Day 19 - Micro Pig Cafe & Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine near Kyoto (May 2nd)

 After some exploring this morning (I will share more about this, if successful, once we get home) and going past the headquarters of Nintendo, Ash and I had an important appointment with some micro pigs.  The large piglet resting for half an hour between my legs is Goma.

Then we travelled to south east Kyoto to visit the famous Fushimi Inari Taisha shinto shrine, which is better known for the thousand vermillion tori gates.

This iconic attraction is well worth visiting, even with the large crowds, as the mountain setting and sound of chants from the temple reminds you what a special place this is.

Then we headed back towards the area where we're staying, and went to "A Happy Pancake" for some delicious pancakes:

I met a car enthusiast this morning on my explorations and Kotaro and his daughter came to visit us this evening and I gave him some number plates . . . .