My 3 weeks in Japan: Kyoto & Nara

From Kanazawa we caught a 2-hour shinkansen ride to the city that was previously Japan’s capital for over 1000 years, Kyoto. We wanted to have a little bit of a change in experience for accommodation this time around and tried out a capsule hotel. For those of you who don’t know what it is, think of it like a hostel but instead of the typical bunk bed share room there is a hall full of tiny bed-sized rooms. I know I know it sounds weird but trust me it was pretty sweet; centurion hotel even had tv’s inside their capsules.

Higashihonganji

Our first day like usual was spent roaming the nearby streets of the bustling city. Our first stop was the head temple Higashihonganji. With a country that has so many shrines you think you’d get sick of them after a while but honestly, they just even more fascinating because…