#Kyoto meetup
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Exploring what where?😅
It is indeed. But I am here since 1,5 weeks so I would probably steal your fun because I was in a LOT areas
Then u should know the best places to explore
Well not if its about strolling without a goal
Do you want to go out to dinnner then?
I assume you know a good place
Or if you don’t we can find one
I just ate pancakes man like written before 😂
But if you want a recommendation let me know
Sure I’ll take one
I am finished by now
That’s the recommendation ?
No thats the pancake the recommendation isnt eaten by now (there are some in the replied text)
You welcome. There was also a great Tonkatsu place in the food area of Kyoto station but I can't find it and to be honest which Tonkatsu isn't great
do the pancakes deserve a recommendation tho?? I'm all ears
Nah not really 😅 😂
🙏
On the other side I am kind of hesitant with recommendations so ehh🤷♂️
it means whatever you recommend is top notch
pancakes are everywhere in the world, only some are special
No market today, it's tomorrow if you want to go
Which market?
For better informations, check on the japanese website in this article.
oh neat, i didn't know they had that; i thought you might be talking about one of the temple markets but was pretty sure they are all at the end of the month
The moment when you want to eat something and you realise its Friday and everything is crowded😅
Me too. I could use the fact that I am alone and that this place is normally more for to go. So I could squeeze in the tiny eating area😂
But honestly the really good places are today just too full. The reason why I often do very early or konbini food on fr / sa
Try this. But it was hella crowded when I was there. So I turned but might be different now
thaaaanks!
Y’all should go to ラーメン大戦争
Anyone doing anything in Kyoto today
Any recommendations for early morning activities??
Starting Kyoto trip tomorrow morning! I’m gonna be arriving tonight
Same here, what time ru getting to Kyoto?
Will be arriving at the hotel ~10pm, gonna look to try to wake up around 5-6am
if u want to do something tomorrow lmk but im gonna do fushimi inari at like dawn tho
what time?
like 4-4:30 sim to get there tbh
AM?
ye lmao
😵
early early
I don’t know if I’m that dedicated haha
Is it gonna be that crowded?
but like san meet after
i heard at like 9am it’s pretty crazy
I’ll wake up at 5am and try to be at the main areas by 6
what are the other must-visit spots that are a priority for mornings?
ye i’m sure the crowds will be pretty chilll tbh
tbh not sure, i have my list of things but haven’t decided when to do any of them
i think most super touristy places tbh
Any chance I could get the list?
ty boss
Kyoto city 0-0
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How are you liking it
anyone going out tonight?
Im thinking World Kyoto and Kitsune
Are they bars?
there are bars on kiyamachi; it's pretty much the only thing to do after nine aside from be a nuisance along kamogawa
club but there are lots of bar in the same area
I’m ngl I just had dinner and got a full on food coma incoming
Down to go out another day tho
check out ING bar for rock music - loud, small, great place. ZaZa and Zam Zam for hookah, though I also like Milan's if it's still around. There are two salsa clubs, and oh Barcode! for western-style karaoke; no cover charge, just buy a drink (starts at 600 yen)
Barcode looks fun! ill check it out 🫡
If I didn’t have a 9am meeting I’d join you. Barcode is always a good time
There’s a few, they’re hidden.
Lmao not tonight, I’m tucked into bed at a reasonable hour for the first time in a month
Crowds weren’t too bad
Tbh you probably want to go to there with MORE crowds
Bc the deer are fucking menaces man
I saw like 5 little kids get traumatised
They’re assholes I love them
hahahaha
kitsune and barcode is lit for a sunday 🔥
Kitsune looks cool
MAN HUNT FOR FUN if you find us for some company, ill buy you some sweets (be reasonable please lol). My friend Dom on the left and me (Frank) on the right. Until June 13 in kyoto and where about. Ill share my LINE Info, if we schedule a meet it doesnt count 🤣😅
Our main langage is French but english is fine too! Its our first travel ever and its in Japan!
Anyone who wants to hangout later? Just walk and eat somewhere?
