In winter last year, we went with two student friends on a day trip to some temple markets in Kyoto. Eiko and Kazuwe were Nadia's students, though I had taken the class a few times. They were wonderfully eccentric ladies (Eiko had once managed to wedge her car in the entrance of her garage) and Nadia loved the class, which was often hilarious. They were pretty keen on any western style experience, and on this occasion, we went to an excellent middle eastern vegetarian restaurant before the markets. Sort of, Lebanese with a twist. They also seemed quite amazed that westerners like us could so easily navigate the train system, especially where we jumped lines to get a cheaper fare. I think that we have Miwa to thank for that grounding.
So it was that we emerged from Hankyu Kawaramachi Station, which runs underneath a major shopping precinct. You can see the Hankyu Department store in the background. The shot shows us on the way across the bridge on the Kamo River, bearing eastwards in search of the Keihan line. Tom was asleep and the three girls had just burst in laughter. Kazuwe and Eiko found it hilarious that Nadia knew exactly where we were when they didn't have a clue. It was a great day actually and one of the few manageable trips to Kyoto with an infant.
There is a reasonable little map of the district here:
http://www.infomapjapan.com/images/map/Kawaramachi_map_web.pdf
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