It was ETH's first visit to Kyoto. He had heard so much about the legendary cultural and spiritual city that he was practically brimming with excitement.

ETH went to visit Kinkakuji first. Kin means gold in Japanese. It was named so because the top two floors of this UNESCO World Heritage Site was covered in gold. Seeing is believing, and ETH was momentarily stunned by the regal majesty of this historic relic, particularly so when its reflection glistened invitingly in the clear blue waters of the pond before it.

"I must speak to my partner," ETH mumbled to himself. "We need to look into the possibility of making NFTs for this place so that people who can't travel here still get to own a digital piece of this powerful landmark."

ETH next visited the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine. It was a shrine very popular among Japanese people because it was said to house the god of academics. As such, students from all over Japan flocked to it during exam season, praying earnestly to it for good grades and bringing home a good luck charm in the form of an omamori. 

ETH loved how serene this place was. But more importantly, he saw a money-making opportunity. 

"Is there a way to collaborate with the priest of this shrine and bring Kitano Tenmangu Shrine into the virtual sphere?" he pondered aloud. "Scoring an exclusive smart contract will enable my users to gain all kinds of novel experiences."

His excitement rose a notch. He could introduce virtual praying sessions, online fortune-telling and introductory talks to Japan's unique brand of Buddhism and get participants to pray for them using ETH.

Since ETH gas fees were known to be prohibitively expensive, he could bundle some of the experiences into a package so that participants could feel like they got back their money's worth.

ETH's last stop of the day was Kiyomizu-dera Temple. It was a huge temple dedicated to Kannon (The Goddess of Mercy). Boasting a grand façade of wooden floors and pillars, its massive scale literally took the breath away of the people visiting it. The pathway leading to it was lined with souvenir shops, which were a hit with tourists, for they sold a wide array of traditional Japanese delicacies and knick-knacks. 

ETH's entrepreneurial mind started kicking in again. What if he rented a space here so that ETH aficionados could hang out together and more importantly, trade cryptocurrencies with each other? Facilitating peer-to-peer transactions on the sacred grounds of Kiyomizu-dera could possibly drive up the adoption of ETH!

In the end, ETH had a wonderful time sightseeing. More importantly, he earmarked several opportunities for the expansion of his blockchain. 

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