Seeing them throw out a basket of power converters for Yunluo to choose from, Yunluo was immediately dumbfounded. How could they have so much? But what is special is that you need to pay a deposit to borrow a converter here. Maybe many people just take it and forget to return it. There is also a very detailed map of scenic spots in the public area of ​​the hostel, including itinerary routes and basic introductions.

After reading this carefully, I guarantee you will become an expert in Kyoto. The room where Yunluo and An Chuyu met was a bit small, and the design of the upper and lower bunks was very much like the student days, and it felt like they had become young all of a sudden. The youth hostel did not provide breakfast, but there was a great open kitchen here, so you could make your own snacks or breakfast, and have enough food and clothing.

But I couldn't cook anything too complicated. Coming to the land of instant noodles, I basically ate more instant noodles. Although small, it has everything, whether it's food or DVDs that almost every hotel has, they all have them here, and they use very vivid pictures to explain the process of making the bed. The full English introduction finally made Yunluo and An Chuyu feel like they were staying in an "international youth hostel".

Would you work in a store just to wear cute uniforms? Japanese girls would, because they all have a cute dream in their hearts. Compared to those department stores with bright lights and high-class looks, Yunluo prefers those small stores in the alleys of Kyoto. The simple and plain Japanese design makes people feel clean and comfortable.

The small and exquisite doors, windows and signs are all unique under the reflection of the dark yellow warm street lights. Yunluo and Anchuyu seem to have returned to the era of Doraemon and Chibi Maruko, walking among many small wooden houses, encountering one shrine after another that is nestled in the cracks but has a unique world, and feeling the unique charm of traditional Japan in Kyoto.

How to visit Kyoto? Looking at the list of attractions listed above, I had to give up some of them according to the actual situation. Self-guided tours should be free and exciting. Even if you only visit selected attractions, you should have fun in style. Yunluo and An Chuyu bought a one-day ticket for Kyoto from the ATM at Shijo Kawaramachi Station, intending to use it to visit this ancient city.

The weather in Kyoto has not been very good in the past two days. It has been drizzling on the way to various destinations for Yunluo and An Chuyu. Let's not talk about whether the fried noodles are delicious or not. This is such a careful and meticulous labeling. The shelf life is accurate to hours, and the heating time is accurate to watts and seconds. Even the calories are accurately calculated, which is really admirable.

Japanese weddings are generally held in Western and Japanese styles. Western style weddings are held in wedding dresses and suits, while Japanese style weddings are held in traditional costumes at a shrine. Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto is a very popular wedding venue. The bus route map in Japan is very detailed. But because it is too detailed, it is difficult for foreigners to understand.

The only thing I saw clearly was that the one-way ticket for the city bus was in Japanese yen, which was really expensive... The morning in Kawaramachi was unusually fresh. Maybe because it was a rainy day, there were not many pedestrians on the road. Yunluo and An Chuyu, who needed to take the bus many times in Kyoto, finally found a place to sell one-day bus tickets. I love Japan's vending machines.

There are really all kinds of categories. It is really a good deal to travel around Kyoto with Japanese yen. The seats on Japanese buses are very comfortable. No matter where you sit, you can be sure to find the get-off bell nearby. Kyoto is the city with the most pedestrians wearing kimonos in Japan. People wearing such simple and elegant kimonos must be locals. This traditional clothing is a bit like time travel.

It has always been daily wear in Japan. There are many cute shops on the way from the station to Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, which are fresh, natural and artistic. It turns out that most of them originated from Japan... Almost all the people who come to Kitano Tenmangu Shrine to worship and make wishes are middle school teachers and students, and some even come from surrounding counties and cities. It can be seen that Kitano Tenmangu Shrine is indeed effective in enhancing academic fortune and its reputation is far-reaching.

Yunluo and An Chuyu followed the children to worship and make wishes. Although school exams have become history, there are still exams in life. In the real world where you have to take exams until you die, it is good to prepare for the exams you will encounter in the future. Kitano Tenmangu Shrine is located in Kamigyo District, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

It is one of the most famous shrines. Kitano Tenmangu Shrine is known as one of the three great gods of Japan along with Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine and Hofu Tenmangu Shrine. It is the head shrine of all Tenmangu Shrines in Japan and the center of Tenmangu faith along with Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine. Here, Sugawara no Michizane, who was active in the Heian period of Japan, is enshrined. He was a nobleman and scholar in the middle of the Heian period of Japan.

