rachel_riecheru | Japan trip 2 day 7

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Japan trip 2 day 7

So I start my tour on the bus for the morning kyoto tour and I'm still feeling a little meh but I ate breakfast and it hasn't come up or down so it's good :) I feel like being anti social today. Everyone there is very touristy no otakus :(

On the bus they were telling us where we were going and to my surprise we are going to the golden pavilion!!! (jinkaku? Or kinkaku?) it doesnt matter it was a nice surprise. Just this alone will mean it's a good day ^_^!

So, Nijō castle was beautiful and my First thought was bugger these stupid tourists, and tour guide, too slow. So I walked without them and because I did I got to see the entire castle and especially the beautiful grounds and looking point where u can see the entire grounds. The tourist group never got there :p my gain their loss heheh. I took some photos from my iPhone for you guys my wonderful flist so I could show u as soon as i did my next post :) please enjoy Nijō castle.

The castle :)

Some of the lovely plants

The inner gate

The outer wall

I found out the original golden pavilion was burnt down by a crazy monk (literally) because the temple was too beautiful? Sound some someone we know? Golden pavilion is kinkaku, although I can't remember which one of them was kinkaku was it was one that spoke to goku and hakkai in the weird world where hakkai first took his restraints off? Or was it the brother who thought the monster was his brother and tried to kill everyone for Gojyo? :)

On the bus I saw the bonfire spot on the mountain again, they explained it's the Chinese character for big and it's shaped like a human and they represent the buhda of the pure land. It was nice to have that explained :)

Kinkaku was awesome :p it was beautiful and because of all the over hanging trees it wasn't too hot :) I wondered away from the group again though really wasn't in a social mood. I donated some coins into one of those drop boxes and made a wish. ;) my wish is a secrete! Then found a place that you throw coins into and u try and hit the middle stone bowl but I failed XD I ended up spending around 400ish yen on this and making wishes a there were two places to make wishes and I used them both!

As we were walking out I saw a lone crow I tried to take a photo but the sneaky bugger flew off :p gotta looove those crows lol. Everything was saiyuki related at the place from my eyes hahahha.

I drunk the entire pocari sweat (recommended by evilchuckles
to help get my electrolytes back up) it's gross I hate it I feel it makes me more dehydrated then not drinking it's been three hours since I've eaten (apple and Inari) and I am fine :) (so far)

It's not as hot today because there is a cloud over the sky it's more pleasant :) I retract it's hot and I'm sweaty yuck. It's more humid and it rained nooo more sticky sweatness!

The imperial palace was lovely and again took lots of photos. I wasn't able to wonder away from my group if u do these "imperial guards" come and get u and take u back to the group (and I was only a meter away lolz!!)

This is the inside of a greeting room where the emperor would great different people.

This is the outside of the castle we had to stand in rows of 4 to be let inside. When a random person walked out of line the man in the photo came up and told her to get back in the line. The guide called them imperial guards.

This is one of the gates that the higher ups eg shogun would go through to meet the emperor.

This was the outside of the sitting room.

Closer shot of the sitting room I could see their thrones but not on this pic.

Really old run down something, it was not explained but I thought this was the most interesting part cause it didn't match anything else at all.

So far I've only had a slight stomach ache and no need for the loo :s I'm a bit worried to eat anything sneaky or anything. On the way to the last place we passed over kyotos largest /longest river.

Looked around Kyoto hand craft center Was a bit meh but... But they did have some English manga... yes... they did have saiyuki =_= yes despite inner hakkais arguement I did buy It. Why you ask? Because after yesterday the though of not having something to read really freaked me out so I won't be sending it back it can get destroyed in my bag but atleast I have it :) I also brought a black rock shooter figurine for my friend and some lollies shaped like sushi both will make him happy I hope :)

While waiting for a free shuttle bus I was speaking to another couple from Melbourne they were old though lol. They went for collingwood who play the saints tomorrow I told them I was a saints supporter but collingwood is my second favorite team they laughed a little and then bagged out saint kilda. But heres the thing the saints ARE going to win! My mum is going to be there and I have brought her a good match charm to help us win!! I got it from kinkaku so I know it will be lucky! (because for me anything with saiyuki is lucky)

The Japanese still play old English music from the 80-90s I still dont understand why lol.

Animate had no saiyuki things :( but when I brought two other Minekura books I was hoping to get saiyuki clear bookmarks or something like that I wasn't sure what there would be because last animate didn't do anything. This one didn't seem to either so just as my hopes went down the lady serving me pulled aside a man, says god knows what pointed to my books, then when to a cabnet and pulled out the saiyuki book marks <33333 weeeee that made my day lol.

