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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

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  3. From Kansai Airport to Kyoto
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    From Kansai Airport to Kyoto

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  4. Nagoya to Kyoto by Train
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    Nagoya to Kyoto by Train

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  5. Kyoto to Tokyo by Train or Plane?
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    Kyoto to Tokyo by Train or Plane?

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  6. Cycling Kyoto's Arashiyama
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    Cycling Kyoto's Arashiyama

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  7. The Kimono Forest Of Arashiyama
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    The Kimono Forest Of Arashiyama

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

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  9. 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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Vegan Ramen in Kyoto
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Vegan Ramen in Kyoto

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With the growing popularity of veganism, particularly in Japan, vegans can now enjoy ramen at both entirely vegan and vegan-fr..

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Places to stay in Kyoto

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 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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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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Fujitaya Guesthouse
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Fujitaya Guesthouse

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I have been to Kyoto a dozen times, but it is only now when it has sunk in, as to what this place is all is about.

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About Kyoto

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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