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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yikes, someone I know was planning on going in may. Wonder if this will affect their decision.

[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I was there over the summer.

There was a heat wave and I came down with a respiratory infection that really hit me when I got to Kyoto.

I spent three days in bed then forced myself to walk to Nijo ji castle because I wanted to see it. I have never in my life come so close to actual heat stroke. Vietnam and Thailand felt positively balmy in comparison.

Anyway Nino ji castle and surroundings were pretty cool in spite of the fact that I nearly cooked myself. I don't know if I can recommend Kyoto or not outside of that since most of my time there was spent locked in a hotel room coughing and wishing I was dead. They do have solid Uber Eats options though. And I learned how to say "the door is closing" in Japanese from riding the elevator up and down to get my Uber Eats, which is cool I suppose.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today -2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, I'm not going. I wasn't gonna go. But I'm definitely not going now.