Though the rain came all day long, most of it was fairly light. I managed to get a bunch of pictures one handed while holding the umbrella with the other. Overall it worked out pretty well and the place I'm staying at even has a shoe dryer which worked wonders this evening.
Kyoto seems like a place where you could spend as much or as little time as you want wandering around the endless shrines, temples, and historic areas of town. It's definitely a huge tourist draw as most of the businesses seem to have English menus and will immediately begin speaking to you in English when you walk in. Definitely have an itinerary in mind when you get here or else you'll be overwhelmed with your options.
First up was Kinkaku-ji, and yes it's actually coated in gold. This temple pretty much demands that you visit it if you get near Kyoto. But don't get there before they open like I did or else you'll have to find a coffee shop and wait out the 40 something degree temps and rain. Beat the crowds here though as the parking lot looked like it could hold a *lot* of tour buses.
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