we've just arrived in Kyoto and I just got a notification saying
Fushimi Inari in Kyoto is one of the world's worst tourist attractions
we're gonna see whether it's underrated or overrated here in Kyoto it's overcrowded
we're going to start off in one of Kyoto's most popular tourist spots we are just entering
the bamboo forest now and we've seen crowds from the station and it's not even 7am guys
we're at the main spot in the bamboo forest and there are like quite a few people around
but it's not too bad Emilia knock on the bamboo it's Hollow I know it sounds so weird though
now we've come out the bamboo forest the surrounding area is really beautiful there's
like that Big Valley down there there's like lots of different flowers and Cherry Blossom
and there's someone doing the gardening which is cool it's a piece a little bit but it's
still really cool if you have come from Tokyo or Osaka then you are obviously in nature and
it's very nice to escape the busyness and just walk around peacefully especially once you're
away from the bamboo forest because there's all these other kind of forests around here
foreign
craziest thing about Japan is we have to literally translate everything because we have no idea what
this is telling us sometimes you get really funny translations quite entertaining it is
easy to get lost out here in inside Ridge Road is recommended is okay make sure you have an
e-sim or download Google Translate online it will just help you out if you're in Japan we
use airolo Azari Sim so we'll leave a little discount code here if you want to use that
the other thing I didn't know before coming here is actually free to come to the bamboo
forest so it's not going to cost you anything so we're gonna go check out the rest of Kyoto
and we had no idea how big this place is it has 1.5 million people living in it
which is massive before we go to the rest of town we need to get some breakfast and
that means one thing here in Japan to save ourselves some money Family Mart or 7-Eleven
I don't know why we always choose our food but we do
I am very cold but anyway you probably would have seen how many tourists are turning up and
it's still only 9 A.M so trust me the bamboo forest is going to be so busy get there early
we've just arrived at Nishiki market and this is supposed to be like two miles long
and it's called the Kyoto's kitchen this is like where everyone eats so
we're gonna try and find some good bits some Japanese food to eat so let's go in
honestly guys there are so many people here it's like everyone else had the same idea
come to Nishiki market for lunch there is so much stuff here and half it I don't even know
what it is there's like weird Japanese desserts like just different spices teas all that kind of
stuff it's crazy in Japan they only sell like perfect fruit like look at these strawberries
how perfect they are there's not a bruise on any of them super expensive as well super expensive
it's gonna be hot now so this Market is quite expensive this little squid was 350. but
actually I'm probably thinking of Southeast Asian prices but anyway let's give this little ghost
it is tasty is it it's like creamy almost for salmon and tuna do you want some rice looks
quite good oh you're getting both yeah should we get both yeah one thing about this Market
there's a lot of signs everywhere saying you can't eat whilst you walk so just be careful
of that be mindful because that's quite common in Japan but let's try some of this Sushi I've
got I think fresh tuna and fresh salmon and it looks so good I just had to get it
they're good what's it compared to like that conveyor belt Sushi we had in Tokyo no this
is so much better it literally melts like it's so easy just to bite in like I can't describe
it it's just like milk is it really yeah you love that sushi but where are you gonna put
the plastic there is no bins anywhere like I haven't found any bin so they just want
to get rid of this I'm gonna try one of these I think it's Mochi with the strawberry inside
and maybe this sweet bean paste I'm not sure wow look at this it's so pretty you've been
waiting to try Mochi haven't you yes this is your chance okay I don't even know how to eat this
it looks good it's around your mouth I've never had Mochi so I don't know what it tastes like
it's not very flavor so it's just quite chewy kind of cool it's like squidgy it is very squidgy but
very different flavor to what I was expecting to be fair you've got to be much sweeter it
looks sweet but it's actually a little bit nutty flavored they seem to love fruit and sandwiches
in Japan look at that dragon fruit strawberries oranges banana in a sandwich just like the flat
fruit it's so weird I've never seen that anywhere else I think it's just mixed with cream and bread
thank you very much so here we've got a beef stick this was 800 Yen so five pounds here we go
this is the best thing I've tasted here really it's really very chewy
I'm still chewing guys this is maybe it's a really fatty bit but it's very chewy
give me some time honestly guys that beef was so chewy I'm still chewing guys it tasted really good
but then the fatty bits I didn't really like to be honest and it was five pounds obviously
you can get food much cheaper than here I think it is quite overpriced and made for tourists so yeah
just be aware of that but it's also a great chance to try loads of different bits so we are now in
the center of Kyoto and it's surprisingly built up I was just not expecting this I was expecting a
more quaint little traditional Japanese town and but we're gonna head into the more traditional
area now because we want to get out of the big city we've been in Tokyo obviously for like a week
it's a little bit windy here just a little bit it's a bit exposed we're crossing the river
