It rained the entire time we were in the south. Kyoto is amazing and very old. Osaka is a larger port city. The remarkable temples are surrounded by 30 story buildings. The bad weather was due to a typhoon that blew in the entire time we were there. When I say this you might imagine gale force winds and waves crashing. No. There was just spitting rain the entire time. Enough to move around in but make you wish it would stop.

We took the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto first, then the local line to Osaka. There are more sights to see in Kyoto then are humanly possible to see. Osaka has many sights to see, but we spent the two days we had in the underground tunnel systems around the train station. FYI if you are planning on traveling to these cities, the hotels in the train station are very nice. Some are pricey, but worth the extra money because of location.

We originally planned to go to the Kasagi bouldering area south of Kyoto, but it rained to entire time. I am not sure if I have said this enough. We did go to Crux bouldering gym one night. The owner, Yuki, is very nice and she has a fantastic venue. If you are in the area check it out.

This all said, I was not able to take many good photos. Here are a few from the trip.

Sorry that there is not more to this post but really it rained the whole time.


Go Climb Something in the sun!!!