Okay the title for this post is misleading, since it was not Jade but Bamboo and not "in" but more "kind in". Today we decided to check out the bamboo forest in Arashiyama.
Like the last two days, Kyoto was under rainfall today. But by the time we arrived in Arashiyama, the rain finally stopped. The skies were filled with overcast though.
The forest itself wasn't too hard to find, although we did overshoot it a bit when we were following my directions with the map. The bamboo forest itself is quite large and encompasses an entire shrine within it. However, we opted to choose the more "natural" route of the Bamboo Road that runs straight through the forest.
We were even able to see younger bamboo shoots growing.
Just past the forest, a large lake resided.
Being the adventurers we are, we decided to take a more scenic route to our next destination, Togetsukyo Bridge.
We eventually came upon this nice and cozy table to sit and rest at.
Lo' and behold, there was a path behind the table. It let straight down to the river. We slipped and slid down the steps and got a few cuts and bruises. But came out more or less unharmed.
Now this was just after rainfall, so the river was running pretty fast.
Finding the river proved to be a boon for us, since it led us straight to the Togetsukyo Bridge.
After walking the span of the bridge we realized that half the day was gone already. And we still had hope to get to Toei Movie Land. But we set upon by a group of Junior High School (maybe) students. Apparently they were on their annual school trip and they had an assignment involving conversing with people in English (as well as getting proof via photo and signature). At first we thought nothing to it, but returning to the other side proved otherwise. The entire school was there D=
Colin and Matt were "attacked" and "stalked" quite quickly, while I was mostly ignored (guess they thought I was a local ;P). Still we were kind to help, but that generosity cost us. As when we arrived at Toei Movie Land. We found out it was less then a hour away to closing. And with a 2200 yen entrance fee...it wasn't happening...still we got a snapshot of the sign. We'll be heading to Hiroshima tomorrow.
Daily Culture Oddity
This isn't really an oddity but it was something we encountered today. Unlike the Toronto area, railway crossings are still in very much regular usage here. Here's our "close encounter" with one.
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