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

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  2. The Bamboo Forest of Arashiyama
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    The Bamboo Forest of Arashiyama

    Arashiyama
  3. Kyoto in Video
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    Kyoto in Video

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  4. The Kimono Forest Of Arashiyama
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    The Kimono Forest Of Arashiyama

    Arashiyama
  5. Nagoya to Kyoto by Train
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    Nagoya to Kyoto by Train

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  6. Firefly Viewing in Uji
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    Firefly Viewing in Uji

    Uji
  7. Cycling Kyoto's Arashiyama
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    Cycling Kyoto's Arashiyama

    Arashiyama
  8. A Walk Along Kamo River
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    A Walk Along Kamo River

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  9. The Phoenix Hall of Byodoin in Uji
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    The Phoenix Hall of Byodoin in Uji

    Uji
  10. 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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Upcoming Kyoto Events

Yabusame Shinji
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Yabusame Shinji

Early May

Every year in early May. witness the Yabusame Shinji at Shimogamo shrine, where Japanese mounted archers fire arrows at enemy targets...

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Firefly Viewing in Uji
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Firefly Viewing in Uji

Late May - Mid Jun

From late May to mid-June, Uji City Botanical Park near Kyoto plays host to fireflies, delighting young and old alike. A short..

Uji City Botanical Park 7 Free
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Hotel SOWAKA
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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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Ine Boathouse Ryokan
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Ine Boathouse Ryokan

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At Ine there are surprises and delights in every season. in January the mountains are blanketed by snow, but you are rewarded by..

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Hotel Canata Kyoto
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Hotel Canata Kyoto

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HOTEL CANATA KYOTO offers 16 contemporary styled rooms within a stone's throw of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Nijo Ca..

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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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