Anyone doing anything tonight?
Oups we did not saw your message on time, we went to Barcode and after just a walk to see what kind of bar there was around the club Kitsune seem nice!
Huge minus, I would have loved to have someone that is fluent japanese and french/english with us for the Kyoto night life... 😅 Hard for the social... and not many women know english 😅🤣🫠! Thats what you get when you skip Duolingo lessons... 🤣🤣🤣
Kyoto is pouring. Just arrived
It kinda does. We’re entering tsuyu (season where it rains a lot) rn so good luck with that
Today and tomorrow are gonna be rough
On the bright side u get to see ajisai flower it’s beautiful
I’m hiding out in an udon place rn
After that shouldn’t be too bad
You don’t have umbrella?
Nah I do, just it got really bad for a bit lmao
Ohhh makes sense 😭
Monsoon season fun times
Kyoto is DROWNING.
It is indeed quite wet right now
My jordans aren’t doing so hot in this monsoon 🫠
so am i 😭😭
I was trying to find some new shoes but my feet are gone atm
I always seem to have bad luck with Kyoto, last time i was here (2018) it was also raining
Yep. Got absolutely hammered by the rain after getting off the bus earlier today.
Anyone wanna hit a cocktail bar today?
Tempting..
Currently doing some laundry tho
Ye a decent bit later
Alright, where is it?
Not sure which one yet , but all nearish nishuku markey
I'm near Nijō Castle
Oh damn ye I’m right near the centre
Nishiki is not that far, if i miss the last train its only a 20-ish minute walk
I would not mind, my english is not perfect but I'll he happy to meet mew faces hehe! If the rain calm down a bit... 😅 a huge rain just started 🤣
Ye I’m in it , ngl it’s starting to out me off going out after dinner
Wasn't it supposed to clear up a bit after 8?
Just checked again it changed again lol
I’m not gonna lie, my fucking feet are soaked so I’m not fucking coming back out. I want to dry my shoes
If u can’t tell the rain has got on my nerves a bit 😭😭
We bought those on Amazon before coming, i'm pretty sure you could find some here.... maybe lol
Need
Went to donki earlier to find those cute crocs type shoes but they did not have them at this one?
If anyone is down for some late night dinner lmk
Maybe not tonight then but before June 14, if there is people that love to dance, give me a sign! Either going to Karaoke or dancing till 2 AM or later, I could be down for it ^^ going to Tokyo June 14 😛 let me know in PV or I also have LINE, and if you know japanese...that could be helpful 😅
I like the vibes of your profile
Kowloon generic romance
For those interested, we will go at the bengal cat and Owl forest cafe..
We will try to be there at noon to be with both the cats and owls
I'm torn to either going to fushimi inari at sunset or early morning tomorrow, anyone that wants to join?
A few of us from my hostel will be going around 4-4:30ish
4 in morning or afternoon? if yall don't mind me joining i'm down
Any recommendations for things to do in Kyoto rn?
I'm gonna head to Nijō Castle rn (it might be next to my hotel)
more like 2 minutes away
weather has got me feeling a bit down
legit
feel like came here at a bad time
Its my second kyoto trip so was mostly plannin on just wandering around and take some photos
I’m gonna go to a cafe then I’d be down to do a temple/castle tour if you guys want to @grand nymph @hot bramble
Alright, i'm heading to Nijo rn but shoot me a message when/where, i'm down to visit more temples/castles today
Idm, the first one I want to go is a bit out of the way bc I want to get a specific goshuincho but after that will be around philosophers path
Leaving central now
SUN???
As in central area?
Oh lmao
so many school trips here
I'm heading to Heian Jingu shrine rn
I’m on philosophers path now
Anyone gonna be near nishiki market area and wanna hang out tonight?
I’ll be there
Sure, back at the hotel for a little bit right now but i'm not too far
Nws, probably be around 9ish - pretty late
I’d be down for a cocktail bar
I gotta be up tomorrow at 4am
thinking about extending my stay for another day but the place i'm staying in seems to be sold out lol
How come?