Born in a family of scholars, he grew up with Chinese poetry and was revered by the Japanese as the god of learning. The imposing Kitano Tenmangu Shrine is different from a large and effective shrine. It feels a bit like the Confucius Temple in China. All the lamps and sculptures with dedications written on them are donated by devout believers. Compared with Kasuga Taisha, Kitano Tenmangu Shrine has many cow sculptures.

The shrine may have the symbolic meaning of being diligent and hardworking. The environment of the shrine is very quiet. Although there are many teachers and students who come to worship, there is no sense of noise or chaos. The surrounding environment seems particularly sacred and solemn. Most of them are students who are about to graduate. They come to worship with the school bus after school. The teachers who lead the team also take this opportunity to pay tribute to them.

Explain every plant, tree, and sculpture in the shrine one by one. For example, you can pass the level with high scores by touching the head and tail of a certain cow. In some aspects, the practices of China and Japan are very similar. I have always been curious about what these rising suns, elders, white cranes, and Dokan are... They can be seen in many shrines. It turns out that these are all Japanese sake...

Sake represents typical Japanese culture. Every year on Coming of Age Day (January), men and women who have reached the age of one wear gorgeous and solemn traditional costumes, go to the shrine to worship with three or five friends of the same age, and then drink a glass of light sake (according to Japanese law, people are not allowed to drink alcohol before they reach adulthood), and take a photo of themselves drinking in front of the shrine.

The procedure of this festival has been continued to this day, which shows the status of sake in the minds of the Japanese. I bought a school amulet at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine and learned that the shrine is not only populated by shrine maidens with long black hair, white tops and red pants, but also by handsome young men in white clothes. The real shrine maidens are mostly dressed in white. There are many large and small halls in the shrine.

Unfortunately, probably because of the rain, the legendary crows were not as numerous as expected, and we could only imagine the scenes from books such as "Inuyasha" and "Sailor Moon". The petition windows of the talisman Ema were on both sides of the shrine, and young men and women in white clothes sent blessings to the endless stream of worshippers who came from afar.

Although Kitano Tenmangu Shrine is most effective for academic advancement, as a shrine, it is also omnipotent. The talismans it produces almost cover all the wishes of Yunluo and An Chuyu, and there are many cute mascots. This is the legendary ema. Write your blessings and wishes on the back of the wooden board and hang it in the shrine, then go home to pray and make a wish.

Just wait for the good things to come. You need to wash your hands before visiting the shrine every time. The steps are a bit complicated, but this is just the first test for all the praying people. Kyoto bus stations all have their own WIFI and incoming bus reminders. Japan, which seems to be very modern, really pays attention to details. I think the LCD electronic screen may not be clear.

The cute round cake progressive arrangement is used, and only the key points are selected. The three closest stations are displayed only when there are buses. Beautiful cherry blossoms, various colors and styles. Pink is the most refreshing, but the rose-red multiple cherry blossoms are also very beautiful. Kyoto is full of fallen flowers in the late cherry blossom season, although it feels cruel to step on them.

But when the whole world turns pink, it still looks very romantic and joyful. Yunluo and An Chuyu's next stop is Nijo Castle, a general's mansion that is often ignored by regular Honshu tour groups. To be honest, the contents of the mansion in Nijo Castle are not as good as the various palaces in China, but it gives people a different sense of oppression.

The magnificent atmosphere, exquisite details, and low-key and depressing interior are Yunluo's most profound impression of Nijo Castle. Even the tickets have vending machines, which really amazes Yunluo. They really spare no effort to save manpower... The Japanese yen is not cheap, but this is the only place in this trip to Japan that charges admission. Visiting the shrine is always free.

Nijo Castle was a famous shogun's residence back then, so visiting a private residence still requires some dedication. It is cherry blossom season, and the scenic area updates the blossoming status of the cherry blossoms every day to show its importance. In addition to cherry blossoms, many other flowers bloom in Nijo Castle every year. This is very thoughtful. The sign on the tour route says "on the way".

