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Beautiful Fushimi Inari Shrine & Herring Soba Noodles

Beautiful Fushimi Inari Shrine & Herring Soba Noodles

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After a tourist crowded day in Kyoto the previous day, Ying and I decided to get an early start to our day in Kyoto on this day and we woke up and headed straight to the famous Fushimi Inari Shrine (Taisha) - which is most well known for its Japanese red Torii shrine gates. 00: 18 Fushimi Inari Shrine - We started off at Fushimi Inari Shrine, and we luckily arrived early and beat the crowds - in fact there were only a few other people there when we arrived, it was so incredibly peaceful and quiet. I didnt know we were going to climb then entire mountain, but when we started hiking up the hill, walking through the endless red Torii shrine gates, we just kept going and we decided to just make it up to the top - which was well worth it. The walk to the summit of Fushimi Inari Shrine was fantastic, but the real joy was getting there and enjoying the quiet peaceful outdoors. By the time we walked down to the entrance of the shrine, it was already getting busy. Fushimi Inari Shrine is one of the best things to do in Kyoto, and it really is a must visit place. 4: 21 Matsuba Soba Kyoto ( ) - I had really wanted to eat a soba meal when we were in Kyoto, and so after we packed our bags we went to a restaurant called Matsuba Soba Kyoto (, famous for serving local Kyoto style soba noodles. I ordered the herring noodles, which came with a bowl of soba noodles in clear broth with a side of fish that tasted like barbecue. It was quite good, very fresh tasting, and very good quality. It was a little expensive, but I enjoyed the experience. 8: 16 Nishiki Market ) - One of the most famous places to walk around and eat in Kyoto is the Nishiki Market, and though we didnt have too much extra time, I did want to stop in for a bit to walk around before we left Kyoto. The market was great, so much good food throughout the walking street, and many of the vendors were also very friendly. I had a small fish on a chopstick, and that was my snack as we walked around the Nishiki Market. 10: 00 Kyoto back to Osaka - We took the train, and although our train was delayed by about 30 minutes, we made it back to Osaka smoothly, and we navigated our way to our new Airbnb apartment that we had pre-booked. Everything went well. 11: 57 Dinner at a Japanese Diner - For dinner, we were all quite tired, so we just went to a simple Japanese diner restaurant just a short walk from where we were staying, and we had a nice simple Japanese dinner. I had the Oyakodon, a chicken and eggs rice bowl
Date: 2019-08-19

Comments and reviews: 10


I think it would be a good idea to start to try to cook your own food based on what you've learned by traveling. Home dinner experimentation with your wife maybe? I love your videos the most on youtube for sure, but being a woman and seeing your wife always behind you while you make your videos makes me feel as if she may be lonely. Eating with someone most times is the best and maybe only time you get to spend with your family. Even though you two are traveling together youre always making a blog with camera in hand. probably talking more to the camera than youre wife. Not to make accusations, that is just what it looks like from the viewer (I cannot speak for anyone else, just myself. And the fact that it seems you're always recording yourself or she is recording you while you eat makes me think she is being neglected possibly a bit. A home cooked series of you with your child and wife may even put your youtube career in even more success and stature within every community. And I would love a shirt and hat anytime Many Blessings - Natalie
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Mark. There has been a almost imperceptible shift and improvement in the quality of your video work. Optical quality, editing, camera angles and selection and addition of music. I really am enjoying watching the new work. There are a couple of things that I find uncomfortable though, in most of the videos. I know that the facial expression that you use is almost your trademark. but I find myself closing my eyes knowing that it is coming. I am also distracted by the huge amounts of food that you put into your mouth at one time. Is this proper etiquette in your part of the World? Just wondering. Thanks and keep up the interesting videos. Bud Miller
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I somehow managed to forget to go to Fushimi Inari when I visited Kyoto and I'm still kicking myself over it. Awesome looking place. Really came to love soba on my last trip as there was a small shop around the corner from my hotel with a tremendous selection of hot soba dishes. I did visit Nishiki Market and was amazed at the variety of foods available. That comfort food place's menu looked so good. Love stuff like that. Oyakodon is great but I still prefer katsudon. The katsu curry looked damn good as its usually my fave order at curry houses like Coco's. Kinda surprised Ying hasn't hit you yet for snitching her food. LOL
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Hi Mark I'm Japanese who live in UK and watched some of your videos in the past with my Indonesian girlfriend to introduce Japan/Japanese food to herWhen I went back to Japan in September for holiday I feel like I saw you at Kyoto station with a camera (on 15th Sep as long as I remember) but was it actually you or was it someone who looks alike? When I saw that guy I just thought Maybe a YouTuber? because he was talking to a camera walking but I noticed he looked really familiar to me I talked about this to my gf and am still wondering if it was you lol sorry if it wasn't u and ignore this comment: ) thanks for the great videos
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Hi Mark, you mentioned that the shrine was very peaceful in the morning. Shrines and Temples in Japan are also very peaceful in the middle of the day. If you enter them, you can barely hear the sounds of the city not so far away. I once asked a Shinto priest about this and he told me that it was because of the wood used to make the Shrines and Temples and the surrounding trees. He said that the wood blocks the noise. As he explained it, if it is quiet, the Gods can hear your prayers. What point is it if the Gods cannot hear what you are saying?
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Thanks for the tips Mark I just went up Mt Inari today and was also glad to be there early really makes a difference. Especially since we went from there to the bamboo grove and to Kinkaku-ji this afternoon which was packed with tourists. by the way, we also went to the small restaurant from your hidden gems video (5: 10) which was excellent and to rangetsu in ginza for sukiyaki: ) I saw you will be posting Zurich. too bad you didn't come to Bern: ) Greetings and thanks
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the Inari shrine gates are beautiful. I just wanted to know when you got in the fork in the road and you went to the left hand side did you make the right choice? it seems like you did you got a beautiful view of Kyoto I'm so glad you made it there and it looks so peaceful so you got there at the right time enjoy the rest of your trip I know I'm enjoying it with you all my best always and God bless you both
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I couldn't help but watch this again, as I absolutely LUV noodles: D I think it's about time Ying would need to introduce and comment on her dish instead of letting Mark digging into her food; what with the fact that Mark takes BIG bites out of her plate. Poor girl, no wonder she's so skinny: D Good food videos, world class already.
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Maybe some editing is in order. I am sure everyone goofs up when eating, but sometimes the way you stuff massive amounts of food in your mouth is well, plain unappealing. Makes one lose their appetite you know. Also, some practice in eating skills is probably long due. It doesn't have to be perfect, but it shouldn't be unappealing either.
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Hi Mark and Ying That soba herring looks delicious. looks like the fish is smoked very flavorful and the noodles looks fresh. love itThats a really nice apartment. The rice with and egg. looks good. very tasty. That a lot of places to go to. the view is awesome Thank you guys for the video. really enjoy your blog. keep it up. Elwyn
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