This day was the most hectic day of my entire life. We visited four distinct places: Kinkaku-ji Shrine, which is known for the golf leaf covering the building and the phoenix situated at the top; Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, which was a beautiful area filled to the brim with bamboo; Kiyomizu-dera Temple, which is a Buddhist temple on top of a hill, making the view breathtaking; and finally, Fushimi-Inari Temple, which is a Shinto shrine known for its thousands of red gates. Every single place we went to was so amazing, but going to all of those places in the span of 12 hours was brutal. Still, I greatly enjoyed that day and am thankful for being able to visit every place we went to that day. After our long day, we went to Kyoto Computer Gakuin to watch Mugin Train in their auditorium.
Now, in terms of food, I started out the day with a boxed breakfast provided by the hotel we were staying at. The box came with a croissant, and muffin, bread with raw fish and onions, pickled beets, an omelet, and some ham. Every piece of this boxed breakfast was delicious. The croissant was buttery and flaky, the muffin was sweet, and the tangy pickled beets paired nicely with the sweet ham.
For lunch, I got pork tonkatsu with rice and eggs. This really hit the spot after walking around so much. Because it was so protein heavy, this meal easily got me through the rest of the day until we watched Mugin Train at KCG.
After watching the movie, we went to Aeon Mall to grab late-night dinner from the food court. I ended up getting Korean fried chicken which was supper good. It was just the right amount of spicy and filling including the bed of rice it was placed on. It was also nice to help wake me up after watching a two-hour movie late into the night.
Today was our busiest day. Although I appreciate being able to see and experience so much in one day, I am glad all of our other days here are less jam-packed than this one so I can get some rest and relaxation in the near future.