Japan Trip: Day 9 - Kyoto

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Today would be my last full day in Japan. We went to the Imperial Palace, a 27 acre compound which was the residence of the Emperor when Kyoto was the capital of Japan. The capital was moved to Tokyo in the 1869. On the grounds was a very nice garden, called the Oikeniwa Garden. Then, we visited the Nishiki Market, an incredible collection of alleyways and hallways with shops, ranging in size from small booths to multi-story stores. You could find anything here. I didn't buy anything, but looked around and got some lunch. We then went to the Philosopher's Walk area, and had a nice tea ceremony.

I flew back to the U.S. the next day.

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Photos

Oikeniwa Garden
The garden at the Imperial Palace.

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One of these bridges was called the Keyakibashi Bridge.