18-kippu Trip: Kyoto
May 27, 2010 at 11:40 PM | Posted in Japan, March 2010 Travelling, Play, Spring | Leave a commentTags: Kyoto
During this spring holiday, from March 18th-25th, my friends and I travelled by using 18-kippu to several cities in Honshu Island. The first city we visited was Kyoto (京都). It was an old city and former capital of Japan. Kyoto still has many traditional buildings in it and the Japanese traditions are still preserved here, making it an attractive city for tourists who visit and want to know about Japanese traditions. Using the JR train, we arrived at Kyoto at the Kyoto Station. Kyoto Station is one of the main attractions of Kyoto. Kyoto Station is a big station with more than 30 platforms in it.
From Kyoto Station, we visited the Arashiyama (嵐山) area. There’s a wooden bridge called Togetsukyo (渡月橋) near the Tenryuji Temple (天龍寺). This bridge is a symbol of Arashiyama together with Mt. Arashiyama. There were some jinrikisha (人力車) pullers who would pull the jinrikisha on this bridge so that the passengers could enjoy the view of Arashiyama on the jinrikisha from the bridge. There was also boat rental nearby.
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