what is that I feel like they're training for a marathon or something they're like dragging
people though like dragging people around like it's like the Japanese taxi or Kyoto style Taxi
if you didn't know Kyoto is the cultural Hub of Japan and it actually used to be
the capital city for over a thousand years and we are heading to a Starbucks but this
isn't just any Starbucks it's a very special Starbucks here in Japan I think
it's called a tatimi it's the first tatimi Starbucks so so here we go into a Starbucks
so we had a look around that Starbucks it is so
busy we were never ever gonna get a seat unless we came super early
um it's overcrowded
so we've just come up to the top of geotherm we've actually got an
incredible view of the city but honestly there are so many people everywhere
so we've just walked further up to all these temples and we're
really hoping we're going to get a good Sunset an amazing view over the city
400 Yen each only like two pound forty to get into this Temple and apparently there's a cool View
that does look amazing I'm feeling a bit more positive about this place now
for me and you as soon as we see a bit of nature we're happy and the sun is out it
was raining earlier yeah feeling a bit better hey feeling a bit more positive about here too
there is a lot of people through here but at least the sun is out and hopefully a good sunset
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good morning it is 6:30 not as early as we're hoping because we're so tired we're
heading to the world's worst tourist attraction all right this is going
to be very exciting hopefully it won't be as bad as it says and on that list there
was also like the Taj Mahal which is just seems ridiculous let's go see it station
literally just like few minute walk from the
station we've nearly arrived at Fushimi Inari here we go
honestly it's better than I thought for one of the world's worst tourist attractions it's pretty cool
isn't it it's obviously not that busy like there has been like quite a few people walking through
but like right now we have like this Corridor to ourselves and it's actually amongst the forests
the trees at midday is probably gonna be very busy but right now there is no one else but us
sunless this is so what when I started recording I was like oh there's no one here but now we've
got about five minutes of peace it's so nice this is how it's meant to feel yeah
I didn't realize how many of these Torii Gates there are this literally goes on for so long and
there's actually a mountain you can climb Mountain area which is what this is dedicated to the god
of rice it takes two to three hours to get all the way to the top of the mountain area if you're like
me you're probably wondering why is there millions of these red Torii Gates and that's because a
business or an individual is actually donated each individual one of these and so they hopefully get
good luck and that's what they believe in me yeah by donating I thought this place was going
to be even busier than the bamboo forest just because I thought it was going to be short you
know everyone's just taking photos but what you got to do is keep walking along walk I don't know
20 minutes 30 minutes down all these Gates then you come to a much less touristy less busy place
thank you
so I think we are exiting the Torii Gates and the shrine now honestly I quite enjoyed that
walking through the hills not too busy in the morning obviously it's definitely getting busier
now and we're not getting that Gap like we did earlier but honestly definitely recommend coming
here obviously it's a world renowned tourist attraction so it's a must visit what do you
reckon the worst tourist attraction in the world definitely not it is actually very beautiful I
didn't have High Hopes but it has exceeded my expectations I think we probably might have a
different opinion if we came in a few hours it's currently eight o'clock and it's getting busier I
can't imagine what it's like at midday yeah I think if we had to come at midday we might be
a bit more like oh it's just a tourist trap but it's actually really cool obviously I've
seen the photos on Instagram but I've never like watched the Vlog so I didn't know it was like all
amongst this forests and trees and that you can actually if you do have time two or three hours
to hike all the way up to mount in Airy so if you want to do that there's something you can do
so is Kyoto overrated or underrated it is one of the most popular places to visit in Japan
and in my opinion I think it's just a little bit overrated like everywhere especially in cherry
blossom season is super busy and other places you know like in Fuji like in Tokyo you don't
feel like you're trapped in this massive pool of tourists some of the spots here are really
cool especially the Shrine we visited this morning but honestly it is quite expensive here especially
like in the market we went to everything was just so expensive I think more than what it
was in Tokyo and honestly like I do feel a bit disappointed by us having Kyoto maybe that's just
because it's a really touristy season we've been staying in like a traditional Japanese futon bed
this is the most expensive accommodation we've had throughout Japan and we did book in advance and it
was still I think it cost 26 pounds a night each whereas other places have been like 19 pounds or
in Tokyo we've got a really good deal just 13 pounds a night we're generally pretty positive
about most places we go so sorry that was a bit of a downer but it's just our honest opinion of
our time here yeah we don't want to die to you guys and say it's amazing when it's not
actually but thank you so much for watching this video if you did like it even if we are you know
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