After checking in at the Hyatt Regency Kyoto, we took the local train towards the western part of Kyoto and made our first stop at Daikakuji Temple.
Taking cue from my past experiences visiting tourist hot spots in Japan, we arrived around 45 minutes prior to closing time. As a result, the temple was nearly deserted and we marveled in relative solitude at the ancient elevated wooden walkways connecting the various buildings.
