In Kyoto there was an area of museums we ended up going to a lot. The neighborhood was marked by a gigantic Torii Gate, those famous red gates often seen in sequence, these singular, and a gigantic 100 feet high. Pictures of that iconic site certainly appeared here last Fall. The area was particularly beloved to us as a place curiously off the main tourist paths (though not as much as our own neighborhood!). It seemed to draw lots of Japanese people, particularly on Sundays, which felt like a family day. I'm not saying it wasn't a tourist area, but the museums were not world class and there were large theaters in the area, so it just felt more "civic life" than "famous Kyoto", though of course that line is blurry.
Also, there was an afternoon tea place there that made one of the best affogatos I ever had, with butter ice cream.
And we had a nice meal at an eel restaurant in the area too!
Once, walking around this part of town on a weekend, a festival of some kind was going on and someone was selling hats they made, repurposed out of other old clothes and materials. I bought one! I really liked it, but in Winter, in France, I stopped wearing it. Maybe the hint of Spring caused me to bring it out, and now I seem to be wearing it again.
Feeling a bit pleased with it I took a picture of myself (or seven) and made something of a drawing of it, a self portrait.
And so then, for today, here I am in my Japanese hat:
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