Very interesting. In fact, most signs in Japan use Chinese characters, which Yunluo and An Chuyu can understand. Some Chinese characters are still in ancient Chinese, which is more traditional than Yunluo and An Chuyu. {Nijo Castle is also known as Nijo Palace. Located in Kyoto, Japan, it is the headquarters of the Shogun in Kyoto. Nijo Castle was built in AD 1644 and is a symbol of power for the Edo Shogunate.

There are tall walls about meters from east to west and meters from north to south, and trenches are dug. The corridor in Nijo Castle called "Oriole Floor" makes a sound like the singing of an oriole when people walk on it. It is an alarm mechanism set up by the shogunate rulers to protect their own safety. The Honmaru Palace and Ninomaru Palace are the main buildings of Nijo Castle. The architecture of "Ninomaru" is very distinctive.

Famous paintings by Kano school painters are painted on the walls and partitions of the hall. They are exquisite. The season when plum blossoms and chrysanthemums are in full bloom is a good time to visit. From the perspective of the architectural decoration of the Shogun's Mansion, it is absolutely low-key and gorgeous. The black eaves cannot cover up the luxury of gold inlaid details, and the oppressive and gloomy interior cannot conceal the pursuit of supreme power by the "Shogun" during the shogunate period.

In Japan, pink cherry blossoms are almost universal. Whether it is a fresh and rustic cabin or a wealthy general's mansion, cherry blossoms make it look more stylish. In Nijo Castle, the design styles of the main hall and the side halls are very different. After all, it is not a royal palace, and it must be low-key, with very few fancy decorations, giving people a mostly solemn and dignified feeling.

In the end, Yunluo and An Chuyu did not rent a Chinese audio guide. They followed a group of Japanese students and listened to their teachers and tour guides explain the stories about Nijo Castle. There was a button for voice guides in almost every important exhibition hall, but unfortunately it was only in Japanese and they could not understand it. If they wanted to know more, they could only go back to Baidu.

There is a large courtyard in Nijo Castle. The cherry blossoms next to the sign are in full bloom, and the petals are falling in the wind. This scene is so beautiful. The Japanese garden design is actually relatively simple. It is not like the Jiangnan garden where Yunluo and An Chuyu met, where flowers, birds, fish and insects are meticulously carved. It is just a place where people can sit and think quietly.

In Japan, where every inch of land is valuable, only wealthy and powerful people or families can build a large garden. The following are some pictures of the beautiful cherry blossoms in the garden. After the reform of Japan, ordinary people like Yunluo and An Chuyu can enter Nijo Castle and enjoy the beautiful scenery that only generals could enjoy during the shogunate era...

During the visit to Nijo Castle, there were several sudden rains, and my camera was soaked. Although spring rain is as precious as oil, it is not worth the surprise. The cherry blossoms were knocked to the ground, and it was really uncomfortable to get wet. Fortunately, Yunluo had a belief that supported him, that is, the Yasaka Shrine that he was about to visit. It is said that praying for love fortune here is particularly effective.

For older girls like Yunluo and An Chuyu, this is undoubtedly a great place to go. Welcome to the shopping street, another great place for shopping. Gion, Yasaka Shrine, and Hanami-koji are all connected attractions, all within walking distance. The shops along the way are all selling small items related to matcha. I remember eating the famous star anise at Kiyomizu Temple many years ago.

Matcha flavored ice cream. The advantage of coming for the second time is that you can freely choose the specialties you want to taste, instead of trying all the special local products like the first time you arrived. When passing through Hanami-koji on the way to Yasaka Shrine, there was another sudden rain, and the raindrops were as big as snowflakes. There are also roofs similar to Yunluo and Anchuyu arcades on this street.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Fortunately, it didn't affect shopping too much. We arrived at Yasaka Shrine, which could grant Yunluo a good marriage! The exterior looked very festive. It is said that the blessings related to love at Yasaka Shrine are particularly effective. Looking at the loving couples who came here to fulfill their wishes, Yunluo and An Chuyu finally came to the right place. We saw many girls in kimonos on the streets of Kyoto. Spring is also the best season to wear kimonos.

