It was my first day in Japan and i was so excited! I reached Kansai Airport (KIX) at around 8.30am and took around 30 minutes to pass through the immigration. I went to 'Midori no Madoguchi' to exchange my JR Pass and bought a 'Haruka (Roundtrip) and ICOCA Card Package' for 4000Yen. The Haruka ticket allowed me to board the Haruka Shinkansen to Kyoto and back to KIX from Osaka. I won't be using my JR Pass in Kyoto and Osaka because my pass only valid for 7 days.
*Board the Haruka Shinkansen from here*
*In Shinkansen, on the way to Kyoto!*
After i dropped my luggage in my dorm, here starts my adventures!
I went to Philosopher's Path first since it's still early and not so crowded.
*Sakura along the path~ There are white and pink
sakura everywhere! It's just too beautiful.*
*Green tea ice cream! 250yen and it was so delicious!*
*Somehow i managed to find the sakura ice cream seller!
The seller told me that the ice cream is made by sakura leaves~*
*Sanmon (Three Gates)*
*Keage Incline*
*One of the most beautiful picture i took :D*
*Maruyama Park*
*Wash your hand before enter into a shrine or temple*
*Heian Shrine*
*Paid 700yen to enter into the garden behind Heian Shrine and sakura is everywhere!*
*Write down your wish and tie it on the branches and your wish shall come true :)*
*Kamogawa River*
*Nabeyaki Udon~*
*Street outside Pontocho Alley*
*Night time in Kyoto~ It was freezing!*
*Pontocho Alley*
Here is the end for my 1st day in Japan. Post for 2nd day trip will be post soon :)
