This time I realized my dream of arriving in Shikoku for the first time, and I also visited several of the most representative ancient cities, and had many real experiences that I had longed for. Although there were some regrets, it was only four days, and there were many twists and turns from the beginning. It was not easy to have such a good time. The most important thing in traveling is your mood, no matter how many troubles and unhappiness you have.

When Yunluo saw the pink and romantic cherry blossoms, everything disappeared... Japan, I look forward to seeing you again! Next time Yunluo and An Chuyu meet in Kyushu, okay?

There is not much to worry about when traveling to Japan. The service is so thoughtful that even if Yunluo doesn't bring an adapter, he can solve it through various means. But if you can pay attention and prepare, it will save time and worry. The following information is pure dry goods collected and compiled by Yunluo for reference by those who like Japan and want to travel independently.

Regarding the free travel visa to Japan: No matter which consular district you apply for it in, the most important thing is that the deposit balance must exceed 10,000! Fixed deposits are also OK, but the total amount must exceed 10,000, otherwise it cannot be processed. Regarding WIFI: The most convenient way is to rent WIFI at the airport. The Global Roaming portable WIFI used by Yunluo and An Chuyu this time is really great.

I picked it up at Pudong Airport in Sihai City and returned it at Gaoqi Airport in Xiamen. The counters are right at the departure and arrival counters. The staff are very efficient. The Internet speed in Japan is also quite fast. It can be used by multiple people, but you must remember to charge it along the way. About transportation: Public transportation in Japan is relatively complicated. If you keep moving frequently in a certain area.

It is recommended to buy a few-day pass. The following is the transportation information for Yunluo and An's first encounter in Shikoku Kansai. There are Osaka or Kyoto versions. But please note that this ticket can only be used to go back and forth from the same starting and ending points. You cannot go from Kyoto to Nara and then return to Osaka. Ticket price: Adult ￥, children half price (Osaka version); Adult ￥, children half price (Kyoto version) tickets in total.

Ticket sales locations: Limited Express Ticket Offices at major Kintetsu stations: Osaka Namba, Kintetsu Nihonbashi, Osaka Uehommachi, Tsuruhashi and Kyoto; KNT Train, Kinki Nippon Train, JTB, and Nippon Travel Groups.

Major branches and sales offices of Nokyo Tourism【Valid Zone】This ticket is mainly divided into round trip zone and free ride zone. Round trip zone: Take one round trip from Osaka Namba, Tsurubashi or Kyoto, Yamato Saidaiji Temple. Free zone: Kintetsu Railway: Yamato Saidaiji Temple, Kintetsu Nara and Yamato Saidaiji Temple, Nishi-no-Kyo (西ノ京) Nara Kotsu Bus.

Nara City Uniform Zone (see the figure below) Route map: The thick orange line is the free ride zone of Kintetsu Railway. The thin orange line is the free ride zone of Nara Kotsu Bus. Kyoto related: Kyoto City Bus City Bus is operated by the Kyoto City Government, providing more than 30 routes, covering a wide range and with the most frequent services. The one-way fare is uniformly ￥.

A small number of long-distance routes adopt segmented fares. City buses have license plates on the front. White letters on a blue background are short-distance routes in the city center; white letters on an orange background are circular routes; and black letters on a white background are long-distance routes to the suburbs. Bus ride methods Single-decker buses all adopt the "back door boarding, front door alighting" method. Routes with uniform fares.

When getting off the bus, just put the fare into the cash box next to the driver's seat. If the bus is charged by section, you need to take a "ticket" when getting on the bus from the back door. When getting off the bus, you need to use the number on the ticket to check the "transportation table" in the car to calculate the fare. Then put the fare and ticket into the cash box together. Note: If you do not take the ticket, the fare will be calculated based on the first stop you boarded.

Discounted tickets: One-day pass for city buses. Price: Adults ￥, children half price. Applicable range: All city bus routes with uniform fares. Ticket sales points: Ticket vending machines and comprehensive information centers at the Kyoto Station Bus Terminal. Osaka-related discount tickets: One-day unlimited ride in Osaka. There are two types of tickets in Osaka: "No-My-Car-DayPass" and "One-day pass".

