🍱 Delicacy of the Day

Davz - New Ecosystem

Synthwave is a genre we don’t send much of.

Mostly because after a while every song sounds the same.

This song by Abnormal Australian Davz is quite different.

There’s more energy and detail on the overall song.

And the melody? The reason why I’m sending this song in the first place.

Overall it’s a nice experience. Highly recommended on a car stereo or a good set of headphones.

Njoy.

💭 Quick Drivel

For a change, the day started at 9 am.

Part exhaustion, part everything opens at 10 am.

The biggest change was the amount of buses and their long schedules. Miss one and you’ll have to wait 30 minutes for the next.

There was also a new challenge:

Waiting at the RIGHT bus station.

Which could mean waiting between 2-4 different spots.

I was extra careful on this one as getting on a wrong bus meant the plans for the day getting wrecked.

Which was pretty packed with:

One of the must-sees you see on YouTube.

The pavilion itself was cool, but I liked the gardens behind it much more.

There was this thing where you tried trick shotting a coin into the center of this… micro statue thing.

I made on my tenth first try as expected.

Overall it was a cool experience. This is where my bookmark collection started (it was the only thing that fit in my bag).

From there it was time to get on to another popular temple.

This is the temple with the sand field.

Apparently its supposed to be represent tigers by the river?

Its one of those “ah, alright, gotcha… I mean… It’s kinda cool ig?” moments.

The magic came from was peaceful and cozy it is to sit there and hear the sounds.

Also the whole structure is really cool. Seeing those “frozen in time” places brings a lot of peace for some reason.

This was walking distance from the previous temple, so I waddled over just to check.

And WOW. This was beautiful.

Likely one of the biggest temples I had been to up to that point. It had a bunch of buildings. No clue what any of them did or signified.

One of them was a residence-type thing that you could explore. It had this insane view.

It also had this spot that encourgaed you sit down, put on some Japanese ambient music, and do some presence meditation.

I scoffed at the idea and then stayed 10 minutes sitting there after “trying it to see where it goes”

Definitely worth the wait. It was a rare moment where I wasn’t running somewhere.

Of course, once the moment was over it was time to get back to the races.

I wasn’t missing this next part for ANYTHING.

Yup. It was time to return to the source.

It was a bit of a hike which triggered PTSD from previous days adventures.

On the peak however…

I mean what else is there to say?

Got to see:

What more do you need?

I followed the Google craps Maps pin to what looked like the popular bamboo forest.

Except it was extremely short and it looked nothing like the pictures.

So I assumed it was an over-hyped place and started looking for a place to eat.

While looking, some people asked to take pictures of them (which adds to the people counter) which was pretty cool.

Then I found this mystical thing called

It was love at first bite.

It’s milky, smooth, and tastes like glory. It’s also not heavy at all.

The best thing I can compare it to is literal heroin.

I weep at the inability to eat it anywhere outside of Kyoto. It’s one of those delicacies you CAN’T miss out on.

Yeah so, if getting there took an hour by bus, the return took an hour in train and 30 minutes by bus.

As beautiful as Kyoto is…

I’ve been keeping the details brief for email length sake, but WOW are commute times long.

Even worse, if you’re going to tourist destination places (like I was) the buses are packed like sardines.

So while the system is AMAZING and efficient…

It’s SO GOOD that people actually use it which makes it a full experience.

Regardless, after missing a bus home (and having to wait 30 minutes for the next one) I made it back home.

After a long day of running around I was exhausted and starving.

As good as the Yuba cheese is, it's light and not too filling.

That and 2 hours on a route home opened the appetite.

So I looked for restaurants near the Airbnb to find

NOTHING.

Except this one spot that looked open.

Top 5 restaurants in Japan.

This was the most friendly place in all of Kyoto.

The owner and chefs spoke fluent English, which resulted in an amazing conversation about culture differences.

They also had me try random dishes that were local to Kyoto.

Everything was delicious.

Gotta say. Experiences like these make travel worth it.

They let me bum out until it was time to close.

After that I got home and passed the hell out.

First impessions on Kyoto?

Transportation aside, this place is FANTASTIC.

But I’ll tell you more about it tomorrow.

📡Signal

If you ever go to Kyoto, check this restaurant out. It’s a worthwhile experience.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/MwPkaX2MuGGyzGT26

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P.S. TRIP SCORE: (7 days)

Hours slept total: 49.

Times phone died: 3. (The battery is working overtime at this point)

Times lost/taking the wrong train: 8. (Buses are fun!)

Strangers met and talked to: 11.

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