What a trip!

[JeiKun4114]

+1 Magnolia stellata are also beautiful I think I need a vacation now!!!!!!!

[xmfi]

Here are some pictures from our trip to Kansai last April. Looking back through our pictures, there's surprisingly little "tea porn," even though much of the trip was focused on tea. (Especially in Uji; it's hard to get away from it!)

Uji River:


Byodoin:


Sakura at Byodoin:


Houjicha zeri, ice cream, anko, and mochi at the Byodoin location of Nakamura Tokichi in Uji (mine):


Matcha version (my girlfriend's):


Koicha and wagashi at Ippodo in Kyoto (unbelievable!):


Whisked into usucha:


Done (and now we're super caffeinated):


Ippodo itself: