Kyoto: an itinerary

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!

*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