Ridiculous right? Nak explore the whole Kyoto in one day, plus you are travelling with infant (Zara is still consider as infant okay, still below 2 years old) 😜
So, kita pilih yang penting2 je okay. Ikut kan full itinerary asal memang banyak tempat yang nak pergi, but due to some circumstances, we went to these 3 places:
ARASHIYAMA BAMBOO FOREST
expectation
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So many people, its hard to take a decent photos without people photobombed you 😂😂
For those who wants to go here, the route is so easy. From Kyoto Station take JR Sagano Line (covered by JR Pass) to Saga Arashiyama Station (platform no 33. Kalau was-was, tanya je locals dalam train tu "Saga Arashiyama?" sambil tunjuk train, tak perlu cakap Jepun pon. 😀 Iols dah siap bg no platform dah ni, uols tinggal cari dan naik je, xyah susah-susah study routes lagi dah. Nak confirmkan, boleh guna google maps jugak.
Tapi google maps akan bagi banyak options, so ad certains option trains yang dia bagi tu tak cover dengan JR Pass, contoh macam local trains dan subway, so kena beli tiket lain pulak.
Kebanyakkan tempat yang aku pilih nak pergi ni semua cover dengan JR Pass, so takpayah pikir dah nak beli tiket, tunjuk je JR Pass dengan gate officer. Guna JR Pass, kita tak boleh lalu autogate tau, kena lalu sebelah office gate officer tu, nanti dia buka kan gate manual.
Sampai je Saga Arahiyama, belok kiri (south gate), turun tangga korang akan nampak Torokko Sation belah kiri. Ni station untuk siapa2 yang berminat nak naik Sagano Scenic Railway (boleh google sendiri untuk details). Kitorang tak naik sebab sakura dah abis gugur, so rugi kalau naik pon. 😥😭😭.
Okay,keluar je station tadi, akan nampak ada jalan/lorong kecil ke kanan (jalan bertar), ikut je jalan tu straight, sampai nampak orang ramai2 nak masuk kawasan Bamboo Forest.
straight je ikut anak panah okay
Bila dah nampak cafe ni, ni tandanya dah nak sampai, belok kiri, nt akan nampak gate/entrance ke Bamboo Forest.
Bagi yang nak sewa
kimono sambil posing dekat sini (like we did). There are lots of kimono rental shop here. Tapi sebab sebelum sampai sana, when iols google, keluar 1 kedai je, so we'ols memang cari kedai ni je.
Kedai ni, jalan straight je dari Saga Arashiyama station tadi, dalam 2 blocks, atau pon dalam 1 minit walking distance (so, jangan masuk dulu lorong ke kanan tadi tu). But along the way to Bamboo Forest itself actually lots of others kimono rental shop available. So dont worry if you guys miss this shop at the first place. Just walk towards the Bamboo Forest and you will find others shop. Price ranging from 2500-3000 yen per person for the kimono. Complete with socks/sandal, hairdo and accessories, clutch.
Posing la sampai bateri habis, sebab rebtal ni perday. Ada yang perhour tapi rugi, sebab harga nak sama mahal je.
Dalam Bamboo Forest ni ada banyak jenis shrine, if nak masuk melawat/tengok boleh je, fee depends ada yang 500 yen ada yang 800 yen. We'ols tak masuk sebab weols cheapskate, masuk Bamboo Forest yang free je 😝😝 and tak pusing habis sebab penat. Jalan dia berbukit dan penuh dengan manusia seantero dunia, so kitorang pergi halfway je.
Kalau korang malas jalan (duit sugar daddy selori) boleh naik beca yang ada oppa tarik tu. Jangan tanya berapa sebab iols tak naik dan tak tanya.
Anak iols retis sangat haritu, sebab dia sensorang baby yang pakai kimono, so semua attracted dengan dia. Kawaii, Kawaii *flash \*flash* orang duk sibuk ambik gamba dia. Budget Kim K sangat posing pastu dah malu menyorok belakang mama.
tangan pergi mana anak oi
😄😄
YOSHIYA (HALAL FOOD)
Jalan dah, posing dah, penat pon dapat. So next thing is EAT! If you forgot to bring lunchbox, dont worry, there is halal restaurant at Arashiyama named Yoshiya. Just google Yoshiya or from Bamboo Forest just walk towards Togetsu Bridge (take left turn at the junction) and walk straight untill you found the restaurant.
Just find the lantern 😍😍 and you will find the restaurant. The girl posing in the picture is still working there when i went there. She's Indonesian, so you can talk Malay with her. There is also prayer room here. Bonus!
kid menu (orang dewasa pon boleh sebab banyak)
tempura with rice and soba mee
Price ranging from 1500-5000 yen per set.
Silalah order Unagi, kang balik menyesal macam orang tu *not me*
KIMONO FOREST
This one kinda under-rated. Outshine by Bamboo Forest maybe. Iols pon tak tahu pasal Kimono Forest ni, ter-google je actually. Kimono Forest ni pon area situ2 jugak, cuma maybe orang terlepas pandang sebab dia macam kena masuk ke belakang kedai. Kalau tak jumpa boleh tanya orang okay, nak tanya si manis dalam gamba kat atas (Yoshiya) pon boleh, nanti dia siap bagi guide map. Lagi senang kerja.
We were there at around 4.30pm, so the pillars look ordinary. You guys better go there during night okay, so you can see the pillars are glowing in the dark. The Kimono Forest is actually made up of cylindrical shaped pillars of dyed fabrics/ the kimono.
It should be magnificent view like this. 😲😲
Thats the expectation guys. Macam biasa akan ada beribu manusia akan photobombed gambar, so sangat susah nak ambik gamba kita sensorang je. Hahaha.
anak tido dont care
Kat depan Kimono Forest ni ada kedai jual macam-macam, makanan, soft ice cream. Kitorang tak try sebab dah ada perasaan was-was halal ke tak halal. So, bila was-was, tak boleh la. 😅
TOGETSU BRIDGE
Not so sure the history/ the story about this bridge. But the view is stunning, so must take picture here. I bet the view will be more extra ordinary if the Sakura is still blooming. Sadly, by the time we were in Japan, there were no more Sakura left. 😭😭
Done with Arashiyama, spent almost a day here, so others like Nijo Castle, Philosopher's Path/ Tetsugaku-no-michi, Gion (to get a glimpse of Geisha), all the temples (Golden Pavilion etc), Nara Park, all scratch from the list. Kalau korang sempat (tak sesat, rushing2 je ambik gamba then cecepat ke next location, single so xyah pikir baby's condition and all), boleh lah pergi semua tempat tu.
Da penat, layers dalam kimono pon dah basah dengan peluh. Its time for us to go back to our apartment and ready for our night adventure (which is never happen, because those two collapsed once we reached our apartment, and there was no sign of waking up).
Mama pasrah.
dinner malam tu kita masak je Brahim's
Sebab rasa bersalah, ajak Mama jalan-jalan tengok Kyoto Tower je lepas dinner. Fyi, Kyoto Tower tu sebelah je dengan Kyoto Station, jadi boleh jalan kaki je. Tengok-tengok orang sambil merasa angin sejuk Kyoto. 😐
supikgf/mamazara
