Visit Kyoto

When visiting Japan, don't miss out on spending 2 or 3 days in Kyoto. This city offers a beautiful blend of ancient traditions and modern conveniences, featuring stunning temples, vibrant markets, and serene gardens. It's a must-visit for a complete Japanese cultural experience.

Suzan Netherlands

Kyoto is a deep cultural city with beautiful mountains around, the roads of city is more squarish lay out, a bit easier than the roads in Tokyo. I do like to visit their Temples mostly the world heritages, admire Kinkaku-ji Temple, it is not only the magnificent golden Temple with the reflection in the water, but also the story of this temple and breath-taking view of the gardens around! I also loved Arashiyama area the sceneries and facilities, it is a huge scenic place with temples, gardens, river and mountain, lots of restaurants. It's impossible to look just couple of hours, even spend a day there you will be busy with the things you like to do. Kyoto also easy to take subways, but you need to carefully choose the subway lines. I normally eat just around restaurants nearby the hotel I stay. Next time I go, I will check Good Map first to know exactly the best way to do things.

Zhao

Kyoto is a manageable size for a three night stay (including a day trip to Nara). The Sky hop on hop off bus provides an easy way to see the many interesting sights such as the Golden Temple and Imperial Palace. Loved the Geisha and Maiko dance performance at the arts theatre

Lisa United Kingdom

Beautiful city, with amazing Temples , shrines and other things to see. Crawling with tourists from early April on. Accommodation increases in price during this time, worth booking in Feb/March for early April perhaps.

Geoffrey Ireland

Kyoto trains were well signed (even in English) just pay attention to renovations and moved gates. Kyoto itself is magnificent. Every view is a photo worthy shot. People everywhere were kind and helpful. Favorite places? Fushimi Inari Shrine, the Miyaki-Odori show (live theatre once a year) canal boat rides.

LUCILLE United States of America

Kyoto is much easier to negotiate for non Japanese speaking people e.g. elderly/ not good with IT/ low mobility/ families with small children visitors. It could be the base stay from where all short overnight or day trips could be made to south western Japan. locals are much more helpful and the local signage and travelling is much better than Tokyo. There are more attractions nearby.

Evergreen traveler Australia