Kyoto: an itinerary

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Written By Naina Raisinghani

Where Tokyo was hectic, Kyoto was calm and peaceful with a slower pace of life. So here is my dream Kyoto itinerary from way back when!

Tips

  • JRPass needs to be shipped to you in your home country so leave time for it to arrive. 

*Note: Things I researched but didn’t end up doing are denoted with a `` (asterisk)*

Activities

  • Kiyomizu-dera temple

  • Arashiyama Bamboo Forest - be careful of monkeys

  • Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine - wear walking shoes!!!

  • Nishiki Market

  • Keage Incline

  • Ryoan-ji temple

  • Take a day trip to Nara, see and feed the wild deer.

  • Take a shinkansen (bullet train) to Osaka

  • Studio Ghibli

Food

  • Meals

    • AWOMB karasuma honten

    • Yudofu Sagano - tofu restaurant at Arashiyama Bamboo Forest

    • 7/11!!!!!!!

      • Waffles and pancakes

      • Egg sandwiches

      • Their coffee is also good - sweet just the way I like it

  • Drinks

    • %ARABICA for coffee

    • Ippodo Tea Kyoto Main Store

    • Sake Bar Yoramu

Shopping

  • D&DEPARTMENT KYOTO

  • Loutre otter cafe - would say do this over a cat cafe

  • Cat cafe

  • Souvenirs to buy

    • Get something embroidered at Uniqlo - like a shirt or something else

    • Royce chocolates

    • Kit kats

    • Tokyo banana

Naina Raisinghani
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