The former is only available on Fridays or Sundays of each month, and the ticket price is ￥; the latter is available outside the former period, and the ticket price is ￥. You only need to go to the ticket machine at each station to buy tickets. During this period, you can enjoy discounts when visiting some attractions. Osaka City has a total of 1,000 municipal subways, and the most commonly used one is the Midosuji Line that runs through the north and south. Umeda, Shinsaibashi, and Namba are all on this line.

Electronic stored-value ICOCA "ICOCA" is applicable to all transportation in the Kansai area, including JR, subways, private railways and buses. It can also be used as electronic currency for consumption at convenience stores or vending machines. Tickets can be purchased at ticket offices at each station or at ticket machines with the "ICOCA" logo. The ticket price is ￥, of which ￥ is the deposit, and the minimum amount of each recharge is ￥.

The remaining amount can be refunded. To the airport: Nankai Railway The Nankai Railway that runs between Kansai Airport and Namba has "Rapid Express (rapi:t)", "Airport Express" and "Ordinary Train". The fastest Rapid Express arrives at Namba in minutes, all seats are reserved, and there are large luggage racks in the carriage. There are also hand luggage racks on the top of the seats.

Ticket price is ￥. Airport Express is cheaper, with a uniform ticket price of ￥, and it takes minutes to reach Namba. Ordinary trains pass through stations and take minutes, which is not suitable for tourists. Nankai Electric Railway (you can check the timetable) About shopping, Japan has a tax refund of % for foreign tourists, whether it is a real duty-free shop or an ordinary drugstore or electrical appliance.

The money is directly deducted from the payment, and then the product is put into a sealed packaging bag, which can only be opened after customs clearance. It is recommended that people with a lot of luggage buy things that are easier to organize and things that really can't be put in separately, so as to avoid embarrassment when they can't fit in and can't be packed separately. This time, Yunluo also experienced Ctrip's shopping.

Before you travel, you can place an order through the "Suixinggou (Youyigou)" page on the Ctrip website or mobile phone. You can also make an appointment for the pickup time. Before you return, someone will deliver your purchased goods to the pickup point at the hotel or airport, and you can take them back directly. Moreover, according to Yunluo's comparison, the prices of goods on Suixinggou are higher than those of various stores in Japan.

Duty-free shops are even cheaper. Not only do you save on high international shipping costs, but the products themselves are also more cost-effective. About others () Remember to bring a universal adapter. Although you can borrow one at the hotel front desk, you have to ask every time, and you may forget to return it. It is recommended that you bring your own. () Be sure to follow their rules when visiting a shrine.

It is a bit complicated. However, for religious matters, respect is important in addition to piety. If you buy an ema at a shrine, remember to hang it up at the shrine. Yunluo's friend was reluctant to bring it back, so he sent it back... () When feeding the deer in Nara, you must take protective measures. It's really not an exaggeration.

We did see people being chased and hit by deer. Those seemingly tame animals can sometimes be ferocious. () Although most duty-free shops accept UnionPay cards, many stores still cannot accept UnionPay, so it is recommended to exchange more cash before the trip. It is best to bring cards that accept JCB, MASTER and VISA. () No tipping is required for services in Japan.

But not only are the goods they sell tax-inclusive (the tax amount will be written), the restaurant also charges a certain amount of tax (generally the advertised price is the base price, and you will know the real price when you pay the bill). Be sure to pay attention to avoid misunderstandings. If you have any questions, you can add the official account: Travel Red Tea House and reply on the official account.

Yunluo will answer in time. Later, Yunluo and An Chuyu went to eat the famous Kamiya Ramen again. They experienced the Japanese ramen culture. They ordered food from the vending machine at the door (⊙﹏⊙b sweat). Many restaurants use this ordering method to speed up the flow of food. After ordering food from the vending machine, they took the printed receipt and handed it to the waiter in the store.

Find a place to sit down, and the food will be served to you in a moment. The service area is in the middle of the noodle shop, where the staff cooks the noodles and serves the food, and the guests sit in a circle on bar stools. The layout is somewhat similar to Xiabu Hotpot. You can hang clothes on the wall because the ramen shop is quite hot. What surprised Yunluo the most was that the waiter actually gave Yunluo free ice water.

