Ohayou, Japan! (Day 5)
Ohayou! I'm back again for my Japan blog. This time, it's gonna be about our 5th day in Japan. And as a recap, here are the links to my previous Japan blog posts:
Okay! Back to the story-telling. So, our only itinerary that day was this:
1.) Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
2.) Fushimi Inari Shrine
3.) Don Quijote (for the last time 🤣)
Technically, we only visited 2 tourist spots during this day. How chill, right? Just the kind of travel that I want. Hehe.
But as early as 7AM, I and my friends made sure to be all set and ready to go. We also wanted to avoid the crowded hours that's why we all decided to be up kinda early.
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| Here's Shav and Con checking out the Kyoto map in our hotel. |
Also, in our hotel, there was a Freedom Board. And guess what? My work friends have decided to write our team name in the board. Hehe.
Look!
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| VMS Manila. 🇵🇭 |
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| VMS and APAC. 🇵🇭 |
By the way, to make our lives easier with the commute in Kyoto, we had purchased a bus/train ticket there which is reloadable. It costs 600 Yen = 300 Pesos (with load) and it can be availed at any bus terminal in Kyoto, I think.
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| And this is what it looks like. |
Our first stop that day was at Kyoto Station. There, we will be riding another bus that will take us to Arashiyama Bamboo Forest.
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| Inside the bus now going to Kyoto Station. |
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| View that day on the way to Kyoto Station. |
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| Here are my friends figuring out which bus number to ride. Hehe. |
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| Meanwhile, I took a photo of this Japanese grandpa who was so happy that morning. He was taking photos of Kyoto Station's vicinity with his digicam. And I just found it really cute. Hehe. |
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| Spot the Kyoto Tower. 😊 |
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| Inside the bus, you'll have to press a switch button. So that the bus driver could stop the bus for you. |
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| Once they flash the name of the bus station you're going to, you can already press the button by then. It was roughly a 30 minute bus ride going to Arashiyama area. 🇯🇵 |
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| Welcome, welcome! |
Then, picture-picture muna as usual. 😅
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| Shameless selfie. 🤣 |
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| Ga. 💕🌈 |
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| RJ: "Terminal tooot". (Hindi ko na isheshare, baka may ma-offend pa. ✌🏼) |
Then, we saw these beautiful red trees that I don't know what they're called. Sorryyy..
As we walked further, we passed by a souvenir shop. And I had to ask my friends to stop because I'm going to buy something for my sister, na super kabilin-bilinan niya. Haha.
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| Ta-dan! It's this Japanese head band. |
FUN FACT: These are Kamikaze-inspired headbands. Kamikazes (meaning "Divine Wind" or "Spirit Wind" in Nihonggo) were a part of the Japanese Special Attack Units of military aviators who initiated suicide attacks for the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, designed to destroy warships more effectively than possible with conventional air attacks. (c)Wikipedia
After that stop at the souvenir shop, we also stopped by a convenience store to buy breakfast/snacks.
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| Hello from my favorite Japan food - Onigiri. Tokwa. Miss ko na talaga ito! 😭 |
We passed by some temples, but the first one that we got into was like a temple for the dead. That's why we all decided to skip it and look for the Bamboo Forest instead.
After some walks, here we are now! 😬
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| Thanks, Con for this photo! 💕 |
To be honest, we weren't so amazed by this place because we all thought that this was the whole Bamboo Forest already. Hahaha. Mga shungaloo. Super picture pa naman kami. LOL. Yun pala, nasa dulo pa yung picture-perfect na Bamboo Forest. Hahaha.
Thank goodness that we continued walking and walking because we were just also following other tourists. Hehe. And by the way, in one of our stops in the Bamboo Forest, a Filipino guy had approached us and gave us his calling card. He introduced himself and told us that he's a tour guide in Japan. So, for future reference, kindly save this:
Then after a few walks, we are finally at the main Bamboo Forest! Yey! 😬 Just scroll down for our photos. Hihi.
By the waysss, the Japanese chefs from our group had a picture-taking too. LOL.
Also, let me share to you that I actually got engaged in Japan!!! 💍
Ohaaa! Enagagement shoot! 💍
After so many photo ops here in the Bamboo Forest, we took the opposite side of these colorful trees below. So, we can finally go to our next destination - Fushimi Inari Shrine.
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| Lovely Trio II. 💕 |
Kindly scroll down to see more of nature/Autumn trees that day in Arashiyama. 🍁
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| Riverside. |
Then some Japan magnets around Arashiyama.
Snack toime muna before leaving Arashiyama.
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| While waiting for our burgis friends who bought Wagyu beef. Hehehe. |
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| In Arashiyama, you can actually ride this Kalesa-like mode of transpo. Amazingly, Japanese men are the ones who are actually operating this. Far from the usual horse-operated Kalesa. Hehe. |
Then fast forward.. here we are now at Saga-Arashiyama Station that will bring us back to Kyoto Station.
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| Back in Kyoto Station as we head to Inari Station. |
A few minutes after which is just 15 minutes, I think. Here were are now in Fushimi Inari Shrine! 😬
Fushimi Inari-taisha is the head shrine of the kami Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The shrine sits at the base of a mountain also named Inari which is 233 metres (764 ft) above sea level, and includes trails up the mountain to many smaller shrines which span 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) and take approximately 2 hours to walk up. (c)Wikipedia
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| Pahinga mode na. 🤣 |
Then some group pictures before leaving Fushimi Inari. 😊
And last but not the least! Our final stop - Don Quijote (Kyoto) which is just a few minutes walk from Kyoto Station. We had to go back to Kyoto Station because that's where we'll be riding the bus going to our hotel.
SKL some of the stuff that Don Quijote sells.
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| LV stuff. |
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| My dream bag - Fjallraven Kanken. |
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| Longchamp bags. |
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| Oh, hello there disposable film cameras! |
Also.. we saw this Anello bags at a department store which is just downstairs of Don Quijote. We kinda stayed long there because we heard that Anello bags in Japan are way cheaper. (Of course, Anello bags have originated in Japan).
And here are some of the pieces (with prices) that I liked.
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| Just had to take a photo of our friend who was video-calling her fiance. He was letting her fiance choose a bag color. Hehe. So sweet naman our friend! #FianceGoals 😬 |
And then.. we all decided to have dinner at the same place where Don Quijote is. Sorry, I forgot the name of the restaurant.
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| And I had this Cheesy Tuna Omelette that I will never forget. Hihi. It tastes really good, in fair! |
After dinner, I didn't actually go back to the hotel yet because I was on a hunt for a Japan flag embroidered patch that I plan to put in my backpack. Shav and I went all the way to Kyoto Tower amid our tired feet and shopping bags plus the cold weather, just to look for it. LOL.
Somebody from Trip Advisor had actually wrote that he was able to bought a Japan flag patch there Kyoto Tower. That's why we went there. But unfortunately, we didn't find any. Huhuhu. Still, no regrets because at least, we tried! Hehe.
And as traditionally being done, here's our DAY 5 EXPENSES before I end this blog:
(in Philippine Peso)
115 - bus to Kyoto Station
115 - bus to Arashiyama Station
120 - train to Inari Station
445 - 7 11 dinner and breakfast the next day
200 - M's Inn accommodation tax
995 - TOTAL (train fare, head band, dinner excluded)
That's all folks!
Thank you so much for reading this! 💕
Until my last Japan blog post! 🇯🇵
P.S. Charot lang yung enagagement. ✌🏼😅
Love,
Dona
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