Kyoto Day 5: Wife&Husband + Demachi Futaba + Kiyomizu-dera. Japan. 4.2.2025.

After my epic day of calories, I was thankful to have only a reservation at Wife&Husband for breakfast on this day. You will definitely need a reservation there, even if you were to do a picnic to go by Kamo River. They do go quickly as it's a tiny space. I was very smitten with this space and all it had to offer and its vibes were immaculate. I got myself a coffee with their toast and enjoyed myself immensely. I also met a couple that was from the Bay Area that was traveling for a whole year. Imagine that, meeting a wife & husband at Wife & Husband.

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And this is where you can take your picnic to Kamo River across the street where I saw a boy and his heron, a girl and her heron, and the heron. 

Since Uncle Dan told me to go line up at Demachi Futaba for wagashi after walking along Kamo River, I braved that crazy line for sakura and yomogi mochis. Yes, they always have a line. And yes, they go all the way across the street. But if you love traditional wagashis then this is definitely the line to be stuck in.







After resting a bit in my hotel, I trekked up the hill toward Kiyomizu-dera at night to meet up with my new wife & husband friends. I was delighted to find that Kiyomizu-dera was open for night time viewing for these last days while I was there. But first—cats.





I love Kiyomizu-dera and I have only come during the day, usually in the early hours to beat the crowd. It was lovely to see it during sunset and into the evening hours and to meet up with my new wife and husband friends for their first visit here. We also got blessings from the holy water without a line.









Then we wandered down Ninenzaka to get back to our hotels.