Tourist Central is Kept Sweepy Clean
Across the river from Gion is a neighborhood called Kawaramachi. The many restaurants you find there are packed into tight, neat alleyways. We walked a few of them but didn't eat. We were already stuffed.
The restaurants seem to be targeted to tourists though not in an over-the-top way that you'd expect. We observed many expensive looking high-end spots as well as elbow grease on the formica tabletop places.
Sprinkled in were a few shops selling trinkets like this fanning hare, though thankfully the Tokyo kawai cutesiepoo culture is not as pronounced here.
The alleyways make for a pleasant stroll. After passing through them we made our way towards an area of the city known for temples.
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