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Kyoto Sights Nijo Castle gate
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| Nijo Castle | Museum Annex | Paper store at Kyto Culture Museum | |
| Nishiki Market | Izakaya | ||
| We visited Kyoto to see my relatives in Kansai. We were to have lunch with them but we went a day head to do some sightseeing. Kyoto station was mobbed with foreign tourists who had been restricted to visit Japan because of covid until April. | |||
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I hadn't been to Nijo Castle for a long time and wanted to refresh my memory. The garden was wonderful.
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A special exhibit of the work of a young Cuban artist at the Municipal Museum Annex. We went there by mistake but was interesting nevertheless.
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"Tale of Genji" mono.
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It's almost 70% foreigners now, at least during popular hours. My aunt laments that it is no longer a market to go for everyday food shopping.
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We avoided the crowd at the market and found a quiet izakaya in one of the alleys away from the market for dinner.
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