Our first stop of the day was the Samurai Ninja Museum in Kyoto, where the legendary world of Samurai and ninja comes alive. This interactive, hands-on museum is where Samurai dress, armor, and skills come alive. Ninja swordsmanship skills, blowgun techniques, and shuriken throwing (we tried our hand) are demonstrated.

Fushimi Inari Shrine is dedicated to the Shinto God of Rice. It is famous for its thousands of vermilion Torii Gates, which straddle a network of trails and offer good views of Mt. Inaii, which stands at 233 meters.

Ninenzaka Food  Market is a 150-meter road lined with stalls selling all kinds of street food and plenty of ice cream (known in Japan as soft cream).

Dinner was a sit- down with a traditional Japanese fair and the added entertainment of a Geiko and Maiko in their traditional makeup with gilded hair in full kimono.