About
Why Kyoto
Kyoto is the soul of old Japan.
More than a thousand temples and shrines sit among wooden machiya houses, moss gardens and bamboo groves. Geisha still cross the lantern-lit lanes of Gion at dusk, tea houses serve matcha the traditional way, and each season repaints the city — cherry blossom in spring, fiery maples in autumn.
Refined, quiet and deeply atmospheric, it is the counterweight to Tokyo's neon rush.
More than a thousand temples and shrines sit among wooden machiya houses, moss gardens and bamboo groves. Geisha still cross the lantern-lit lanes of Gion at dusk, tea houses serve matcha the traditional way, and each season repaints the city — cherry blossom in spring, fiery maples in autumn.
Refined, quiet and deeply atmospheric, it is the counterweight to Tokyo's neon rush.
Highlights
Not to be missed
- Fushimi Inari's thousand red torii gates
- Arashiyama bamboo grove
- Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion
- Kiyomizu-dera & the Higashiyama lanes
- Geisha district of Gion at dusk
- Traditional tea ceremony & kaiseki dining
Gallery
A look around
