Kyoto in November

14–21 Nov 2025 · Japan

8 days4 stops1 country71 km

Home for a week with a Portuguese boyfriend who had never seen a persimmon. Momiji season, so we shared the city with everyone.

Day 1 14 Nov
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Kyoto 🇯🇵

Japan · 4 nights

Fushimi Inari at 6:30, before the tour buses. The torii go on longer than anyone's patience except ours.
Day 3 16 Nov
2

Arashiyama 🇯🇵

Kyoto, Japan

The bamboo grove is a queue with nice acoustics. Tenryū-ji next door is the actual point.
Day 6 19 Nov
3

Nara 🇯🇵

Japan

The deer bow. Then they eat your map. Both things are true.
Day 7 20 Nov
4

Uji 🇯🇵

Japan · 1 night

Tea town. Matcha in everything, including — regrettably, wonderfully — a hot dog.

1 Dec

Persimmons at Nishiki1 min read
Kyoto in November, one market stall at a time, with someone who had never seen a persimmon.
14 Dec

Nara bows back1 min read
On deer, etiquette, and my boyfriend's map.

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