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Best Off the Beaten Path Side Trips from Kyoto
There’s much more to Kyoto than shrines and temples.
The Best Spots to See Cherry Blossoms in Kyoto
In Japan, Kyoto is one of the more brilliant, albeit crowded, locations for viewing beautiful cherry blossom scenes in spring...
Keage Incline (Kyoto)
Destination Kyoto - When Kyoto was modernizing, one of the casualties of the rapid expansion was the Keage area in Higashiyama...
Kyoto Gyoen (Imperial Park)
Destination Kyoto - Kyoto was home to the Japanese Imperial family from 794 until 1868, with their residences concentrated around what is now Kyoto Gyoen – a large park right in the center of the city...
Nara
Visitors to Nara will usually make the day trip out from nearby Kyoto via local or express train (30 - 45 minutes)...
Gion
Destination Kyoto - The original Japanese pleasure quarter, Gion is Kyoto condensed into a scene straight out of Memoirs of a Geisha...
Philosopher’s Path
Destination Kyoto - Appropriately earning its famed name, a contemplative stroll along the Philosopher’s Path (known as Tetsugaku no michi) is the best way to spend an hour or two exploring Kyoto on foot...
Kawagoe
In 1996, the bell was designated as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan by the government, a list which also includes Japanese cranes in Hokkaido and the bamboo forest at Arashiyama, Kyoto...
Otoyo Shrine
Destination Kyoto - Otoyo Shrine is easy to walk past but that would be a big mistake. With an unassuming entrance at the south end of the Philosopher’s...
Konosu
Elsewhere, there’s the old Nakasendo, one of the five highways from the Edo period, going all the way from Tokyo to Kyoto...
Lake Ashinoko
Often depicted with its characteristic bright red torii gate and Mount Fuji standing imposingly in the background, Lake Ashinoko, in the heart of hot ...