I delayed the fushimi inari because my friends wanted to come with
so we’re getting up extra early tomorrow
we wanna be there at dawn
Lmao we are doing the same
Hahaha cool
will text you tmrw morning
Walking probs
Fair I think we are gonna get a taxi to the base to save the 1hr walk
How much would those cost?
and how big is your group
Can’t confirm this tho obviously
you might ask the staff at your hostel about the price - i don't take a lot of taxis at night but 4000 seems like a lot to me. i've never spent more than 3000 and that includes the trip that took me literally from one end of the city to the other. ofc that was during the day.
Ye I mean if it’s less that’s better for me
Id rather overestimate and it be less later haha
fair
I normally just taken the day uber price and 1.5x it(ofc when I acc need the taxi I just hail one not uber)
depending on where you are located it might be tough to hail one at that hour. you might ask the staff to call the taxi company for you
Ye might do, I was hoping bc we are near Kyoto Kawaramachi on like that main street that it wouldn’t be too bad -
oh yeah, you should be able to pick up one fairly easy if you're around there
someone mentioned being near Nijo station which would be a bit harder; some of the more mid and uptown hotels (like on Karasuma) are near impossible late at night, and downtown (south of the station) you might be better off heading up to kyoto station area. but kawaramachi, especially like near kiyamachi, there are usually taxis running 24/7 because it's one of the few places to actually do anything after 10pm, much less in the wee hours of the morning
Ye I’m literally in one of the hostels on that really busy street so should be calm for us at least
ideal!
booking.com comes in clutch
just set ur budget and specifications
Oh yeah no problem with that but switching hotels at 11 in the morning if i want to hit up fushimi inari in the early morning is a bit.. eh..
nah, just check out, cram everything into a coin locker, and then move hotels at the end of the day
Also most hotels will let by just leave ur bags there after checkout
Ye this one will but it's not very central
Ye fair
Might just take a cab at like 4 and make sure i make it back before checkout time at 11 lol
not impossible
I was originally planning on taking a night bus between Kyoto and Tokyo tomorrow but my new suitcase seems to be too large so i'm doubting between staying another night here or heading to Tokyo
I need to book another hotel night regardless
Takkyubin always exist
Gonna go up Kyoto Tower but i'm free for some drinks afterwards
If no one mind, I don't mind joining 😅
Ye I’m still in queue for dinner but potentially later
Where is the meeting spot?
Could try using the baggage delivery system
and forward it to your next hotel
Gonna wake up at 3am for tomorrow T.T
@grand nymph
I’m just staying up lmao
Could be anywhere for me....i dont really know the place. But if someone call a Karaoke...that would be my top 1 choice hahaha
Sounds like an ishimaru night for you then
What is that?
Small bar in one of the alleys in kiyamachi
Notable for being open until 6am
Highly recommended in general though personally
What do you like to do normaly when you got out at night?
drink
🤣 I agree
I found. Few cocktails bars in the area but I don’t have my laptop on me rn so don’t have the list to hand
But....well I went to Codebar on monday...but you have to like Karaoke 😛
I'm still at Kyoto Station rn
Kiyamachi
How fancy you want them
And I stopped at Kitsune to look, the music is nice...but its a club...you need to like to dance... if you just want to drop somewhere to drink we could go where masa suggested
Would prefer something that also serves some snacks (i have once again not eaten yet)
Could start of at sakurasaku then
Hmmm google map did not find it or I dont know where to search it 😅🤣
Ye just tries to find me a hotel
North exit of pontocho next to the smoke shop
There we go
Their crab n shrimp menu is nice 
Just gonna get off at Shijo i guess
Thanks so we meet there?
I have no idea
Is this still on?
Google say it close at 22:30
I'm getting obanzai for dinner cause I also have not eaten lol
But probably gonna be out late so I'll come join you wherever
How far away are you?
Not that far...got a bicycle can be there in 10 min roughly
Not thought about it yet, have. A list on my phone from the super bougie to normal
Alright, should i walk back to the station?
