The Fushimi Inari Shrine and the waterfall

Fushimi Inari Shrine
The gates are all donated by businesses to give them good luck and wealth with they're company
We walked uphill to the top of the mountain going through these gates...
The top of the mountain or at least as far up as we could get...
David decided on our way back down that we should take the other path that lead us about 6 miles off course...It says 'this way to waterfall' which David thought would be cool :-p
After going down the steepest stone steps known to me for about 10 mins we came to a patch of trees and then...
The waterfall ladies and gentlemen the waterfall...
Thanks David for taking us so far off our path that we got to see a bamboo farm, which otherwise we would have missed :-)
The conveyor belt which the sushi comes down, and you grab what you want by opening the little glass door in front of you... I started with cucumbers and worked my way to...
Salmon sushi which was ok but didn't have as much flavor as the tuna
Tuna with wasabi and some kind of spicy mustard
My plates after all the sushi had gone...


Miss you guys, I have taken tons more pictures and were I not so in love with my environment right now you would be seeing much more. As is I need to go make breakfast and throw myself head first into this glorious adventure, not the internet ;-)...

Later,
Hannah.

Videos of Ginkakuji

Because Pictures just can't capture it!

Tokyo: Shebuya, Harajuku and the park...

We got bento boxes for the 2hr train ride to Tokyo. Mine was fried pork with rice delicious!
Largest intersection I've ever been in.
Our train to Shebuya
Harajuku
Some fall colors in Tokyo
Satoru and Eli striking a pose at the park
The park/dog park
All of us with Satoru taking the picture
All of us with Tomoko taking the picture
At the park with everyone :-)
Sarah with part of her outfit she bought at the cosplay shop on, the whole thing is super cute!
We went to a park in harajuku after checking out the cosplay. This dog decided he was done walking for a while...
The train to Kyoto was very crowded so for about 30 mins we used the hallway as our seats
Walking home from Kyoto station, we got a good view of Kyoto tower, every city has a tower...

We were hungry after getting back to Kyoto after the 2hr train ride and stumbled across this gem while walking home...

Obviously very good, fantastic even and very crowded.

The food before it was thoroughly devoured ;-)

We then walked the rest of the way home and I quickly jumped in the shower, tried on something I got at the cosplay shop and at around 12AM slipped away to bed. It was a full, but wonderful day and these pictures and descriptions don't cover a fraction of the beauty and magnitude of this place. Sadly though I can only give you echos, I hope though that they will inspire something in you to explore your own surroundings, because no matter where you are there is alway beauty to be seen and adventure waiting just around the next bend...




I decided to go for a walk this morning, after a busy day in Tokyo the day before I needed some reflection time...





Alright guys as much as I love sharing my adventure I find myself needing the time in the morning I post on the blog to do more reflection not on the computer. So for a while at least I'll just post pictures with brief descriptions...I'm sure we'll have plenty of time to go into detail when I get home :-)...

-Hannah