Today was the finale. We walked the Philosopher’s Path, which runs alongside a stream and past several temples. A detour took us to the Heian Shrine with its beautiful gardens. Finally, we hiked through a forest up to the Shōgunzuka Mound, where the viewing platform gives you an unbelievable view over Kyoto all the way to Osaka.

Last night we got to experience a little earthquake. Just north of Obama (yep, that’s really the name of the place), the earth shook with a magnitude of 5.0. Back here in Kyoto, about 80 km away, we felt the floor shake just a tiny bit in our hotel. Totally harmless by local standards, but it was plenty of a thrill for us.

Sadly, our trip is already over now. The bags are packed, and tomorrow we’re heading back to Germany. But we’ve got a few photos in our luggage that we’ll be sharing here soon.