Day 8 - Kyoto

 After a last visit to the hotel garden, it was time to take the train from Tokyo Station to Kyoto. I had never been on a bullet train before and was impressed that you could not feel the acceleration or deceleration. I missed the first train from my platform as I came up the escalator ten cars away from where I needed to be.

The next two trains left from different platforms so I waited less than 15 minutes for the next one from mine. This meant I was able to get on first and pick my seat. I knew from research that I wanted to be on the right in order to see Mt Fuji. I was very happy about that tip as it was a beautiful morning.

Once in Kyoto, I had a bicycle tour with my brother-in-law. We went to the Manga Museum. Since the books are in Japanese, I was "limited" to appreciated things such as the cafe where famous Manga artists have decorated the walls.



What impressed me was how narrow the streets were, with small businesses operating among the
homes.                                           



In the evening we went to a show that demonstrated different aspects of Japanese culture (tea ceremony, traditional music, dance, comedy, puppets). I quickly volunteered for the tea ceremony which I had always wanted to try.


Afterwards, we had dinner on a Russian restaurant on the rooftop of a building. The night breeze was wonderful after a hot and humid day.