Today we decided to take it easier on our feet. So we went to the top of Inari Taisha. It is a big shrine with a bunch of orange Torii that line the walk all the way to the top of the mountain. The hike was about 5km or 3.1 miles. We climbed a bazillion stairs and gained in 1000 ft in elevation. Ok so maybe we didn’t take it too easy on our feet. The shrine is a huge tourist attraction and there were a lot of people there. At one point as we were starting the hike I felt like we were a bunch of cattle being corralled through the orange gates. It was hard for me to not start saying “Moo” while hiking but I was a good girl and didn’t. I don’t know if I would have offended anyone if I had. Something about being in Kyoto I’ve noticed is there are a lot of tourist and every where you go you can hear a number of languages being spoken around you. It’s really a neat experience.

After the shrine we decided we wanted to get some lunch. We headed to the city center train station in Kyoto by train. Once there we found a little restaurant in the Kyoto station. I remember reading online before coming that many times the best places to eat are in the train stations. This one was definitely some of the best food I’ve had here. I had a tonkatsu meal and Corey had udon. We decided to give our feet a rest for a little while and head back to the hotel to do some laundry.

After our laundry was done we walked back to the train station and headed out for dinner. We had some little hickups today getting on and off trains. Mostly not getting off at the right stop. It’s not a problem since we have a train pass for two weeks but only minor delays throughout the day. We had some ramen for dinner. In total we have walked over 11 miles today. Tomorrow is a travel day we head to Hiroshima where we will stay for a week.