Trip home page Walking through the bamboo forest / groves of Sagano [Jackson]

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• Take the train back to Kyoto, and most then take a train to Sagano / Aiyashima
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• Walking through the bamboo forest / groves of Sagano
• In the bamboo forest
• In the bamboo forest
• In the bamboo forest
• In the bamboo forest
• In the bamboo forest
• In the bamboo forest
• Beautiful fence
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• Along the trail, there is a path to the left that leads you up a hill and then down to along the Arishiyama (Arishi river)
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• Along the Arishiyam
• Along the Arishiyam
• Togetsukyo
• Sign in cemetary
• Along the Arishiyama
• Along the Arishiyama
• Along the Arishiyama
• Along the Arishiyama
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• We wandered through town back to the train station, took the train to Kyoto, then the van to our hotel.
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• After some time to get refreshed, we took the van back to Kyoto station and went to find an izakaya Steve had located. That izakaya was full, but they recommended another one a block away, and they could take us.
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• Marys birthday party at the izakaya
• Happy birthday and cheers!
• Mary after her party
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• Then back to our hotel to pack and prepare for our return home.
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• Tuesday Oct. 23, page 1: Nara