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Contents
Plan
PlanYour
YourTrip
Trip
Welcome to Kyoto ............ 4
Kyoto’s Top 10 ................... 6
What’s New ......................13
Need to Know ..................14
Top Itineraries .................16
Explore Kyoto
Neighbourhoods at a
Glance............................ 46
Kyoto Station Area ......... 48
Downtown Kyoto ............ 54
Central Kyoto .................. 69
Understand Kyoto
Kyoto Today .................. 150
History ............................152
Survival Guide
Transport ...................... 184
Directory A–Z ............... 190
Kyoto Maps
page 1 4
If You Like… ......................18 Eating .............................29
Month by Month ..............21 Drinking & Nightlife.....36
With Kids ......................... 24 Entertainment ..............38
For Free ........................... 26 Shopping ....................... 40
Like a Local ..................... 28 Temples & Shrines .......42
44
Southern Higashiyama .. 79 Kitayama Area &
Greater Kyoto ................ 119
Northern Higashiyama .. 92
Northwest Kyoto .......... 104 Day Trips from
Kyoto ............................ 130
Arashiyama &
Sagano ........................... 112 Sleeping..........................139
149
People & Culture .......... 164 Architecture & Gardens.. 175
Arts & Crafts ..................167 The Tea Ceremony ....... 180
183
Language ...................... 198
Index ..............................208
214
 GREG ELMS / LONELY PLANET IMAGES ©

DAMIEN DOUXCHAMPS / LONELY PLANET IMAGES ©

DAMIEN DOUXCHAMPS / LONELY PLANET IMAGES ©
Left: Nishiki Market
(p56)

Above: Kiyomizu-dera
(p 81)

Right: Tōfuku-ji (p76)

Kitayama Area &

Greater Kyoto
p119

Central
Kyoto
p69

Northwest Northern
Arashiyama Higashiyama
Kyoto
& Sagano
p104 p92
p112
Downtown
Kyoto
p54
Southern
Higashiyama
p79
Kyoto Station
Area
p48
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MARTIN MOOS / LONELY PLANET IMAGES ©

Explore
Kyoto
Neighbourhoods at a
Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Kyoto Station Area . . . 48
Top Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Southern
Higashiyama . . . . . . . . 79
Top Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Drinking & Nightlife . . . . . . .89
Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . .90
Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Arashiyama &
Sagano . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Kitayama Area &
Greater Kyoto . . . . . . 119
Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Downtown Kyoto. . . . . 54 Northern Day Trips from

Top Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Drinking & Nightlife . . . . . . .64
Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . .65
Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Central Kyoto . . . . . . . 69
Top Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Higashiyama . . . . . . . . 92 Kyoto . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Nara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Top Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Osaka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Miyama-chō . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Drinking & Nightlife . . . . . . 102 Sleeping . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . 102
Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Northwest Kyoto . . . 104
Top Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . 111
Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
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KYOTO’S
TOP SIGHTS

Higashi Hongan-ji............. 50
Nishiki Market ...................56
Kyoto Imperial Palace &
Imperial Palace Park......... 71
Kiyomizu-dera ................... 81
Chion-in..............................82
Nanzen-ji ........................... 94
Ginkaku-ji ...........................95
Kinkaku-ji .........................106
Nijō-jō ............................... 107
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16
Top Itineraries
Day One
Southern Higashiyama (p79)
M Start your Kyoto experience by head-
ing to the city’s most important (and
popular) sightseeing district: Southern Hi-
gashiyama. This area contains the thickest
concentration of worthwhile sights in Kyoto.
See p85 for a description of the main sight-
seeing route here.
Lunch Eat at a restaurant on Sanen-
zaka/Ninen-zaka or on Sanjō-dōri.
Northern Higashiyama (p92)
If you have the energy after lunch,
R continue heading north along the
base of the Higashiyama mountains. Start at
Nanzen-ji and follow the Path of Philoso-
phy (Tetsugaku-no-Michi) all the way to
Ginkaku-ji, stopping at Hōnen-in along
the way. See p98 for a description of the
main sightseeing route here.
Dinner Omen (p100), a fabulous noo-
dle restaurant, is close to Ginkaku-ji.
Downtown Kyoto (p54)
After dinner, head back to your lodg-
N ings (which may very well be located
in Downtown Kyoto). You’ll probably be
pretty walked out if you’ve done both South-
ern and Northern Higashiyama in one day,
so a short amble around the streets of Down-
town Kyoto will probably be sufficient to
round out this day.
Day Two
Arashiyama & Sagano (p112)
M After exploring the Higashiyama on
Day One, you’ll want to head west to
the Arashiyama & Sagano district, which
has a dense concentration of first-rate
sights. The typical route involves starting at
Tenryū-ji and working your way north to
Giō-ji or Adashino Nembutsu-ji. See p115
for a description of the main sightseeing
route here.
Lunch Eat near Keifuku Arashiyama
Station or along the route at Komichi.
Northwest Kyoto (p92)
It makes sense to stay on the west side
R of town in the afternoon of this day.
Take a taxi from the end of the morning’s
route or lunch stop to Kinkaku-ji and/or
Ryōan-ji. If you still have energy to burn,
you can check out Myōshin-ji late in the
afternoon.
Dinner Head back downtown (p58) to
eat near your lodgings.
Downtown Kyoto (p54)
Like Day One, this is a pretty big
N day, with a fair bit of transport, so
you probably won’t feel like doing too much
walking on this evening. Again, we recom-
mend some strolling around Downtown
Kyoto. The atmospheric lane of Pontochō is
a great place to wander, as is Kiyamachi-
dōri, particularly the stretch between Shijō-
dōri and Gojō-dōri.

