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  1. Monkey Park Iwatayama in Kyoto
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    Monkey Park Iwatayama in Kyoto

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    Nagoya to Kyoto by Train

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  3. Kiyomizu Temple and Otowa Waterfall
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    Kiyomizu Temple and Otowa Waterfall

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    Kyoto in Video

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  5. The Bamboo Forest of Arashiyama
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    The Bamboo Forest of Arashiyama

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    Miyako Odori

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  7. Tokyo to Kyoto by Shinkansen Train
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    Tokyo to Kyoto by Shinkansen Train

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  8. Cycling Kyoto's Arashiyama
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    Cycling Kyoto's Arashiyama

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  9. What’s the Best Way to Get From Kyoto to Tokyo?
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    What’s the Best Way to Get From Kyoto to Tokyo?

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  10. Sou Sou Kyoto: The Flagship Store
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    Sou Sou Kyoto: The Flagship Store

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Kyoto Higashiyama Lantern Street

Kyoto Higashiyama Lantern Street

Mar 6th - Mar 15th

Kyoto Higashiyama Flower Lantern Festival: Gorgeous and mysterious views of Kiyomizu Temple looming in the dark.

Kiyomizu-dera Temple Free
Plum Blossom at Jonan-gu in Kyoto
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Plum Blossom at Jonan-gu in Kyoto

Feb 18th - Mar 22nd

Jonangu in Fushimi, Kyoto is a Heian era Shinto shrine with a camellia and plum blossom festival in February and March

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Kyoto Imperial Park

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Kyoto Imperial Park is a good place for a break with the family, or some jogging or cycling. Many beautiful old trees grow there,..

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Hotel SOWAKA

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Enjoy a luxury getaway at Hotel SOWAKA, tucked away in Kyoto's Gion district just moments away from Yasaka Shrine.

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Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Kansai
Island Honshu
Capital Kyoto
Population 2,636,092
Area 4,612.20 sq. km

Japan’s capital from AD 794 to 1868, the list of possible tourist destinations in Kyoto Prefecture (京都府, Kyōto-fu) is endless. 

You can attempt to visit all of major sites, including but certainly not limited to: Fushimi Inari Shrine and its brilliant vermillion row of torii gates, its many temples (most notably Kiyomizu-dera, Sanjusangen-do, and Kinkaku-ji), Nijo Castle, and Amanohashidate (one of the Three Views of Japan).

Or you can attempt to “experience” Kyoto and its rich culture: appreciate the traditional architecture and maiko of the Gion district, witness the Gion Festival (held every July), and indulge in the various delicacies Kyoto has to offer, such as Uji matcha green tea, tofu, and various Japanese confectioneries. Kyoto is on the bucket list of many a traveller, and for good reason.

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