Kyoto is very boring.

With his girlfriend, he visits Kyoto’s rock garden and Kinkaku-ji, but finds the cold, crowds, temples, and sightseeing intensely boring. He has no ticket or destination; he may return to England to save money before later revisiting Asia. Marriage talk has stopped; he worries YouTube privacy issues may be causing his girlfriend second thoughts, though she wants to visit England.

Disappointing travel reinforces his retreat into domestic comfort and uncertainty about Japan, work, and romance.