry blossom blossoms. That’s the cherry trees. Cherry blossom trees. It’s all Nearly the season finished. So [Music] you can see the water being spinned clean. Americanized. [Music] Look at that. The museum [Music] hanging from the tree. A witch. Looks like it’s a shop. [Music] It’s a shop. [Music] more of this stuff. Okay. Something different. [Music] Today is a bin collection day. They leave the bin outside this way. There you can see all the way on the street. Looks like there’s a bin collection there. And there are some places they keep all in one pile and cover it up. [Music] Could [Music] you come to the secret service or the secret service? [Music] So, I’m going to finish off our tour of hiking and walking in Japan in Kuroto. For now, I got to head back home to do some packing. Our train is at 10:00. Now, it’s 7:30. I got to go buy something in 7-Eleven for a breakfast, eat. It’s almost packed anyway. Just seal it and get back to the station. Officially, I’ll open the video later. Look, there is a man collecting [Music] the flowers [Music] cleaning and collecting. He probably lives around somewhere in the locality. He wants to make sure that looks neat and nice. Sir, take a scare. [Music] Interesting people. Japanese people. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Heat. Hey, heat. Hey, heat. Good morning everyone. Welcome you all for the day 13 of Japanese tour. I finished my early morning walk at my breaking from here same place 7-Eleven in the shopping center. Now I came in to buy something for her. She’s looking because We got so many varieties here. She can’t make up her mind what to eat. So I got to wait go and in meantime I want to show the bricky. You know all these things Japanese bricky this need to be cooked but these ones are ready to be cooked or it’s ready to eat. Just add a boiling water. and we eat. But we always take this sandwiches or different types of sandwich. [Music] Oh, they are good. They are good to eat. Or if you want some warm food, they are here on the oven. There’s some kar rings, chicken, fried chicken, fried squid. Yeah. Last night I had this fried squid. Was nice. Fried macar. They keep filling in every time. Okay. And I like their boiled egg. It’s somewhere here. Somewhere here. They come in a pack of one or two boiled egg. All you need to do is crack open and eat it. That’s it. There you go. There you go. The seal is also very nice. Just pull off one. It’ll make a lid and open up. No types of vitamin drinks. All I need is a coffee. Now, okay, catch you later. And today’s program is uh just shopping. It’s a day out shopping. It’s a shopping in Osaka. We’re going to go for a shopping street in Chini Saiwashi and camera swap or we look for some cameras and electronic stuff to buy. We’ll see how we go. Bye. This is another way of making the coffee. We just tell what we need. They’re going to give us a glass. Come here. Select English menu. made of coffee. Oh, this is coffee. This is coffee. English cafe latte. That’s where you got and that’s strong. pretty good. That’s it. Coffee [Applause] [Music] and it’s ready. Add some sugar. Go. So from morning we have been shopping. We are in one of the biggest shopping uh streets in uh Wasaka and we can call it as Japan because even Tokyo is not the biggest one is the biggest one. We have been you can see from here it’s kilometers and kilometers from here to the end and people people everywhere. So couldn’t take uh I couldn’t take get the thing out. Uh so I couldn’t capture anything this today. So I’m still shopping. So I thought, okay, I better do some videos and uh put away my camera so that I’ll keep continuing the shopping. [Music]
Kyoto is often celebrated for its temples and tradition, but there’s a quiet magic in its modern marvels too — especially in the calm of early morning. Before the city truly woke up, I set out on foot from Kyoto Station and wandered west, where nature, nostalgia, and innovation meet in a place often overlooked: Umekoji ParAs the sun began to soften the skyline, I strolled through the park’s open green paths, still damp with dew. No crowds, no noise — just the rhythm of my steps and the occasional sound of cicadas. Kyoto felt like mine alone.
Kyoto Railway Museum—–engines that once rushed across the country now still and dignified in the morning sun.
Kyoto Aquarium——If you’re ever in the city and want to see a different side of it,set your alarm early. Let your footsteps guide you.You might be surprised by what you find before the city opens its eyes.
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