Just An Ordinary Girl

Photo: Elin Chow Leaving Yasaka Shrine, we headed to Gion-Shijo Station to take a train back to Kyoto Station. Our next plan for the day was to travel to Osaka, where we will use it as a base to explore the nearby cities of Nara and Kobe. To get from Gion-Shijo Station to Kyoto Station, you will need to take Keihan Electric Railway...

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Photo By: Elin Chow After lunch, we left Kiyomizudera Temple and continued down the stone paved Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka in Higashiyama District. The sloping stone alleyways that are crammed with traditional wooden shophouses, restaurants and cafes selling pottery, sweets, pickles, crafts and souvenirs. Most of the shops open around nine or ten in the morning and close around five or six in the...

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