Could also send another pin
My favs from normal to bougie:
kazubar, tombo, cavalier
Kazubar is super dope but I’d hesitate to call it a full on cocktail bar
Candlelit industrial ah space with no menu
Coming then!
I heard of of 2 super “bougie ” places called bees knees and apotheca
Then I also saw the like vinyl bar or rocking chair
Bees knees is cool but way too popular rn
Not worth the wait if there is one (which there usually is) imo
Apotheca is more accessible because it’s less accessible so the crowds won’t be as much of a problem
Ye apotheca was what I was thinking but with a group could still be rough tho bc it’s 10 seats iirc
@frozen steeple @grand nymph how late you guys thibk you will be here?
Trying to figure out if we should wait or not
We are near Nishiki Market
Ye my hostel is at nishiki market
Alright, should we head that direction?
I’m not gonna lie imma chill in my hostel with some ppl
We are both there and waiting lol
Are you nearby or not?
I'm 5 mins from nishiki
My last bus is around 11 so i wouldnt be staying too long ig
Hmm, i think i'll just go back to my hotel then
@fickle tendon we started walking up
Anyone here, who wants to do anything at like 6/7 PM?
I'm down
Any idea what to do? I'm thinking of going to Kyoto tower if that's okay or do you have any other idea?
Sounds good. But do we need to have booked tickets in advance?
Could also do dinner
I could be down too. It looks like you can buy tickets on the website
Idk but let's check it out. I think you can even buy them on site
900 yen per adult
Should we meet at 7PM somewhere and go to Kyoto tower? And than dinner?
I still need like 2 hours to get to Kyoto 😅
👍👍
What part of Kyoto did we want to meet?
Did anyone by chance book the river boat tour for this week/did it get cancelled? My tour just got cancelled because the river is too high and wondering if I should bother trying to find another tour
Must be easiest to just meet at the tower no?
Yes
Sorry, i don't think I'd be able to join the tower at 7 but would love to grab dinner together after you guys are done
Just got to Osaka, anything happening tonight?
I'm pretty much there
Ok I'm omw. Need 15min to walk
I'm just exploring around the tower lemme know when you all get close
Any ideas on where to eat after?
Not really 😅
@plain quiver i'm there
Wait I'm retarded, this is the Kyoto chat lol
KYK in Porta (underground) is great kushi
There's always Ramen Street in the station, and Ippudo in Porta
"Japan's First Omurice" has a branch next to Ippudo Porta - Hokkyokusei
Osho is a chain but if you're feeling Chinese, there's a branch not too far north from there
Big bald guy in black polo
Oh, and Toyotei, also in Porta on the farrrr west side, is a Kyoto-local chain (a bit more expensive) that does "western food"
hey it's not too late to come out to kyoto
@frozen steeple when are u ready? Where should we meet? We are still at the tower
Uhh ill come to wherever you guys go for dinner
No preference other than it not being crazy expensive lol
Looking up some places now
Ok we are on our way. Need like 25-30 min
Just ping me like 5 mins before yall reach
We are there in 5min
I’m going Nara
I'm here with my gf from friday to sunday but I think we're down to meetup - no concrete plans yet
Want to check out this magic performance bar again - came when I was in Kyoto last time and it's pretty cool
https://g.co/kgs/q1WvTjZ
Interested in exploring nightlife too - whether it be going to a Don Quixote to get some cheap drinks and down it before exploring more of the city, going to an arcade, karaoke, meeting other travelers, and seeing where the night goes
especially since it is a friday
definitely would be fun if we racked up a big group
just my opinion, but rainbow is kinda mid. But Jankara has opened a new branch on Kawaramachi just around the corner from Rainbow that has bar-style karaoke; I go there pretty frequently: https://maps.app.goo.gl/GRtKmD9abo6VvPMB8
Ty for the shout - will probs head there instead
Interested in joining as well?
