Spring in Japan: Fushimi Inari Taisha

April 10, 2015
5th day
Solo adventure day 1

Good morning, Japan!

It was kinda weird to wake up alone and I suddenly missed my mom. We were together for 24 hours for 4 whole days and then, she's back in Manila. Aww. But the giddy feeling of excitement of exploring more of Kyoto alone was so exhilarating! I took a shower and got ready for a rainy day. I decided to visit Fushimi Inari since it's just one train ride away from Gion-Shijo.

inside the train

JR train

I passed by food stalls along the way and since I only had coffee and skyflakes for breakfast, I bought the famous Taiyaki with custard filling. Yummy!

Spring in Japan: Hanami at Maruyama Park

Still Day 3.

We checked in at Guesthouse Rakuza and was led to our twin japanese style room.  After settling in, we headed out to buy some souvenirs because my mom was going home the next day. We ended up at H&M. Lol! We looked for a place to eat after. Another chicken and rice combo for my mom and I tried the Japanese steak and ordered beer with it. Our meal came with a free popcorn and I guess it was one of those sports bar because the TV was showing a baseball game.