Day Three
Southeast Kyoto (p124)
M You’ll probably be feeling like a
break from the crowds about now.
For this reason we suggest heading to
Southeast Kyoto. Here, you’ll find two
absolutely ripping attractions: Tōfuku-ji
(don’t forget to enter the Hōjō Garden) and
Fushimi-Inari-Taisha, Kyoto’s mind-
blowing Shintō sanctuary.
Lunch There’s not much to eat near
the above, so head downtown (p58).
Downtown Kyoto (p54)
After exploring Southeast Kyoto
R in the morning and eating lunch
downtown, it makes sense to spend the
afternoon exploring Downtown Kyoto
and perhaps doing some shopping. Be
sure to take a pass through the wonder-
ful Nishiki Market, then visit one of the
awesome ‘deppa-chika’ (department store
basement food floors) at nearby Daimaru
or Takashimaya department stores.
Then, walk through the Teramachi Shop-
ping Arcade. When the covered section
runs out, keep following Teramachi as
far as Marutamachi-dōri (the last few
blocks contain some of Kyoto’s best tradi-
tional shops).
Dinner Eat dinner downtown (p58) or
across the river in Gion.
Gion District (p87 )
This day involves less walking than
N the preceding two, so it’s a great day
to do our Gion evening walking tour (p86).
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PL AN YOUR TRIP TO P I T I N E R A R I E S
Day Four
Kitayama Area (p119)
M Today’s the day to step off the
beaten track and immerse yourself
in some greenery. Heading north into the
Kitayama (Northern Mountains) is the
perfect way to relax after three days of ur-
ban sightseeing. Heading to Kurama and
hiking over the hill and down to Kibune is
our favourite day trip out of the city. Other
options include Ōhara or Takao.
Lunch Eat in Kurama, Kibune or Ōhara
(pack a lunch for Takao).
Central Kyoto (p69)
If you spend the morning in the Ki-
R tayama, you will probably return to
Kyoto city in the early afternoon. If this is
your last day in the city, you might want to
spend the remainder of the day shopping
for souvenirs in Downtown Kyoto. But, if
you still have the energy for sightseeing,
you might consider visiting the enclosed
Zen world of Daitoku-ji. Other options
include Nijō-jō or a stroll in the Kyoto
Imperial Palace Park.
Dinner Eat dinner downtown (p58) or
across the river in Gion.
Downtown Kyoto (p54) or
Gion (p87 )
If you haven’t done it yet, try the
N Gion evening walking tour (p86).
Otherwise, find a bar downtown and rub
shoulders with the locals as you reminisce
about your time in the Old Capital.
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DOWNTOWN KYOTO Map on p216
æ Top Sights (p56)
Nishiki Market ..................D6
æ Sights (p57)
1 Kaleidoscope Museum
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2 Kyoto International
Manga Museum ............B3
3 Museum of Kyoto.............C4
4 Pontochō...........................G6
5 Shiori-an............................ A5
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6 Biotei .................................B4
7 Café Bibliotec Hello!.........D1
8 Café Independants .......... E4
9 Capricciosa....................... F4
10 Din Tai Fung.......................F7
11 Fujino-ya ...........................G6
12 Ganko Nijō-en...................G2
13 Ganko Zushi......................G4
14 Hati Hati ............................G5
15 Hinaka ...............................G5
16 Honke Tagoto................... E4
17 Ike Tsuru ...........................D6
18 Inoda Coffee .....................D5
19 Ippūdō................................C6 42 Tomizushi..........................F7 þ Shopping
20 Kane-yo ............................. F5 43 Tōsuirō.............................. G3
21 Karafuneya Coffee 44 Tsukiji Sushisei ................ C7
Honten............................F4 45 Tsukimochiya
22 Katsu Kura ........................F4 Naomasa ....................... G4
23 Kerala................................. F4 46 Uosue ................................ C7
24 Kiyamachi Sakuragawa...G2 47 Warai ................................. C6
25 Kōsendō-sumi ..................D4 48 Yak & Yeti ..........................E6
26 Kyō-hayashiya ................. G4 49 Yoshikawa ........................ D3
27 Liberte ...............................E2 50 Zu Zu ................................. G5
28 Lugol ..................................A3
29 Merry Island Café.............G3 û Drinking & Nightlife (p64)
30 Mew'z Café.........................E1 51 A-Bar ................................. G6
31 Mishima-tei .......................E4 52 Atlantis.............................. G6
32 Mukade-ya ........................A6 53 Ing...................................... G5
33 Musashi Sushi .................. F4 54 McLoughlin's Irish
34 Omen Nippon....................G7 Bar & Restaurant.......... G4
