This is western Kyoto and quite different from the Gion area. As much as I love bustling city life, I think I prefer this area, which was so beautiful with lushly green mountains, a river clean enough to swim in, and a bamboo forest that felt 10 degrees cooler (the sun is merciless). It's apparently best in the spring when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, or in autumn when the leaves begin to change. It's only about an hour's train ride from my home, which makes it an easy (and cheap) day trip.
I went here on August 3rd, and it was quite possibly the hottest day of my life.
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