Always have a back-up plan
September 25th 2006 Day 2:
On Saturday I was planning on going to some of the other major temples in Kyoto, like Nijo, but the huge crowds of foreign and Japanese tourists kind of put me off. Instead I decided to hop a train to Kameoke and then take a boat cruise down the Hozugawa river to Arashiyama (another good site for temples).
After stepping off the train in Kameoke, I consulted my guide book, quickly re
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