Kyoto's womb

The hit of today's tourist attractions was the "womb" at Kyomizu Dera. For 100 yen, we descended the stairs into a pitch black hallway. Following the "buddhist beads" that served as a handrail along the wall, we turned multiple corners, restraining our giggles, before seeing a glowing round stone with a Japanese character inscribed in its surface. We each spun the stone once clockwise and made a single wish. Then we followed the beaded handrail back to the surface, leaving the dark womb forever.