There are ice cubes! Imagine. Eating hot ramen and drinking ice water at the same time, the fat in your stomach will freeze. But later Yunluo found that not only ramen, but all the free water provided by Japanese restaurants is ice water, which is really incomprehensible. But Da Jiang said that he can accept this hot and cold combination. The ramen is very fragrant and the soup is very thick.

But it is still a bit oily (for Yunluo, Da Jiang said it was very delicious). It is said that in Japan, ramen reviewer is a special profession that can support a person. This shows the height of ramen culture in Japan. When eating ramen, you have to make a sound to show that you like it very much, and you must eat it all, otherwise it is very rude.

Kamiya Ramen Dotonbori Kyushu-style ramen Kamiya Ramen fried chicken is also very delicious Kamiya Ramen Today is New Year's Eve. It can be regarded as eating dumplings Kamiya Ramen After a bowl of ramen, Yunluo and An Chuyu basically had no stomach left, so they went back to the hotel to take a bath and sleep. This time, I paid special attention to this aspect in terms of accommodation.

Because I thought I would walk a lot every day, taking a bath at night would be very helpful to restore my strength. The so-called hot spring is actually hot water, not hot springs. If it is hot spring water, the hotel will mark it. Please note that hot springs in Japan are separated by gender, so you don't need to bring a swimsuit.

After entering, you will usually go to the dressing room first. Remember to take off your slippers outside the dressing room, and then store your clothes. Before entering the bathing area, you must rinse yourself in the shower first, otherwise it will be very rude to just go in naked after washing yourself. In addition, I recommend something called "rest time", which is generally sold in drugstores. Apply it on your feet and legs before going to bed at night.

It helps to relieve fatigue. Yunluo and An Chuyu basically rely on this to survive their daily rampages. Yunluo and An Chuyu set up their base in Osaka during their stay in Kansai, so they traveled back and forth from Osaka to their target city every day. Today's plan is Kyoto. They took the Hankyu Railway to Kyoto in the morning, and then took a bus to the first destination: Kinkakuji Temple.

After getting off the bus, I found that it was raining continuously. I bought a transparent umbrella on the roadside. It felt good to walk in the mountains with it. It was still not warm in Japan in February. It was still a bit cold wearing thick cotton clothes and autumn pants. Looking at the girls wearing skirts with bare legs on the street, I could only feel ashamed. =. =Looking out from the hotel in the early morning.

The sunrise is beautiful. The shopping streets in Osaka are no longer noisy in the early morning. The scenery along the Osaka Electric Railway is also very beautiful. Osaka replied to Evycat's post by Evycat Yunluo Travel Notes and Picture Album Master: --:├──The Rise and Fall of the Shogunate Kinkaku-ji Temple Kinkaku-ji Temple is actually called Rokuon-ji Temple. It was named after the Buddhist name of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the third shogun of the Muromachi shogunate.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is the general in the cartoon Ikkyu. The reason why it is called Kinkakuji is because the golden pavilion in the center of the temple is very famous, so everyone calls it that. The golden pavilion of Kinkakuji was destroyed in a fire in the 1980s (a famous self-immolation incident). It is very touching that a century-old wooden building can be preserved for many years.

Although it is a replica now, it is still a national treasure of Japan and a world cultural heritage. Hidden in the mountains and forests, surrounded by mountains and rivers, the ancient feeling makes people awe-inspiring, and even the ticket is a magic talisman. In the drizzle, looking at the Golden Pavilion from afar, it is magnificent. The cranes on the top of the temple are about to fly, which is beautiful.

In fact, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was not as funny as he is in the cartoon, but one of the more meritorious shoguns in Japanese history. During his reign, he ended the coexistence of the Northern and Southern Dynasties in Japan and ushered in a short period of relative stability and prosperity. Therefore, this magnificent Golden Pavilion also reflects his state of mind very well.

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

There is also a famous Ginkakuji Temple in Kyoto (actually called Jishoji Temple), which was the residence of Ashikaga Yoshimasa when the Ashikaga shogunate was declining. The so-called Silver Pavilion is actually a white pavilion. It is not covered with silver. One is prosperous and the other is declining, one is gorgeous and the other is indifferent, which is a different artistic pursuit and also a sigh of the rise and fall of history.

