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<\/p>\nI woke up at 6:15 AM today, because I had not gone on a morning walk in Kyoto yet. I had a presentation today to prepare for, but I really wanted to do it. I searched up online on places that are open early in the morning, and I found out Kiyomizu-dera was open at 6:00 AM. I excitingly loaded the map to Kiyomizu-dera and set out. It was really interesting seeing all the stores preparing for the day. I do, however, question the cleanliness of some meat stores. The walk was a bit long at ~2 miles. However, it was nice to be able to enjoy the views of Kyoto without the streets filled with people. I was able to arrive at Kiyomizu-dera without getting lost. (GPS is really handy) I was disappointed when I arrived, as the main temple was under renovation. I went into the temple anyways, as I heard the views are very nice from it. The view definitely did not disappoint; the best view of the city of Kyoto that I’ve seen so far. The sub temples were also very nice. I was not able to explore the whole temple, as I had to head back to the hostel to work on the presentation.<\/p>\n
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I heard Gion has pretty nice\u00a0desserts, so I decided to take a detour to there. I should have looked up the opening times of the stores before heading there. The stores that I wanted to go to all open at 10 or 11 AM. I disappointingly walked back to the hostel and chomped down some pastries from a bakery I saw along the way.<\/p>\n
The presentation was at 6 PM, but we had to practice on it first. As a result, we had to get to Terminal Kyoto by 2 PM. Kagaya-sensei said our presentation was fine, so we walked around the area until we had to return for the presentation. I messed up a bit during the presentation, but it went well overall. I sat on a table with Leah and two of Sachiko-san’s friends. It was nice being able to practice my Japanese. It was also interesting to hear about people from Japan’s opinions of American customs and recent events.<\/p>\n
We went to karaoke after the presentation. I had wanted to check out a karaoke place in Kyoto, as they are much more developed when compared to Hawaii. I was surprised by their nomihodai (all you can drink) option, as drinks in karaoke places in Hawaii are very expensive. The trip to Kyoto is ending, and I feel sad to leave it. We have two more days left, and I definitely want to make most I can out of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I woke up at 6:15 AM today, because I had not gone on a morning walk in Kyoto yet. I had a presentation today to prepare for, but I really wanted to do it. I searched up online on places … Continue reading