Kyoto Getting Down in Geisha Town!

So to catch you up to speed of what has been going on since Tokyo,

I ended up in the resort town of Hakone.

Where you can get your

naked on with a bunch of Japanese business

dudes in a hot spring, I said no thank you,

but I did take on the

awesome views from the resort

also, I was able to endulge in some acupuncture

and a massage.

The very next day I was up early to

catch a bullet train to Kyoto.

It travels about 160mph and got me to

Kyoto in about an hour.  I will be

taking another one of these bad boys back to Tokyo on Sunday!

Upon arrival to Kyoto I headed to an area

called Gion, where the Geishas can be seen.

Now I know it sounds a little lame,

but let me tell you it is worth it.

Anyway, I headed down there, caught a show,

and then grabbed some grub…

I was growing a bit tired of what I had been eating every F-ing meal:

You know I just needed something more. Something

beefier something heartier…

I found an interesting restaurant

serving Shabu Shabu.

a dish where the waitress brings out

thinly sliced pieces of Kobe beef raw on a plate.

The meal comes with a bowl of boiling soup that

is connected to gas under the table to keep the fire

going and the water boiling.

You then mix in all your

veggies and noodles

and then!

This was not a cheap meal by any means,

but it was really worth it!

Here is my other waitress who was so damn cute I had to give her

some props on here!

So after the meal and a shit ton of sake and Kirin I left.

The night was a little hazy, but I saw my

first Geisha in the wild!

I was like a sake drunk kid in a candy store when I saw her!

I couldn’t get my camera out in time so all  got was

this pic of her from behind!

And then BOOM!

I hit the pavement because in Gion Kyoto

they like to put boulders on the street corners

for drunk celebs to fall on!

After that embarrassment I decided it was time to head to the hotel for a night cap.

Yeah I know maybe a bad idea, but the hotel has a sick

little sake bar right in it!

The next morning I got up to go to Nara,

the home of the biggest bronze Budha in the world!

Nara was pretty cool and it was surrounded with

the messengers of the gods.

Deer!

oh and this weird little creature that

kinda reminds me of a friend of mine who will remain nameless!

Anyway, by now the paparazzi had finally caught up with me

after ditching them back in Tokyo a few days earlier.

Normally I am pretty okay with the paparazzi, but the Japanese

paparazzi is just ruthless and relentless sometimes.

This is supposed to be a vacay at this point,

but I couldn’t get away from these cats!

So I had to do something so American and touristy that

I am not proud of!

I had to slip into a Starbuck’s in another country to get away!

But at least I met some fans!  These old guys recognied me right away,

so we sipped the pain away with frapachinos!

Alright everybody big kiss from Japan!

Talk to you soon!

XOXO

Cain!