Sunday, 19 October 2025

Japan 2025 - Part 7

Nintendo Museum
 
Friday - October 10th 2025
 
Today another highlight of this Japan trip was upon us, but first it was time for breakfast at Starbucks. With iced coffees in our hands we were on our way to Shosei-en Garden, a beautiful park with teahouses, small temples and a picturesque pond dating back to the 17th century. When we arrived, the garden just opened and so we were the only ones walking around enjoying the warm waeather and the quietness of the park. We didn't have too much time, because we had to catch a train for our next stop.
 
Starbucks
 
Starbucks
 
Kyoto
 
Kyoto
 
Kyoto
 
Kyoto
 
Shosei-en Garden
 
Shosei-en Garden
 
Shosei-en Garden
 
Shosei-en Garden
 
Shosei-en Garden
 
Shosei-en Garden
 
Shosei-en Garden
 
Shosei-en Garden
 
Shosei-en Garden
 
The train left Kyoto Station and about half an hour later we arrived at Ogura Station in the south of Kyoto. The reason why we went there was to visit the Nintendo Museum. It's not so easy get tickets for the museum, because it's so popular and so Nintendo established a lottery in which visitors can win the right to buy an entry ticket. We were lucky and won and of course we very excited to go there. The museum is located in a former Nintendo factory that wasn't needed anymore. When we arrived we got to make some pictures with props from the famous Super Mario games. Then it was finally time to enter the exhibition halls where we learnt a lot about the history of Nintendo from the Nintende Entertainment System oder the Game Boy to the Switch. Claudia and I enjoyed our time there a lot, but after we had seen everything and bought some merchandise we decided to take the train back to Kyoto.
 
Nintendo Museum
 
Nintendo Museum
 
Nintendo Museum
 
Nintendo Museum
 
Nintendo Museum
 
Nintendo Museum
 
Nintendo Museum
 
Nintendo Museum
 
Nintendo Museum
 
Nintendo Museum
 
Nintendo Museum
 
Nintendo Museum
 
Kyoto
 
Kyoto
 
Kyoto

Back in Kyoto we walked to a plant based restaurant called Mercy Vegan Factory. There we had a late lunch and ordered sushi, fried cauliflower and a plant based egg sandwich. The food was really good and soon we were on our way again. Near the restaurant was Nishi Hongan-Ji Temple and so we made a quick stop there. Later we returned to the hotel and rested a little bit. In the evening we got our daily free drink at the hotel bar before hading to Chabuton for dinner again. Then we just strolled around Yodabashi and Kyoto Station and got a couple of donuts from Dunkin Donuts. Back at the hotel we just spent a relaxing evening watching TV.
 
Mercy Vegan Factory Restaurant
 
Lunch
 
Nishi Hongan-Ji Temple
 
Nishi Hongan-Ji Temple
 
Nishi Hongan-Ji Temple
 
Nishi Hongan-Ji Temple
 
Kyoto
 
Kyoto Station
 
Kyoto Station

On Top of Kyoto Station

Hotel Bar
 
Drinks
 
Chabuton
 
Chabuton Ordering Machine
 
Chabuton

Ramen Soup at Chabuton

Kyoto Tower

Dunkin Donuts

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