However, the distance between Kinkakuji Temple and Ginkakuji Temple is not very close, so Yunluo and Anchuyu did not plan to go to Ginkakuji Temple this time. When there is a chance to visit the cherry blossoms again, the Philosophy Road in front of Ginkakuji Temple is also very exciting. It was already noon when we came out of Kinkakuji Temple, and on the way to Ryoanji Temple, we went to Kura Sushi, one of our favorite restaurants on this trip.

I have to say a few words about this restaurant. I saw in a guide that the poster was recommended by a Japanese foodie when he met one while traveling in Japan. When Yunluo and An Chuyu were making the guide, they checked around Kinkakuji and there didn't seem to be any recommended restaurants. So they chose this one. This is a conveyor belt sushi restaurant with a uniform price of 10 yen per plate.

Two sushi or two tempura, some high-end sushi may only have one on a plate or need to be ordered separately, oh my, wolf it down, eat until you are full and it only costs about RMB per person. The freshness of the ingredients is not discounted because of the price, so it is highly recommended!

Ryoanji Temple is not a very popular tourist attraction, so there are not many tourists and it is relatively quiet. The most famous thing in the temple is the Zen Stone Garden: a piece of stone is located in a piece of white gravel. It is said that no matter from which angle you look at it, you can only see a piece of stone. There are patterns on the gravel that seem to be intentional or unintentional, which is said to be very meaningful.

This is the very important dry landscape in Japanese garden culture, using stones to represent mountains and white sand to represent lakes and seas. It also symbolizes a lonely state of mind. The ancients sat in the temple and quietly watched the lonely sand and stones. This is Zen. Understand it yourself!

We rushed to the next attraction, Nijo Castle, which is said to be built by Tokugawa Ieyasu and witnessed the rise and fall of the last shogunate in Japanese history, the Edo Shogunate. The Tokugawa family received the emperor's audience here and also returned power to the Meiji Emperor. It is recommended to rent an audio guide at Nijo Castle to deepen your understanding of history and art.

Although it is not as grand and magnificent as the Forbidden City, it is also beautiful. What amazed Yunluo the most was the roof of the building, which was made of tree bark layer by layer, more than half a meter thick, and with a rounded arc. One cannot help but admire the exquisite craftsmanship of the ancients. In addition, there are a large number of national treasures in Nijo Castle, especially a large number of paintings of the Kano school.

And a section of Yingming floor. The paintings of the Kano school should be the culmination of the Japanese style that has gradually developed after Japan learned Chinese paintings through generations of evolution. However, Yunluo personally feels that it lacks the artistic conception compared to Chinese paintings, and is not as realistic as European paintings. Although you can appreciate the unique art of Japan, I personally feel that it does not look amazing.

Of course, maybe it's because Yunluo and An Chuyu don't have much appreciation for art. Yingming Floor, as the name suggests, is a floor that makes sounds. It's said to be ninja-proof. When Yunluo and An Chuyu were in Nijo Castle, the weather was getting colder and colder, and it even started to rain and the wind was strong. On the high platform of the ruins of the Nijo Castle Keep.

The strong wind almost blew Yunluo and An Chuyu through, and the transparent umbrellas they bought in the morning were also destroyed. This simple umbrella is not reliable. Leaving Nijo Castle, we started looking for food. About a minute's walk east of Nijo Castle, there is a place for eating soba noodles that my LP highly recommended - Owariya, which has also been badly reviewed in some domestic guides.

Considering that most of the bad reviews were because the noodles here tasted very bland, and that's actually what soba noodles taste like, I decided to give it a try. The place was indeed not easy to find. On the way, I passed by a post office, and Xiao Jin sent a postcard and asked for directions. Only then did I have confidence that I had not gone wrong and continued to look for it.

First of all, the environment of this restaurant is quite good, with a rather old-fashioned feel. As for the noodles, the soup was indeed watery, and it felt average. It was not very filling, and the price was a bit expensive. However, as a person who loves Japanese food, Da Jiang said that the soba noodles here are still very good and satisfying. After that, we took the train back to Osaka.

Since Da Jiang was eager to buy a lens for the next few days of the trip, there happened to be a Yodobashi near Hankyu Umeda Station, so he went to have a look. The falling Japanese yen exchange rate made shopping quite cost-effective, plus tax refund + UnionPay discounts, so things like camera lenses at Yodobashi seemed expensive even though the price tags didn't seem to be cheap. (~^~)