I arrived in Japan on August 13. My first two weeks I have been staying at a guesthouse called Kyoto Apartment 1 while I decide where to live and attend Japanese language classes (I passed JLPT 2-kyuu, as required by the program, but don't have a lot of confidence in my speaking skills so it seemed like a good idea).

My roommates are two Japanese girls and one girl from Switzerland, Anna, who is in Japan for an unspecified period of time just backpacking around. At least one of the Japanese girls is living there semi-permanently. They have a good relationship with some guys in another room. In some ways, this hostel is more like a guesthouse than a hostel. Anyways, I have been touring around temples a bit with Anna and having a good time exploring.









Kyoto Apartment 1: