{"id":10999,"date":"2016-03-30T12:38:53","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T16:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=10999"},"modified":"2016-04-04T14:36:43","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T18:36:43","slug":"last-day-in-kyoto-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=10999","title":{"rendered":"Last Day in Kyoto, Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wednesday &#8211; March 30, 2016<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We had a very busy last day in the Arashiyama district of Kyoto\u00a0thanks to our wonderful local guide, Ayano Inami. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6696-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11000\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6696-2.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6696-2\" width=\"400\" height=\"321\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We entered the beautiful Sogenchi Garden at Tenryu-ji Zen Temple which was founded in 1339 and is a World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6631.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11001\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11001\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6631.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6631\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6646.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11002\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11002\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6646.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6646\" width=\"400\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6702-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11003\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11003\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6702-2.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6702-2\" width=\"245\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6797-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11004\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11004\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6797-2.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6797-2\" width=\"400\" height=\"314\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6756-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11005\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11005\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6756-2.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6756-2\" width=\"400\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6705.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11006\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11006\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6705.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6705\" width=\"289\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6760-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11007\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11007\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6760-2.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6760-2\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6719.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11009\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11009\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6719.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6719\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6729.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11010\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11010\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6729.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6729\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6819.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11008\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11008\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6819.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6819\" width=\"400\" height=\"242\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6636.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11011\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11011\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6636.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6636\" width=\"400\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6845-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11012\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11012\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6845-2.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6845-2\" width=\"400\" height=\"325\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We took the purple tram to the last stop and then took a taxi to the Kyoto Handicraft Center.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6857.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11013\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11013\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6857.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6857\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6859.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11014\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11014\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DSC_6859.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6859\" width=\"400\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We made a few purchases then rode a taxi back to the hotel to prepare for our farewell dinner in the Gion District.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_9212.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11015\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11015\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_9212.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9212\" width=\"400\" height=\"229\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_9220.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11016\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11016\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_9220.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9220\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_9225.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11017\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11017\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_9225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9225\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It was a pleasant evening and we walked around the district admiring the Sakura &#8211; cherry blossoms. \u00a0We waited two weeks for <em>&#8220;Hanami&#8221;<\/em> &#8211; the Japanese custom of viewing cherry blossoms. It was said that hanami began more than one thousand years ago when aristocrats enjoyed looking at the beautiful blossoms and wrote poetry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_9206.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11018\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11018\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_9206.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9206\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_9207.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11019\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11019\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_9207.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9207\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We strolled and mingled with tourists and locals to admire and photograph the delicate pink flowers. \u00a0It was a perfect way to celebrate our last night in Japan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday &#8211; March 30, 2016 We had a very busy last day in the Arashiyama district of Kyoto\u00a0thanks to our wonderful local guide, Ayano Inami. \u00a0 We entered the beautiful Sogenchi Garden at Tenryu-ji Zen Temple which was founded in 1339 and is a World Heritage Site. 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