Owen is sleeping in this morning. I am hitting the city.
We have plans for this evening.
Teramachi-dori
I explored the shopping area of Teramachi-dori Street.
There were so many things I would have liked to buy as gifts. We are saving shopping for the end of the trip because we are carrying very little with us while traveling.
Honno-Ji
I did visit the Honno-ji temple while wandering around. It is a beautiful temple that offered free pamphlets to introduce visitors to Buddhism.
The pamphlet has been very helpful with my research on the religions of Japan.
Religion
I also visited another small temple where people visited to honor the departed. I lit a candle for my dad.
Arashiyama
We decided to skip Arashiyama. We were having too much fun around downtown.
Owen got a new outfit.
We’ve decided to see Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film that just came out.
Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiruka – Studio Ghibli
Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiruka – Studio Ghibli
In order to see the Dolby Cinema version, we had to wait for the late show.
As fans of Totoro, Ponyo, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Howl’s Moving Castle, Spirited Away, etc. It is very exciting for us, even though we won’t understand what they are saying. It will be fun to watch again back in the States once it is translated.
This film was quite different than Miyazaki-san’s other films. It was darker, featured a male protagonist, and was, for me, even less comprehensible on a literal level.
That being said, the animation was stunning the visuals were incredible. The landscapes and settings were sometimes sublime and mundane and at others outrageously fantastic.
Seeing it in the Dolby Cinema format was unlike anything I had ever experienced. Owen and I both loved it and decided that we had made the right decision to skip more sightseeing and attend this masterpiece.