Lucyriver and Beautiful Blue were temple or shrine-hopping the whole day from morning till dusk. We started with Fushimi Inari Shrine which has thousands of torii gates from the ground up to the hill. We only had time to walk through a short distance of the torii tunnel. Then we went to Tofukuji temple which is a train station away. Tofukuji is famous for its momiji (maple) in autumn.
From the southern we returned to the eastern Kyoto city. The Philosopher's Path is great for hanami (cherry blossom viewing) in spring. We walked along the canal after seeing Gingakuji Temple (Silver Pavillion) towards Nanzenji Temple covering about 2 km.
Realising the temples in Kyoto were closing soon around 5 to 6 p.m. we dashed to Kiyomizudera Temple, ascending the slope to the temple. It would be great to come early as most of the shops were closing as we made our way down.
To call it a day, we strolled a few streets in Gion, hoping to chance upon a geisha or maiko (female entertainer or apprentice) going to work. When we decided to throw in the towel, one suddenly appeared out of nowhere in front of us. She walked real fast, thus getting only her back.
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