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Ohara Area Kyoto
6 Reviews Ohara is a major stomping ground for Japanese 'aki-front' followers; when the nation gets bored of pining for cherry blossoms and instead glues its eyes to NHK for the first news reports of Kyoto's...
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Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple Kyoto
2 Reviews Otagi Nenbutsu-ji, beautiful buddhist stone sculptures. In Arashiyama, go to Adashino Nenbutsu-ji, where one can walk the bamboo grove. pass this temple, follow the walking path north,till one reaches...
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Otsu City Kyoto
4 Reviews Lake Biwa is the largest lake in Japan and among the top largest lakes in the world. It is actually surrounded by a few prefectures, one of which is Shiga. All the usual lake activities can be found...
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Fushimi Inari Shrine Kyoto
5 Reviews Two train stops south out of Kyoto, a brilliant walk right from Fushimi station takes you to the temple of Fushimi-Inari, and continuing up the hill through 10,000 red torii dedicated by companies to...
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Arashiyama Kyoto
2 Reviews If you fancy something different to do in Kyoto or simply suffering from temple fatigue and like animals, how about a trip to the Monkey Park at Arashiyama. You enter the park strolling up a steep...
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Nanzenji Temple Kyoto
4 Reviews This is a huge temple complex situated in the eastern part of Kyoto at the foot of the hills, and can be considered off the beaten track as it doesn't seem to get as much visitors as the other more...
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Hozu River Kyoto
3 Reviews Old Cliffie is a bit too old for white-knuckle pastimes such as bungee jumping or whitewater rafting. But he did enjoy the 'Hozugawa Kudari' - trip down the river Hozu - near Kyoto. Take the train (20...
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General Kyoto
6 Reviews Kyoto is not really a very large city, although there are many places to visit! The bus, train, and subway system really makes most of the city very easy to access. What many people consider to be...
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Yoshino City Kyoto
3 Reviews Yoshino is south of Kyoto, located in Nara-ken. It's a famous place of watching cherry blossoms and red leaves. About 2 hours of trains from Kyoto, with a change of train at Kashihara-jingu-mae,...
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Otani Mausoleum Kyoto
1 Review A little unusual, but we found this by accident. Rather than following the main route up to the Kiyomizu Temple with all the usual stalls selling souvenirs we found a path at the bottom of the hill...
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Hyogo Prefecture Kyoto
3 Reviews Many say that one will not need to visit any other castle after seeing the most beautiful castle of Japan, the Himeji Castle. Although a bit far from Kyoto than other nearby places, this castle is...
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Nara City Kyoto
1 Review By basing in Kyoto, there are other areas in the Kansai region that you can visit fairly easily as the transportation system is efficient enough to bring you anywhere in Kansai in the fatest...
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Osaka City Kyoto
2 Reviews Osaka is a big and bust city. We were there mainly for shopping. 2 places we went, Umeda and Namba. These are great shopping start points. Dotonobori is a must go. Just observing the busy lifestyle of...
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Togetsukyo, is a wooden beatiful bridge, means Moon Crossing Bridge, and famous for its views of cherry blossoms and autumn colors on the slopes of Mt. Arishiyama. 5 minute walk from Hankyu Arashiyama Station
There are lots of hot spring near Kameoka, my friend - Toyoko brought me to one of the hotspring ,where we had to take a bus to get there. It took almost half hour. Actually it was a restort hotel for Japanese. The hotspring was inside the hotel and the fee is not so expensive , as I remembered only 980yen including lunch! We enjoyed the moment there and it was the first time I had hot spring in a semi-open area ! What a great experience !Thankyou for my friend Toyoko San.
It is a wonderful to have a very cool travelling in summer. So I chose to take the boat trip travel in the Hozu River. I found that I was cool down from the hot summer in Japan.I had travelled to China - Qualin and Wuyi Shan where are famous at the beautiful of the river and valley, I found the feeling was different from China. The mountains there were dried but here in Hozu the mountains were in green and the plants were very moisture. It looked more comfortable to watch the green in colour in Summer.The whole trip was so excited, since there were few rapids. I got wet a little bit. All in all , it was a great experience. And when we nearly arrived the Arashiyama, there was a boat selling food which like a floating convenience stall in the river. Actually you can also get on the boat in Arayashiyama at night. There are different kind of boat near the pier of Arayashiyama. Some of them...
There were many men fishing inside of the Hozu river. They were well equipped. I am afraid they would not go back home for the weekend. I just found it was the style of Japanese family. The husband leave the wife at home and enjoyed himself in holidays. So why they cannot share the moments with his wife ???There are lots of joy from the mountain around here, there is a station right in the middle of the bridge , I think it will be convenience for people to get down the mountain to the river.It is the nature where Japanese enjoy in weekend.
I like it very much. I went there twice in Kyoto. Very nice places to make you relax ! Especially the stall near the river bank , you find there are lots of ice-cream. It's a romantic trip for you , where you can take a boat trip or walk around the bank or go to the resturant.
The Imperial Villa of Shugakuin is my favorite if the imperial villas in Kyoto because of its setting. It is situated at the base of Mt. Hiei and has a commading view of Kyoto. The villa is really a compound of several pavillions situated at different elevations - the lower villa, the middle villa, and the upper villa. The upper villa, of course has the best view. The is a shot of the "pond of the bathing dragon." The best time to visit is during cherry blossom time or during the fall when the leaves begin to turn.Tours are given in Japanese only and are limited to about 15 people. For non Japanese speakers, the guide gives an 81/2" x 11" fact sheet for you to read. This Villa is not as visited as the more popular Katsura Villa. To visit both villas, you have to go to the Imperial Household Agency in Kyoto and make an appointment to see the villas. The staff at the IHA will give you a...
The town to see while visiting Kyoto Prefecture is Miyama-cho, about 2 hours northwest of the city. The town is divided into 5 villages, and the village to see is Kitamura, where it has the greatest number of thatched roof homes in all of Japan.The village park of Ono Dam has momiji, or maple leaves in the Fall, and sakura, or cherry blossoms in the Spring. You can also rent row boats from May to November to go fishing or to just enjoy the beautiful scenery!
Osawa-ike, is the Japan?s oldest artifitial pond considerning Dotei lake in China as a model, is located Sagano dstrict near Daikaku-ji temple.A short walk from Daikaku-ji Bus-stop
Hotel Granvia Kyoto Kyoto
6 Reviews and 743 Opinions We stayed 3 nights at Kyoto Granvia Hotel from Feb. 27 to Mar 1, 2008. We paid Yen 17,600 per night,...
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Q: Hi, I would like to know which is nicest or more convenient area to stay in Kyoto (I mean night life, transport, etc.), Thanks
A: It all depends on your preferences and budget. You can take a look at my Kyoto page for the details of the hotel we stayed. It was really nice to go around the city with...
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