Hiromi in Kyoto: Overview

Reminds you of that K-ON episode. JR Kyoto Station

Just about 2 weeks ago I came back from Kyoto.  I was in Kyoto from the 9th to the 17th of April, missing the main part of the sakura season.

There were still some left so its cool.

The plan went something like this,

Day 0 - 

1. Singapore Changi Airport
2. Hong Kong International Airport

Day 1 -

1. Arrive at KIX ->
2. Limited Express Haruka ->
3. Kyoto ->
4. drop luggage at hotel ->
5. (from here onward, unplanned) AVANTI's animate to pick up April's Earth Star ->
6. Yodobashi Kyoto ->
7. find lunch (Mcdonalds) ->
8. Higashi Honganji ->
9. Nishi Honganji ->
10. check in at hotel ->
11. find dinner ->
12. end of day.

Day 2 -

1. JR Kyoto Station ->
2. JR Inari Station ->
3. Fushimi Inari Taisha ->
4. up the mountain ->
5. chill at halfway point with view of city ->
6. back down ->
7. buy lunch ->
8. JR Kyoto Station ->
9. JR Saga-Arashiyama ->
10. eat previously bought lunch ->
11. walk to Togestukyo ->
12. sit along the river and chill ->
13. cross Togestsukyo and cross back ->
14. walk to Shigureden ->
15. check out Shigureden ->
16. walk to/through Bamboo Forest ->
17. walk to Torokko Arashiyama Station ->
18. JR Saga-Arashiyama Station ->
19. JR Kyoto Station ->
20. dinner ->
21. end of day.

Day 3 - 

1. Kyoto Station (Subway)
2. Kitaoji Subway Station
3. (Raku) Bus to Kinkakuji
4. Kinkakuji
5. Bus to Nijo jo
6. Nijo jo
7. Dinner at Matsuya
8. Walk to Kyoto Gyoen
9. Walk around in Kyoto Gyoen
10. Marutamachi Subway Station
11. Kyoto Station (Subway)
12. end of day.

Day 4 - 

1. JR Kyoto Station
2. JR Tofukuji Station
3. Keihan Tofukuji
4. Gion Shijo Station
5. Walk to Yasaka Jinja
6. Walk to Maruyama Park
7. Walk down the streets with wooden stuff Kiyomizu michi area to Kiyomizudera
8. Kiyomizudera
9. Lunch at Kiyomizudera
10. Walk along Gojo dori to Kiyomizu Gojo Station
11. Kiyomizu Gojo Station walk to Sanjo Station along Kamogawa
12. Sanjo Station
13. Discover Book Off
14. Book Off
15. Walk to Heian Jingu
16. Heian Jingu
17. Walk to Nanzenji
18. Nanzenji
19. Walk to Keage Subway Station
20. Keage Subway Station
21. Karasuma Oike Subway Station
22. Kyoto Subway Station
23. Dinner
24. end of day.

Day 5 -

1. (Raku) Bus to Ginkakuji
2. Ginkakuji
3. Walk along Philosopher's Path to Nazenji
4. From Nanzenji walk to Keage Subway Station
5. Keage Subway Station
6. Karasuma Oike Subway Station
7. Kyoto Subway Station
8. Lunch
9. JR Kyoto Station
10. Otsukyo Station (Shiga)
11. Walk to Oumi Jingu
12. Oumi Jingu
13. Walk back to Otsukyo Station
14. JR Kyoto Station
15. Dinner
16. end of day.

Day 6 - 

1. Walk to Toji
2. Lunch at Yoshinoya
3. Walk along Kamogawa to Sanjo
4. Sanjo
5. Walk back to hotel
6. Dinner from Lawson.
7. end of day.

Day 7 - 

1. Kyoto Subway Station
2. Shijo Subway Station
3. Get some sort of lunch at Daimaru
4. Walk to Nishiki Market
5. Nishiki Market
6. Walk out to Animega store
7. Back to Nishiki Market
8. Walk up Teramachi Shotengai
9. Gamers
10. Lashinbang
11. Sanjo Shotengai
12. Walk down Shinkyogoku Shotengai
13. Food at some food place
14. Animate
15. Vanilla + Matcha soft cream
16. Walk to Toranoana
17. Toranoana
18. Walk to Book Off at Kawaramachi OPA
19. Walk back to Shijo Subway Station
20. Kyoto Subway Station
21. Food from Lawson
22. end of day.

Day 8 -

1. Kyoto Subway Station
2. Shijo Subway Station
3. Walk to Nishiki Market
4. Nishiki Market
5. Fishcake at Nishiki Market
6. Teramachi Shotengai
7. Sanjo Shotengai
8. Lunch at nice small eatery place
9. Teramachi Shotengai
10. Gamers
11. Lashinbang
12. Shinkyogoku Shotengai
13. Matcha Soft cream
14. Animate
15. Walk back to Shijo Subway Station
16. Shijo Subway Station
17. Kyoto Subway Station
18. Acquire food at Lawson
19. end of day.

Day 9 -

1. JR Kyoto Station
2. Limited Express Haruka
3. Kansai Airport Station
4. KIX
5. Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
6. Hong Kong International Airport (for 3hours or so)

Day 9+1 - 

1. Singapore Changi Airport

That's about it for the plan. There was a lot of walking done within those days.

Next post will be Day 1 and the post after that, Day 2 and so on.

• Overview
• Day 1
• Day 2
• Day 3
• Day 4
• Day 5
• Day 6
• Day 7
• Day 8
• Day 9
• Day 9+1, Conclusion