Journeys for Knowledge

As our train back to Tokyo was leaving in the afternoon, we decided to spend the morning in the nearby town of Uji, the center of all this tea in Japan. Although the municipal tea house (which performs Japanese tea ceremonies for visitors) was closed, we made up for it by walking along the river and looking around the rest of town. We even found a smaller tea house open, so at least we were able to taste the wonderful tea Uji has to offer.

The shinkansen trip back to Tokyo was as relaxing as before, but this time we were able to get a fantastic view of Mt. Fuji as well. In retrospect I find my time in Kyoto and Uji was far more enjoyable than my time in Tokyo. While Tokyo is indeed a fascinating city with lots to see, Kyoto will be the region I come back to when I want to just relax away from OIST.

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