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In Which Frankie and I Attempt to See all That is Humanly Possible in One Day
Hello all! Well, today was our last full day in Kyoto. I’m definitely sad that we’re leaving tomorrow, but Frankie and I sure fit in a really admirable volume of stuff today! We trekked all across Kyoto, hitting most all … Continue reading
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Kyoto Day 11: Tōji Market and Shūgakuin
Today I woke up and went to the Tōji flea market. Then, I went to Sushi no Musashi for kaiten one last time before we leave, before heading to Shugakuin Imperial Villa, for which I had reserved a tour spot … Continue reading
Nijo Castle and Walking
I headed out to Toji this morning for their monthly market. I was out of yen, but I expected a money exchange machine or store near the temple. However, I was not able to find any near it, so I … Continue reading
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Our Last Day in Kyoto
Today is our last day in Kyoto. I don’t think it’s hit me yet that I wont’ be here tomorrow, but I’m fine with that. I enjoyed my last day here. I slept in and then just walked around for … Continue reading
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Day 10 – The Grand Zen Team Adventure
For the majority of the day, Breelyn and I went on an adventure across the city to see all of the major tourist destinations that we had not yet visited. We purchased 500 yen day passes for the bus, which … Continue reading
The end
Yesterday we came full circle, but today was more like an end. It was a completely free day, which I’m very thankful for. My host family booked Shinkansen tickets back at 3:00PM, so I went to their hotel, Hotel Monterey, at … Continue reading
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Zen and Fushimi Inari Part 2
We went to see Kei-san this morning. We met him the first day of our trip and it was nice to see him again near the end of this trip. We started with zazen, answering the koan, and then zazen … Continue reading
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Presentation
We finally had our presentation! The day started later than usual for me, and Leah and I finished up some last minute prep for our presentation. We walked around looking for food, ended up at the basement of a department … Continue reading
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Day Nine: Tofuku-ji and Fushimi-Inari Revisited
Today is the penultimate day of our trip, and we spent the first part of the day revisiting Tofuku-ji with Yukei-san. We were given a koan, or Buddhist riddle, on the first full day of our trip and were tasked … Continue reading
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Last Class Activity
The last activity for our trip was visiting Taiko-an to do zazen and answer the kouan. Isobe-sensei originally wanted to us to answer the kouan first and then do zazen. However, he changed his mind, as doing zazen may help … Continue reading
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