Fushimi Inari Shrine (or Fushimi Inari Taisha) is probably the most famous shrine in Kyoto. The Memoirs of a Geisha images of young Chiyo running through the thousands of toriis instantly replayed in my mind as I walked the same path.
Arashiyama sits in the outskirts of Kyoto, Japan. The area is synonymous with the Sagano Bamboo Forest and the monkeys that roam freely around the park.
Kichisen is a very famous restaurant in Japan and my first Michelin 3 star restaurant in Japan. It appears Kichisen is very popular among the locals because Taian, Hatsune Sushi