Not today unfortunately- got other stuff scheduled out today
Yo im in Kyoto right now if anybody wanna visit some shrines with me hit me up
Hello sorry to be a bother but if anyone has spare yen they would like to offload. I would be interested in buying it. We can do bank transfer or pay in USD, Euro or Can.
Apologies if this is the wrong place to post.
I am currently in Kyoto. And did not realize how cash reliant Japan remains.
Pretty sure this is against the channel rules
It is, and they've left the server...
Anyone down for the stuff mentioned above?
Depends on when I get back from Nara
Omw to kiyomizu dera
Sorry i didnt saw your message
I was about to mention just go to any 7 eleven atm lol
Did bro not watch any videos or shorts? Almost every one says bring cash lol
Its aight
Going to inari tmrw and straight to nara from there
Anyone doing anything rn?
Gojo dori bossman
Damn i might have to go on an adventure
Haha lol
Their udon was pretty good
Machikadoya Karasuma Gojo
Anyone wanna go out in gion area tonight at like 8? I’m looking at this bar(s)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/v2hGzUQRjUnoc5aZ6?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy
https://maps.app.goo.gl/JGgxiJWmUkogE94d8?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy
Wish i could man
Need to leave for tokyo early morning tmrw
In gion area rn
I'm down
I’m at a restaurant right across from the music bar heading over in like 5
I'll be there in 15
I just got here, up on the 2nd floor with the daft punk vinyl cover at the stairwell. Wearing a tan shirt
Going to round one rn if anyone interested
Not good, might be better on a weekend tho
What’s not good about it? Dead? Too many gaijin?
Ye kinda both. All the locals I know in Kyoto go to Osaka if they really wanna go out
I’ll probably check out Kitsune tonight and then maybe out to a club in Osaka sometime this week before I leave to go back home
Yeah that’s what I figured
I think of all places in Kyoto, kitsune is the best bet
Bet thanks, hope it’s live
Zaza was decent last year
I’m down to try kitsune tonight if you down for me to come too
Aint no way Carl Wheezer wants to go out lmfao
Jimmy’s mom is not at kitsune bro
I’m down tho i 95% chance will be there tonight
You wanna pre at a bar in gion before
Sure u got a place in mind?
Wanna try this place at like 8/9? There a bunch of spots that look good so nothing set in stone
Sure! Probably 9 or later for me. Depends on when the club starts getting lively and what im out doing
Yah that’s chill, I’m like 20 mins out from that place so 9 works just lmk when you head out
Might join you guys... is that cool?
Yah for sure!
Is that bar cool or you wanna do another one? Not set on any location
Idm anything :))
Will do, I’m about 25 out
Imma head out and walk around the area/river should be there around 9-9:15
I might meet you guys a bit closer to 10
I might be there 9:15 ish but probably gonna grab some food first @noble ravine
I went to this gyoza place that was recommended to me and it was amazing you should try it
https://maps.app.goo.gl/hyMjEWjRt4jkSf3dA?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy
I'm at C Stand Shisha for a couple hours if the bar you guys are at gets boring
Oooh heading there now, thankss
If anyone has paracetamol pls bring some 😂
We're going to kitsune after
I’m headed there now @frozen steeple @noble ravine
How late are you all gonna be out
Depends on how live the club is
Idk if I wanna stay out later than 2 am ngl but may end earlier
I probably cba to pay for a cab so maybe till the first bus in the morning lol
@noble ravine @frozen steeple i’m in front of the building i think
@noble ravine @honest edge yall still at the bar?
Yeah we here
There in 2
Is there anything good that's still open (that's not a club) or should I go to sleep
Hey guys - if there's any eco or nature lovers, I'm organizing an informal, free Green Drinks gathering in Kyoto on Wed. Everyone is welcome! https://peatix.com/event/4438242/
It’s my last day in Kyoto anyone want to do something tonight?
Watcha wanna do
restaurant, bar or other whatever
Down for all of that!
I’m on the lookout for a restaurant in the Sanjo Kiyamachi area
What time do you want to go?
I’m headed to Gyoza Chao Chao rn
Reminder, this is today, at 6:30pm near Kyoto Station!