From north to south in Kyoto, there is a 'The Eccentric Family' pilgrimage and a citywalk route that includes the dry landscape of Daitoku-ji Temple

From north to south in Kyoto, there is a 'The Eccentric Family' pilgrimage and a citywalk route that includes the dry landscape of Daitoku-ji Temple. The theme of the trip is a pilgrimage to 'The Eccentric Family' by Tomihiko Morimi and an appreciation of the karesansui (dry landscape) rock gardens of Daitoku-ji Temple, visiting the pagoda heads of Ryogen-in and Zuiho-in, the Japanese Penglai Mountain's immortal fantasy, and celebrating a young lady's birthday with eel and yakiniku. The itinerary is planned as follows: Kamigamo Shrine—Imamiya Shrine—Eel rice—— Daitoku-ji Temple - Kamo River Delta stepping stones to cool off—Yakiniku Hiro— Night walk along Kamo River- bar nostalgia unlocked the hidden menu for a pseudo-electric brandy. Departing from Tokyu Stay at 8:30 in the morning, we took a taxi directly to Kamigamo Shrine, the northernmost point of the trip, explained the legend of Kamo Wakeikazuchi and the stories of the Aoi Matsuri festival and Murasaki Shikibu. The shrine building is constructed in the nagare-zukuri hafu gable style. Interestingly, to commemorate the Year of the Dragon, there are various dragon-shaped crafts, and the most interesting part is that on Sundays, you can feed the little horses again. Next, we visited Imamiya Shrine, where we happened to encounter a small monthly market, which was very interesting and a place to find some second-hand goods. It is largely for preventing epidemics and praying for health, and there are two very famous grilled mochi shops outside the east gate, called Ichimonji and Shop. For lunch, we went to an eel rice restaurant in the northern district. In the afternoon, we walked to Daitoku-ji Temple and chose to visit the essence of Ryogen-in and Zuiho-in pagoda heads. Ryogen-in truly expresses Zen Buddhism, with the moss-covered karesansui from the Muromachi period in the north side's Ryugin-tei garden, and the smallest stone garden in Japan on the east side, Totoya, with a circular pattern representing the drop of a single drop of water. We also met a very talented girl who can sketch, and she communicated with us along the way, showing us architectural sketches of other sights in Kyoto. In Zuiho-in, we admired the cross garden designed by Mirei Shigemori in 1961 as a tribute to the Christian spirit of creation. After visiting Daitoku-ji Temple, we took a bus to Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, collected the limited-edition 'The Eccentric Family' amulets exclusive to Kyoto, and the very popular hydrangea amulets. Walking through Tadasu no Mori was indeed very pleasant. The end of the forest leads to a very interesting shrine in Kyoto that pursues beauty, called Kawai Shrine. You can draw on the ema (votive plaques) according to what you wish to become. Next, we went to the stepping stones at the Kamo River Delta, which is within walking distance from Shimogamo Shrine. It is where the Takano River and Kamo River converge, and many people come here to cool off in the summer. In the evening, we had a reservation at Yakiniku Hiro, which has very stable quality control. After eating, we went for a digestive walk from Shijo to Sanjo, and finally went to bar nostalgia, where after a bit of communication, we unlocked the hidden menu and had a pseudo-electric brandy from 'The Eccentric Family', which was very interesting.