On our second day in Kyoto after exploring Inari Shrine, we headed just south of there to the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum just north of the Uji River. Gekkeikan, founded in 1637, is a manufacturer of nihonshu (sake in Japanese refers to alcohol in general, whereas in English it refers to rice wine) and umeshu (plum wine). Gekkeikan is also one of the oldest companies in the world.
We ended our second day in Kyoto with a quick look around the Gekkeikan Museum and some tasting of different types of nihonshu. On our way back to the Uji Station we crossed the Uji River and stopped to take a few pictures and chat with an older man who was also admiring the river.
On our third day, we visited what would become my favourite place in Kyoto - Arashiyama (嵐山). Arashiyama is a nationally-designated Historic Site on the west side of Kyoto. Many famous tourist sites can be found in Arashiyama - The Moon Crossing Bridge (渡月橋), Iwatayama Monkey Park, a bamboo grove, and many temples and shrines.
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