I then went to a cafe after eating a sandwhich, it was the plainest sounding and looking on the menu but it had bacon in it (which usually gives me no issues love bacon) but I figure it's better for me to sit for a bit and wait to make sure I'm ok before I storm off again :) did have a few stomach aches and a little burp or too cleared it up, still not 100% I'd say, I'll have a light dinner tonight from the convince store.

I then with my last bit of energy (was starting to feel more tired and the stomach was aching a bit, has settled down now- mostly) I grabbed three hairclips one for me, in Articuno blue, one for my dear veronicacode and one for a friend back home they had limited colours but veronicacode is getting the red one cause it's Gojyo red and I'm sure she'll like that :) ours match and I promised her they would so I'm happy ^_^

I then found a lovely incense shop an got some for me and a friend, might burn some tonight :)

I am so tired now (have been out since 8am and its now 4pm. I will be coming back to Kyoto on a half day trip on my second half of Osaka so that I can see the things I missed while being sick. Which will be easy as it's only 30 minutes from each other.

omorrow I leave Kyoto for Tokyo for comiket!!!! Wooooo!! ^_^ should be good. Right now it's raining :(

Here are today's spoils please enjoy ^_^

These are three pokemon glasses :) 100¥ each! The nightmare before chords as box is or my bestie David, he loves that show I wanna make sure it's a good one thou!

Here is the honey comb manga I brought, a special rurouni kenshin disk set and the bookmarks <3

I brought some post cards to send out to people I chose the one with the kinkaku on it for nomore_noless and I got all of those all more!!! (does anyone else want a post card lol pm ur address)

These are the charms I brought at kinkaku,the blue one with birds is mine and it's for dream come true, the other is for my mother for a good match (sport)

This is the black rock shooter figurine I got my friend I sure hope he doesn't have it! later that day it in another shop for an extra ¥2000 yen yay I got a good price lol.

These are the 3 clips :)

Lolly sushi

Sushi rubbers for my little sister who collects interesting rubbers :)

A durama doll, I have to draw in one I'd his eyes and make a wish and then if the wish comes true he gets his other eye, if not then he has only one eye! (btw hes actually purple not blue)

P.s this was written using me iPhone and using the lj app I found it's not bad, actually lol.

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Did you go to the International Manga Museum? http://www.kyotomm.jp/english/

Yes and no, i didnt go this time but I did go last year. It was sorta meh for me.

Collingwood? Collingwood?

*Shakes head disapprovingly* how could you admit to doing anything other than hating them lol

Also, I have a terrible habit of leaving tours as well XD They always rush too much or go wayyy too slow.

These tours were really really slow lol.

Yes collingwood, collingwood you see when I was 14 I was in love with my best friend (a wanker) and he went for collingwood we made a pact I would go for collingwood second and he would go for saints second. Then a month later the fucker off himself ^_^**** even when he promised he wouldn't!!! Well I keep my promises so :p yeah, collingwood.

Well, I guess I have no room to laugh, I barrack for (awkward!) Richmond...

Exactly :p my mum (biggest footy nut on the planet) has Richmond as her second cause she thinks in a few years time they'll have enough good young players to do a collingwood and rape the ladder :p

Likin' the Gaiden and bus gamer bookmarks..Nice Find!

Not so much a find as a yay offer still exists I want a second set if possible

Ooh, is that Honeycomb another Minekura manga? looks like her art - I didn't know about that one, if it is. Those hair clips are lovely. Obviously "rubbers" means something different in Australia than it does in the U.S. *snicker* (I am such a juvenile) but those are really cute.

Thanks for sharing all the pictures. I didn't know there was a real life origin for the Ginkaku and Kinkaku names, that is so cool! Some of those places were just so beautiful - I particularly loved the pic of the Kinkaku place reflecting on the water, that was gorgeous.

I'd love a postcard, please! Will pm you my address right now! Sankyuu!!

I'll send ur postcard from here ^_^ will do that when I can be assed getting out of bed! Lol

Yes I didn't know about ginkaku or kinkaku either it was 7viels that mentioned it to me a few posts back :)

Listen u filthy woman :p rubbers erase pencil in paper. What your thinking of are called condoms (pure filth) or in Australia banana bands :p

And yes honey comb is a Minekura manga :) it's very good actually! But short :( and sorta goes no where but the awesome thing is that in it has all her Arcadia chapters!! I love the goat one <3

*Snort* I knew that about the erasers, just had to tease ya a little. My grandma used to call rainboots rubbers, which always made me laugh about putting THEM on my feet! And yeah, I've had a dirty mind since I was about three! ^____^ (And I love "banana bands" - that's great.)

