Our flight from Detroit to Osaka was amazing. We were literally two of the only Westerners on the flight. The fourteen hour flight went fairly quickly and we were here in no time.
Kyoto is such a beautiful city – it is full of temples, shrines, and geishas. The people couldn’t be more gracious. They are so honest – I’ve never felt like anyone was trying to take advantage of us (unlike Rome.) There are massive stairs leading to each temple. Old Japanese people pass us like we’re standing still.
It’s incredibly hot and humid here. The first thing we bought was an umbrella. In all my reading before we left, I never read that September was typhoon season.
Kyoto
Chionin Temple
Gion area of Kyoto with paper lanterns and geishas