Recording summary · April 2023
Visiting Kyoto 2023
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Overview
Daniel and his companion visit Kyoto shrine and temple sites, including the Golden Temple and a shrine site marked by red gates, reflecting on a four-year gap since an earlier visit and comparing weather conditions between April and July.
The pair ascend a mountain loop trail through the red gates into the evening, reaching a 233-meter summit where Daniel recalls having reached the top on a previous occasion with Chihiro.
Along the mountain route, they encounter cats, observe stacked items, and detect scents of cat food or biscuits alongside pork ramen noodle soup.
Themes
Touring Kyoto temples and shrines, including the Golden Temple and the shrine known for red gates.
Hiking the mountain path loop to the 233-meter summit.
Observations of cats, stacked items, and scents of cat food, biscuits, and ramen.
Developments
Daniel and his companion visit a shrine site in Kyoto with red gates in rainy weather, four years after a previous trip.
Daniel and his companion hike along the red gate mountain loop trail as it grows dark, reaching the 233-meter summit.
Daniel recognizes at the summit that he had previously reached the mountain top with Chihiro.
Daniel and his companion encounter cats and notice smells of cat food, biscuits, and pork ramen soup at the mountain site.
Uncertainties & gaps
The exact name of the red gate shrine is uncertain, with mentions including Fushinari, Ishinari, and Fushijimi.
Whether the stacked objects observed on the mountain were placed there to be burned in a fire remains unresolved.