This song is surely a song about waking up from the illusion of Kyoto .
I want you to look at some of the lyrics.
Day off in Kyoto, got bored at the temple
(京都での休日、お寺には飽きて)
Looked around at the 7-11
(セブンイレブンをうろうろして)The band took the speed train, went to the arcade
(バンドは新幹線に乗って、ゲーセンへ)
I wanted to go but I didn’t
(私も行きたかったけど、行けなかった)Dreaming through Tokyo skies
(東京の空で夢を見たかった)
I wanted to see the world
(世界を見て回りたかった)
I was a university student in Kyoto for four years.
Kyoto was a fun place for school trips.
But after a week at university I was tired of the temples,Shrine,bamboo…..
Kyoto is a place to go for a short time, rather than to live.
You go there for a bit, see the temples and eat good food.
Taste the extraordinary. That’s all you need.
Phoebe is amazing for sensing that.
It took me about four years to realise that.
If anyone is going to Kyoto and wants a recommendation, please ask.