Maybe it's because it's autumn, the weather in Osaka is a little gray and cloudy, and a little cold, or maybe they got up early, and the sun is still hiding in the gray and white clouds and doesn't want to come out.

For breakfast, I bought persimmon leaf sushi in Nara the day before yesterday and gave some to the store, because the store took care of it carefully and provided a lot of routes to show that I would return the gift.

Then Xia Qiao's family took advantage of this hazy morning to go to the next location, Kyoto, to check in.

Today they are going to move to Kyoto as a whole, and many people who are not familiar with it will mistake Kyoto for Tokyo, but in fact, these are two places, and the distance is not the same, Kyoto is more like an old writer with deep cultural heritage, and Tokyo is more like a new human being in modern urbanization.

Kyoto is one of the three largest metropolitan areas in Japan. It is also the center of traditional Japanese culture and the former capital of Japan. In 1994, some of Kyoto's historic buildings were designated as World Heritage Sites as Cultural Properties of the Ancient Capital of Kyoto. At the same time, Kyoto Prefecture is one of the most populous local governments, the spiritual homeland of the Japanese people, the origin of Japanese culture, and a symbol of Japanese culture. It is known as the "thousand-year-old capital" with historical buildings such as shrines and Buddhist pavilions, gardens, paintings, traditional events, and Kyoto cuisine.

Therefore, there are only a lot more things to do in Kyoto, and the route formulated by Xia Qiao also spends the most time in Kyoto.

Since the group had a lot of luggage and luggage, they rented a car and headed for Kyoto.

This time Xia Qiao booked a hotel, this was Xia Qiao compared several stores before choosing, although it was a little expensive, but I also hope to live comfortably.

As soon as you get out of the car, you can feel that this is a more traditional Japanese machiya style. Although it is in a small street, the surroundings are very quiet. As soon as I entered the front desk, the little brother and sister greeted us very warmly, seeing that we had a lot of luggage, and helped us all send to the room, originally ordered a Japanese-style room, a tea ceremony room, and a Western-style room, but saw that we were a family, so the Western-style room was also replaced by a Japanese-style room, and also looked at the grandmother's age, so we arranged it on the first floor, Xia Dad and Xia's room is also next door, only Lin Yi's room is on the second floor, but they are very close, and the rooms are wooden, very beautiful.

Because they came early, they couldn't check in, so they left their luggage at the hotel first, and the young lady at the front desk gave Xia Qiao a map to mark the nearby restaurants and convenience stores.

Xia Qiao also saw it before he came, there are many attractions near here, and there is a food map given by the clerk, which is a perfect match.

Xia Qiao and the others first put their large luggage at the hotel, and everyone took the necessary items with them and set off for the Nishi Honganji Temple, which was closest to the hotel.

Take a stroll around Nishi Honganji Temple, and then find a place to eat nearby. Then take a look at the nearest place and take a turn.

I don't know why, the weather was still a little gloomy when I set out from Osaka, but when I arrived in Kyoto, the dark clouds seemed to have been lost, and the sun seemed to have slept enough, hanging high in the air and stretching his waist.

Nishi Honganji Temple is really close. In fact, they saw it on the way here.

The official name of Nishi Honganji Temple is Ryukuyama Honganji. Honganji Temple is the largest sect of the Pure Land Shin sect and was founded by the Kin-Luan. Locals prefer to call it "West Temple". There is also a "Tojiji Temple", not far from the Nishiji Temple, which is actually the Honganji Temple divided into two. The West Temple is listed as a World Heritage Site, while the East Temple has been renovated to make its Imperial Shadow Hall even taller.

Xia Qiao and the others didn't go far to find the West Temple. Japanese temples all have their own merits, and Nishi Honganji, at a glance the black eaves and the overall dark tone makes people feel very solemn, the temple atmosphere is strong, the gate is also very grand, as soon as you enter the door, the inside is quiet, no one talks anywhere.

When you enter the door, you will be greeted by monks, and you can only hear the sound of the loose stones when you step on the black gravel, and then you will see the ginkgo tree, which is more than 400 years old. Since it is not yet in season, the leaves of the ginkgo tree are turning from green to yellow, like a gradient on the color palette, which is very beautiful. Let Xia Qiao's family shoot and shoot directly. The ginkgo tree adds a different touch of color to Nishi Honganji.

Everyone has to take off their shoes on the wooden stairs, it is really super clean and spotless, there are many various patterns in the corridor, and there is an old monk who is seriously mopping the floor.

Xia Qiao first saw a fish, then pointed to Lin Yi beside him, and signaled with his eyes: Na, you see~ It seems that he has discovered a new continent, he is very happy, and Lin Yi is also very funny to take a picture of Xia Qiao.

Note! The reason why this photo is funny is because Lin Yi took a picture of Xia Qiao's feet and half a truncated leg, but did not take a picture of Xia Qiao's face.

Elephants, gourds, and so on were found later.

Xia Qiao's family went to see the Imperial Shadow Hall first, and at first they didn't quite understand what the Imperial Shadow Hall was for, in fact, the Imperial Shadow Hall was dedicated to the ancestors, and you could go around the Amitabha Hall by walking along the corridor. The Amitabha Hall is dedicated to Amitabha.

Walking into the Imperial Shadow Hall, the exterior of the main hall still looks very rustic, but the interior decoration makes people feel low-key and gorgeous. There was a faint yellow light in the dim environment, and some people were meditating in meditation, which was very solemn, and no one dared to take pictures, for fear of disturbing the purity of the Buddhist door.

There is also a temple called Dragon and Tiger Hall on the south side, and there seem to be a lot of people in it, so it must be that the incense of the West Temple is vigorous.

And to the southwest is the "Tang Gate". It is currently under renovation, so it is not open to the public.

It took only 20 minutes to walk around, and I happened to meet the little cuties in the kindergarten who came to visit and worship, one by one, carrying schoolbags and small hats, lined up in rows, very cute, super like the anime characters that Xia Qiao had seen.

Xia Qiao couldn't help but take a photo.

Walking around Nishi Honganji Temple as a whole, the first feeling is that it is quite large, a bit of a Buddhist solemn and sacred feeling, and it is a real temple, not a famous scenic spot. Grandma was very serious along the way, and Xia's father and Xia mother also liked it. It's not in vain.

Although this was not in the plan, it reaped the joy of the plan.

When they were done, they walked through some small alleys to see the East Temple, and then began to look for a place to have lunch.

Three options for ramen, yakiniku, and sukiyaki, and finally, two-thirds of people chose to go for sukiyaki. This store is relatively close to the hotel, but the guests are full, the business is particularly good, they only know that they have to queue up after they arrive, after all, it is a person who has lined up hundreds of tables in Haidilao, so for this store it has been in line for less than 20 minutes, or relatively lucky.

After entering, I felt that it was really worth spending this time to queue.

You can eat both sukiyaki and sukiyaki, in short, you can eat hot pot, barbecue meat, and skewers, it's really cost-effective, sukiyaki is very authentic, and a few hungry people eat here to be particularly satisfied.

Then everyone walked back to the hotel to check in.