35 Ootoya .............................. G4 Orizzonte ................ (see 90)
36 Park Café...........................E4 55 Rub-a-Dub ........................ G4
37 Ramen Kairikiya ............... F4 56 Sama Sama ...................... G4
38 Shi-Shin Samurai Cafe 57 World................................. G7
and Bar ...........................A2 58 Yoramu ............................. C2
39 Shizenha Restaurant
Obanzai...........................A3 ý Entertainment (p65)
40 Somushi Kochaya ............B4 59 Kamogawa Odori............. G5
41 Tagoto Honten.................. F7 60 Kyoto Cinema .................. B7
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(p65) 84 Taniyama Musen..............E8
61 Aritsugu............................. E6 85 Tsujikura............................ F7
62 Art Factory........................ E5
63 Cocon Karasuma ............. B7 ÿ Sleeping (p143)
64 Daimaru ............................ C7 86 Best Western Hotel
65 Erizen..................................F7 Kyoto .............................. F5
66 Fujii Daimaru .................... E7 87 Hiiragiya ............................E3
67 Ippo-dō...............................E1 88 Hotel Monterey Kyoto .....B5
68 Junkudō .............................F5 89 Hotel Unizo ....................... F5
69 Kamiji Kakimoto................E1 90 Kyoto Hotel Ōkura ........... F3
70 Kyoto Antique 91 Mitsui Garden Hotel
Center..............................E1 Kyoto Sanjō....................B4
71 Kyoto Marui .......................F7 92 Super Hotel Kyoto
72 Kyūkyo-dō......................... E4 Sjijō-Kawaramachi........ F6
73 Meidi-ya............................. F4 93 Tawaraya...........................E3
74 Mimuro..............................B8 94 Yoshikawa .........................D3
75 Mina ....................................F5
76 Minakuchi-ya....................C6 ï Information (p197)
77 Morita Washi ....................C8 95 IACE Travel ....................... F4
78 Nijūsan-ya.........................G7 96 Tourist Information at
79 Nishiharu........................... E4 Kyoto City Center.......... F7
80 OPA.................................... F6
Rakushi-kan...............(see 3) ï Transport (p187)
81 Shin-Puh-Kan ...................B4 97 Bicycle Parking Lot .......... F6
82 Takashimaya .....................F7
83 Tanakaya .......................... D7
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6 Iimura ......................................................................... E2 16 Budget Inn..................................................................B2 28 Kyoto Station Bus Terminal ....................................D3
7 Jōjō ............................................................................. C3 17 Capsule Ryokan Kyoto.............................................B2 29 Nissan Rent-a-Car.....................................................C3
Kyoto Rāmen Kōji ..............................................(see 5) 18 Dormy Inn Premium Kyoto Ekimae........................ E3 30 Osaka Airport Transport Bus Stop.........................E4
19 Hotel Granvia Kyoto .................................................D3 31 Tōkai Discount Ticket Shop..................................... E3

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SOUTHERN HIGASHIYAMA
Gion Corner .......................................(see 36) 33 Kisui.............................................................. B3
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6 Maika ............................................................A3 37 Gion Odori ................................................... C2
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8 Ninen-zaka...................................................D4 39 Kyoto Cuisine & Maiko
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22 Earth Kitchen Company.............................A5
23 Falafel Garden ............................................. B1
24 Gallery Coeur...............................................D5
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26 Grotto ............................................................E1 ï Transport
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15 Togetsu-kyō.................................................C4
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5 Ninna-ji ....................................................................... C2 14 Kanei............................................................................F1 19 Utano Youth Hostel...................................................A3
6 Nishijin Textile Center..............................................G2 15 Saraca Nishijin........................................................... G1
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