Today we started with the manga museum. It was actually a big library where locals spend time to read books at their leisure. Books lined the walls on three storeys that were open to the public, mostly by Japanese authors. Comic books and superheroes from other country's were also featured in one section. And did you know that they had manga classified as for male adults and female adults only just to mention two?
No picture taking is allowed at the special exhibit featuring the four seasons of Japan with their females scantily clad in some as subjects. After being in touch with the kids in us, we heard mass at a catholic cathedral at 12 noon. The priest was local and talked very slowly in English.
Lunch was at an eatery where they have a sushi and sashimi carousel. I finished 7
varieties (that included grilled salmon, raw tuna, sea bass, squid, shrimp tempura, etc) and downed maybe with a pitcher of hot green tea.Then we visited Ginkakuji Temple which is a cultural heritage site. Then we walked the 2km philosophers path (stopping by a cat park) which was lined by sakura that are getting ready for their winter sleep.
Lunch was so filling, we just had some roasted chestnuts I spied in the Market on our way to Guion district (Memoirs of a Geisha). It was almost 8 and the Maiko and Geiko might have been already performing for Kyoto's elite inside closed doors. We spied two geishas in a taxi and we ran back to see where they alit and asked to get a photograph to which one (we have 'cornered') unfortunately declined.
It was another long day. We took a single van train and alit at ... where we had to walk 5 minutes to get back to our apartments. Tomorrow is another day...and more stories to share.
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