Wearing flowers on your body, you will feel like a flower in spring. If you can't eat Hokkaido crabs this time, go to the stall at Yasaka Shrine to eat crab sticks. This is a stall inside the shrine. I really admire this guy, but it's raining. It can make people feel happy and have more energy to visit the shrine.

In the face of great love, there are many forms of dedication, especially at the Yasaka Shrine, where dedication and lantern offerings can be seen everywhere. Yasaka Shrine is a famous attraction with a long history. It is also known as the Gion Shrine. Its Gion Festival is quite famous and is one of the largest festivals in Japan. Yasaka Shrine is also one of the most popular shrines in Kyoto.

When Yunluo saw the God of Bonding, she was a little excited and hoped that one day she could come to Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto to fulfill her wish. God will surely bless Yunluo and An Chuyu, old girls with pure hearts. Of course, if you have a partner, you can also come here to make a wish for your happiness and look at these dreamy and romantic prayer ema.

My heart was filled with emotion. There are many ways to pray. Tossing coins, drawing ema, drawing fortune sticks, asking for talismans, etc. From the number of good wishes hanging here, it can be seen that the incense of Yasaka Shrine is really very popular. The beauty of the cherry blossom season is to walk through the exquisite Japanese wooden houses while stepping on the flowers all over the ground. Although I don’t go to the extent of praying at every shrine.

But when you see the bright scenery, you will still stop and stay. In the most romantic season, you meet the most romantic shrine. This is fate. In front of Miyu Shrine, Yunluo and An Chuyu found beauty water. It is said that drinking this water and washing your face with it can make you beautiful. You must try it when you come here. Regardless of whether your face is really beautiful, you will feel more energetic after washing with water.

A must-take photo in this place. In Japan, Chinese characters are written on important places, which shows the profound influence of Chinese culture on them. On the contrary, Yunluo and An Chuyu have given up a lot of very refined culture. The most important thing to do when coming to Yasaka Shrine is to pray for this good marriage! I prayed devoutly at each shrine, and sincerely hoped to be with him next time.

Come here again to fulfill your wish. Standing in front of the Yasaka Shrine, you can see the entrance to Hanami-koji, which is also a famous antique commercial street in Kyoto. It lacks the modern design style in the alleys, and you can feel more nostalgia for the old times on Hanami-koji. {Hanami-koji is a mysterious path that runs north and south across the Gion area.

This is the oldest and most famous flower street in Japan. The road is about a kilometer long, but the styles in the north and south are very different. The northern section is full of modern pubs and clubs, while the southern section is a rare traditional Japanese flower street. Walking along the flower-viewing lane in Gion, you can occasionally meet maiko or geisha. I originally thought that I could meet a geisha, but I didn't expect to see one.

He hurried through the alley at a very fast pace. Behind him was a large performance venue. If you wanted to see the real face, you had to buy a ticket to go in and watch. When night falls, go to such a small tavern to drink a pot of sake, order a few dishes, and invite a few friends. Life is really beautiful. In an alley in Hanami-koji.

Yunluo saw the sign that he always saw in anime, which means "There are ice cream inside". If it wasn't for the rain and the cold weather, he would really like to try the unique flavors of ice cream here. In addition to the businesses here, some are ordinary residences, and the mascots on the doors are also quite distinctive. The Smiling Gate and Laifu are inseparable.

Only when you face life with an optimistic attitude can happiness come. Tickets for large performance venues are expensive, but tourists from all over the world are still coming in an endless stream, and their enthusiasm remains unabated. What belongs to the nation belongs to the world. Seeing the situation in front of me, I was deeply touched. Although Yunluo and An Chuyu have been restrained in tasting specialties, after all, it is really difficult to remain calm in the face of so many cute things.

But I couldn't help but buy this matcha cake that can be seen everywhere. The prototype is similar to a turntable. It is not as sweet as imagined, but has a light matcha fragrance. In fact, even in Japan, such bright and natural, pleasing postboxes are rare. There are more large postboxes that are divided into local and foreign. Yunluo prefers retro designs. (~^~)