Walking through Kyoto

Walking from the Toji Temple to the next place, we could see what Kyoto (at least the south part) looks like. I got the impression of an industrial city that doesn’t have much to show in terms of modernity. Certainly, we know that there were a lot of historical places and museums. However, the modernization of the city has not thought a lot about how to make the rest of the city look nice. Most of the buildings are simply large rectangles with bland colors. Basically, the city is not so attractive other than the historical and religious sites. This was especially true when we walked over the river to the eastern part of the city. The river did not look pretty, but rather looked like the industrial river of Los Angeles, being surrounded by concrete.