Presents from Wales

Guest from Wales gave us these presents today.

It's pin badge and key chain.

The name of his local station has been written on the key chain.

He said " Our station is the longest name in the world"

「Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch」

It's certainly long!!

I can't even pronounce.

Someone....Please tell me how to pronounce when you come to A-yado.

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The backpacker's hostel is in Kyoto, located in its historical district, Gion.
Good access with buses and train lines. The center of Kyoto.
Please contact us, if you want to book our hostel.

info@ayado.net

Jigsaw puzzle of Tokyo Skytree

Do you know Tokyo Skytree?
It opened to the public starting from 22nd/May 2012.
And the tower is a tallest tower in the world.
The height is 634 meters! Wow, how tall!

Somebody likes tall, big, and large things.
Similarly, others like small things, like a jigsaw puzzle.

Look at that carefully!
It's a jigsaw puzzle of Tokyo Skytree.
The tower is very tall. And somebody likes a small jigsaw puzzle and also the tallest tower.
 I guess that's why that person wanted to make the jigsaw puzzle of Tokyo Skytree.

A guest gave us the jigsaw puzzle.

Anyway, the tower looks nice for sight seeing.
And it looks nice to put together pieces of it.
How many days should I spend?
Maybe 100 hundreds or so.

Well, let me try!!

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The backpacker's hostel is in Kyoto, located in its historical district, Gion.
Good access with buses and train lines. The center of Kyoto.
Please contact us, if you want to book our hostel.

info@ayado.net

Gion is a historical area

Hi, everybody.

This area we are in is sort of a historical area of Kyoto.
There are so many things worth seeing. They are not only temples and shrines.
But also Roads, rivers, and also people, like the ladies in following picture.

They are called Maiko-san (舞妓さん, まいこさん）. They have skills to entertain their guests, by playing a Japanese instrument, dancing a classical Japanese dance, and singing a old song.

They walks on streets so naturally with their white makeup, wearing a colorful Kimono.

I feel very fortunate to meet them!

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The backpacker's hostel is in Kyoto, located in its historical district, Gion.
Good access with buses and train lines. The center of Kyoto.
Please contact us, if you want to book our hostel.

info@ayado.net

Presents from Indonesia

Sometimes guests give us souvenirs from their countries.

Look at this picture!

It looks special!! Guests from Indonesia gave us those presents.

A strap, ornament, and soup, it makes us really happy.

We keep and use them. And, of course, we cooked that soup with hot water and drank it.

It was very tasty and HOT. 

We are hanging the ornament in front of our reception.

When you come here, we will show that :)

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The backpacker's hostel in Kyoto, located in its historical district, Gion.

Have good access to transportation. The center of Kyoto.

Please contact us, if you want to book our hostel.

info@ayado.net

Staff like laughing

Hi, it's getting hot in Kyoto. I observed fireflies last night. It's one of the beautiful summer events in Japan.

By the way, do you like a iPad?
One of our staff likes it, and he's come up with a nice way to use it, like the following picture.

Amazing!!
I've never seen a iPad standing on a front desk.

Sometimes we are joking around.
And everybody likes laughing here!

The path of bamboo in Arashiyama

You will reach in Arashiyama for the 15 mins ride on the train from Hankyu Kawaramachi station.

There is the path of bamboo(竹林の道）  which is one of the best reraxing place in Kyoto.

When you're standing the space surrounded by bamboo, you feel as if time has stopped only this space. Also you feel as if you're in another world.

It will definitely reflesh you and heal your daily fatigue!!

You must go there when you visit in Kyoto.

It is highly recommended place.

Hydrangea flowers in a rainy season

Now summer has almost began!
The temperature is getting higher and higher.
Then it will reach about 36 degrees centigrade in August. Is that too hot in your country?

Well, in this picture there is a sort of special flowers for Japanese.

It's called Ajisai (紫陽花, あじさい), which is a hydrangea flower in English.

When we find them blooming humbly, we think that a rainy season is coming soon.
Japan has a rainy season in a year. And it continues for about one month.
Though the season is not really good for going out, the flowers and many places, like shrines, temples, and historical roads, looks beautiful in rain.

Don't you like rain, while you go out ?
Me too.
But, looking at sceneries in rain, I've come to love it.

Hydrangea flowers with a small shrine.