Kyoto & Tokyo
October 27th, 2008 | Written by jfolkmann | Topic: Travel
The last time we were in Japan we made a promise to ourselves that if we were ever to return we’d buy ourselves the woodblock print that we really wanted (rather than the two small ones we bought), and we did. The artist is Katsuyuki Nishijima and we’re big fans of his simple designs. Sometimes you just have to splurge on holidays and this was our one big purchase. Other than shopping, most of our time in Kyoto was spent exploring some of the finer food on offer, including Soba that has been made in the same store for 300 years and some of the most delicious gyoza I’ve ever tasted (they were making them at the counter beside us as we ate the cooked ones fresh from the pan). We did tons of walking, went to a monthly market and even managed to convince a couple of geisha to pose for our camera (above).
After few days we made the trip back to Tokyo for more shopping, a trip to the wonderful Ghibli museum and a very early morning trip to the fish market (and some of the most amazing sushi on the planet). Overall our second trip to Japan was just as enjoyable as the first and once again left us wanting more. Hopefully it won’t take another 4 years to return, although our bank account might disagree!
We’ve already posted most of our photos online you can find them on flickr.