I'll have to keep an eye out for Honeycomb, both to read online and pick up hard copy sometime. I want to own all of Minekura's stuff in hard copy sooner or later.

Hard copy ain't in English but I can pick up a copy for u if u want :)

Ull just need to pay me backfor that and the postage from Australia. Lemme know if ur want me too :)

And I have a dirty mind too ita always finding filthy things :p always when I'm next on a pc I'll show u a picture from a doujinshi of what looks like hakkai making gestures to the size of his "banana" btw now I'll never look at gumboots (what we call them again!)

Whoohoo!! That would be great! If it's the same place you got that set of Gaiden bookmarks, I'd love a set of those, as well - or any other small Saiyuki swag that is not pricey and would be cheap to mail. I don't get to cons (or at least haven't yet) so I have very little in the way of Saiyuki memorabilia - a box that Kansouame made me, two pencilboards,a few other odds and ends, and some wall scrolls and pictures I bought off eBay, and that's it. I'd really love any little figures or pins or buttons - those have gotten really hard to find anywhere online. You can just mail whatever you find to me, and tell me what the price + post is and I can paypal it to your email account.

^_^ will do! It's hard to find the figures but if I see them I'll grab some for u (since their small)

:) I just wrote ur postcard off to send it now catch ya later!!

First off, I am glad you're feeling well enough to go out and about and that you were able to make it to the tour. The castle is beautiful and your photos are so lovely!! :D

And thank you for the postcard - it's perfect!

Hope you have loads of fun in Tokyo and at Comiket!!

Thanks glad u like the post card it's both Japanese and saiyukish ^_^ covering all bases here I recon! I hope comiket will be good I'm a little nervous there going to be a huge ass crowd!

Love the spoils.

Is the palace still in use? Then the security is no surprise at all, since touring it would be like touring the White House.

PS: I mean, I know this is in Kyoto, but if serious state functions are ever held there then they'd want to keep security tight so nobody can case the place for weaknesses/places to plant bombs etc.

I am pretty sure the whole thing is unused they only use it for festivals but not for the emperor.

No the palace isn't in use anymore which is why it weird!

AAAAAAWWWWWW! The castle is very marvellous!! *_*
Thank you so much for sharing you pics, now I'm dreaming to stay there *_*
You have bought many lovely stuffs but to buy Kenshin special disk with the image of the new anime (*_*) in Kyoto, where was born the legend of Battousai, this had no price! *_*
I'm sorry you have also the stomach ache, I hope you feel better now!

I didnt know how much u liked kenshin which do you prefer Saiyuki or Kenshin? tough question :P

I like both. To say the truth, I have some manga love, and the last of them is Kenshin. I just finished to read the manga and now I'm watching the anime, so I'm in the middle of the passion for this story.
I love Saiyuki at the same way, because both the manga have a beautiful story and beautiful characters, who have deep scares in their souls.
I love tormented characters :D

I see well there are a lot of tormented characters in both. If you like tormented characters, you might like Darker than Black (anime) the main character has some pretty good torment!

Good! *_*
So I will put Darker than Black in my anime list, thank you! ^ ^

Great pics of the Kinkaku and Nijou castle! Japanese architecture is so nice, I love the pic of the inner gate especially. I reckon if they're gonna call them 'Imperial guards' they should look more fancy, at least wear kimono and hakama. ^_^

I'm glad to hear your stomach ache is much better.

Looks like you've had another great haul of anime related goods. Those hair clips are quite nice.

Good luck at comiket! If you still have some postcards left, I'd love one, you should have my address, but I'll pm it to you all the same. ^_^

I recon the same (re guards)

I never took a photo of the hairclips i got for u but theyre not as fancy as that :P so dont worry.

Thats alright, I'd prefer a suprise anyways ^_^

Gosh, I just fell for those gates~ *o*
I am a bit of a gate maniac. ö___ö'

...and animate version of Honeycomb~ *drools*

hehe i didnt know gate maniacs could exist its cute ^_^ but i cant talk i am a hakkai maniac XD

yes the aninate honeycomb is very nice :)

Beautiful pics as always, dear! The temple is amazing! And the clips are lovely! Yay! our are matched! Thank you!!!!

^^ u welcome glad u like em

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