This morning we went to Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto, walking through all 10,000 torii gates to get to the top of the mountain. My feet hurt by the end of it!

Kyoto, though it seems small wherever you are, is actually massive with so many different areas. Japan is a land of contradictions. You can be in a serene quiet temple, walk two blocks and you’re in the heart of Downtown hustle-and-bustle Kyoto. You can be in Gion district and see a giesha and walk a little further and be in a Studio Ghibli store. Which is exactly what happened!