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  • My favorite sight in Kyoto was the Fushimi Inari-Taisha, which translates to “the Head Shrine of Inari”. It consists of 10,000 Torii gates painted persimmon orange, spread out on & up a mountain: With such a cool sounding Japanese name, I actually found the translation disappointing. I thus propose some alternate ones: • Shrine of…

  • I got tired of lugging my big daypack around all the time just to hold a water bottle & sunscreen — it’s really meant for carrying lots of weight & hiking. So I bought a cheap European carryall @ H&M in Tokyo. It’s sooo much better, but I definitely had to swallow some of my…

  • Tim: OK, I’m not crazy about temples, but since Kyoto is known for them, I think I’ll go to just one of them while I’m here, the most famous one, Kinkaku-ji Temple. How do I get there today? Google Maps: This is easy – Bus 205 will take you right there & the stop is…

  • I don’t care, I’m going to continue posting toilet content if I continue being amazed. In this episode, we see tank filling ingeniously being used as a sink faucet. I did think I’d done something wrong the first time I flushed this toilet, as I’m constantly doing things wrong in this country. But that’s a…