Japan day 13

Nijo Castle, Manga museum and Go-cafe.

Today I planned to go to the manga museum, on my way I noticed that Nijo castle was right around the corner. From my bus window it looked pretty awesome. So I visited the ancient fort and despite the bad weather it was awesome. The impenetrable walls and massive doors really showed how well it was protected in its time. When entering the main building the floors made a weird squeaky sound. This was security precaution making sure no one could sneak in unnoticed. So we squeaked down the hallway looking at incredible wall paintings and carved out frames above the doors. For me this was worth the money but another big surprise lay hidden behind the fort.... a astonishing garden with little bridges that spanned over the water making it even more beautiful to the eye.

The manga museum was a letdown, there was some history and loads of manga to read, but I did not plan to sit there the entire day reading manga so this was a short visit.

The go-cafe was cool as usual I beat the 89 year old owner but got destroyed by a 4d Japanese player that was actually 4d.

I finished the day eating at the top of Kyoto station looking over the city with Kyoto tower in the background. Awesome few but expensive food, but heck it was my last day in Kyoto so I wanted to end it in style.