{"id":35844,"date":"2024-10-26T22:05:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T11:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=35844"},"modified":"2024-11-05T20:42:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T09:42:27","slug":"kyoto-1-japan-%f0%9f%87%af%f0%9f%87%b5-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=35844","title":{"rendered":"Kyoto (1), Japan \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Date: 22nd October 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Travelled: Nagoya to Kyoto &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visited: Iga-Ryun Ninja Museum, Nijo Castle, Sanjusangen-do and the Goin&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stayed: Vessel Hotel, Kyoto &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Budget: 21 days @ $XX per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>We escape the hotel at Nagoya and make for the morning traffic.  Our first stop to is Iga and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iganinja.jp\/?page_id=837\">Iga-ryu Ninja Museum<\/a>.  The museum is within the park grounds of the what was once a castle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7547-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7547-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7547-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7547-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7547-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7547-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7547-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7547-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7547-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>You may remember the Japanese TV series, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Samurai_(TV_series)\">The Samurai<\/a> starring Shintaro and Tombei.  Well I do and most of us on the bus did as well.  The museum is a hoot and the guide dressed as a Ninja entertained us all with his antics in the Ninja House  I will try and stitch a couple of videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7548-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"35851\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7548-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7548-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7548-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7548-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7548-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7548-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7548-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7548-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7563-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"35853\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7563-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7563-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7563-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7563-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7563-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7563-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7563-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7563-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7559-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"35852\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7559-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7559-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7559-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7559-scaled.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7559-570x760.jpeg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Iga-ryu Ninja House\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gEV4AhdBa5g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>From Iga we continue on to Kyoto firstly to our hotel, then staying on the bus for an optional 1\/2 day tour of Kyoto.  The hotel is in a great spot near the railway station, so it\u2019s very central. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Our next stop is Kyoto\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nij%C5%8D_Castle\">Nijo Castle<\/a>. It stands on 68 acres, has extensive fortification including a moat, it dates to 1601. The garden and ground are its best feature, the building were closed during our visit. The gate and some pictures of the grounds follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7568-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7568-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7568-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7568-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7568-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7568-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7568-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7568-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7568-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7572-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"35855\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7572-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7572-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7572-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7572-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7572-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7572-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7572-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7572-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7575-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"35857\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7575-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7575-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7575-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7575-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7575-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7575-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7575-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7575-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7576.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"35856\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35856\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7585-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7585-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7585-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7585-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7585-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7585-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7585-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7585-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7585-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7584-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7584-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7584-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7584-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7584-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7584-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7584-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7584-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7584-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Our next stop is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sanj%C5%ABsangen-d%C5%8D\">Sanjusangen-do<\/a>. This Buddhist Temple dates to 1164 but it is most famous for its main hall of a 1001 life size standing Kannon. Each carved from wood but covered in gold leaves. The are also 28 quite frightening looking deities guarding the main statue of Sanjusangen. It\u2019s immense it\u2019s amazing but no photos are allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s up there with the most amazing things we\u2019ve seen.  The gardens are special as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7587-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"35864\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7587-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7587-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7587-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7587-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7587-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7587-570x428.jpeg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_1729.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"589\" data-id=\"36144\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_1729-1024x589.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_1729-1024x589.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_1729-300x172.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_1729-768x442.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_1729-1536x883.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_1729-570x328.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_1729-1320x759.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_1729.jpeg 1781w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A ripped photo from the net.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7590-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"35865\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7590-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7590-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7590-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7590-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7590-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7590-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7590-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7590-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7594-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"35866\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7594-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7594-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7594-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7594-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7594-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7594-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7594-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7594-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Our last stop for the afternoon which is rapidly becoming the evening is the Gion. Famous for its Geisha and being the entertainment district. It\u2019s only a few kilometres across the river to the Gion, but the bus struggles in the traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually we escape the bus and walk of into a sea of people, not really our sort of thing but we\u2019re carried with the tide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7600-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"35871\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7600-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7600-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7600-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7600-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7600-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7600-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7600-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7600-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7601-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"35872\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7601-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7601-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7601-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7601-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7601-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7601-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7601-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7601-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The highlight of the Gion in our opinion was the Black Pagoda.  We had only commented yesterday we had not seen a pagoda and here one is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Up close I couldn\u2019t get a good photo and it was obviously getting darker by the minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7603-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"35874\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7603-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7603-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7603-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7603-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7603-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7603-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7603-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7603-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7604-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"35873\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7604-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7604-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7604-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7604-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7604-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7604-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7604-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7604-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in the bus we are in the hotel 20 minutes later. Kyoto is really buzzing tonight.  We walk to a local takeaway for dinner after a long day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael + Pam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 22nd October 2024 Travelled: Nagoya to Kyoto &nbsp; Visited: Iga-Ryun Ninja Museum, Nijo Castle, Sanjusangen-do and the Goin&nbsp; Stayed: Vessel Hotel, Kyoto &nbsp; Budget: 21 days @ $XX per day We escape the hotel at Nagoya and make for the morning traffic. Our first stop to is Iga and the Iga-ryu Ninja Museum. 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