Day 8 - Temple Fatigue? Nah...not yet!

After walking nearly 12 miles yesterday, we aimed to ease up a bit today, and failed. Our first stop was the bamboo Grove at Arayashima. Our expectations were not high, and although the bamboo Grove itself really only offers a 200m walkway, it isn't something you see everywhere as the bamboo is frickin' huge! It brought to mind that absurd, yet wonderful fight scene scene from 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'. 


Then there was the extraordinary gardens at the temple of Tenryu-ji...


But the best thing was the vast array of street food options in Arayashima itself...

I found a fan I liked...

Then back in Kyoto, Rufus took us to marvel at Yodabashi Camera, which was like PC World on steroids; 4 floors of cameras, watches, TVs, HiFi, white goods and much, much more. Finally, a quick stop into Higashi Hongan-jii, another temple, but LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS MOTHER! And this is just the gate into it...


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