KYOTO
UNESCO 17 sites
Fushimi Inari
Shrine to Inari the god of rice
2 stops/5 minute train ride on JR Nara line (Inari station)
Kiyomizu-dera Temple
6a - 6:30 p
Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion)
9a - 5p
Nijo Castle
8:45 a -4 p
Sanjusangendo - Hall of the Lotus King
website is only in japanese
Imperial Palace - must apply ahead of time to visit
weekdays - tours at 10:00 and 1 PM; last 1 hr 15 min
Ryoanji - Zen Temple
8a-5p
Toei Kyoto Studio Park
9a - 6p
Ginkakuji - Silver Pavilion
Daitokuji Temple
Okochi-Sanso Villa
Zenrinji Temple, Eikando
Sanzen-in temple (ohara)
website is only in Japanese
1 hr by # 17 bus from Kyoto
To-ji - East Temple UNESCO World Heritage Site
East Temple, 5 story pagoda is 180 ft tall
Arashiyama - bamboo forest
Heian Shrine
Travel Guide - Inside Kyoto
Articles
NY Times - Sacred Sites and Sun-Dappled Canals
National Geographic - Travel Guide
CN Traveler - Ask a local
Boat Tour
Japan-guide
Restaurants
Iyemon salon kyoto
Sake Bar Yoramu
Honke Owariya -soba restaurant
Day Trips
Nara
<1 hr by train from Kyoto; Japan's first capital
Todaiji Temple - world's largest wooden buddha
Isuien Garden
9:30 -4:30
Nara Park
Osaka
Himeji
Himeji Castle
9a - 5p
Mount Koya (Koyasan temple)
Shima Peninsula
Ise shrine
Kobe
Amanohashidate
one of Japans 3 scenic views, Miyazu Bay
Hiroshima
UNESCO 17 sites
Fushimi Inari
Shrine to Inari the god of rice
2 stops/5 minute train ride on JR Nara line (Inari station)
Kiyomizu-dera Temple
6a - 6:30 p
Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion)
9a - 5p
Nijo Castle
8:45 a -4 p
Sanjusangendo - Hall of the Lotus King
website is only in japanese
Imperial Palace - must apply ahead of time to visit
weekdays - tours at 10:00 and 1 PM; last 1 hr 15 min
Ryoanji - Zen Temple
8a-5p
Toei Kyoto Studio Park
9a - 6p
Ginkakuji - Silver Pavilion
Daitokuji Temple
Okochi-Sanso Villa
Zenrinji Temple, Eikando
Sanzen-in temple (ohara)
website is only in Japanese
1 hr by # 17 bus from Kyoto
To-ji - East Temple UNESCO World Heritage Site
East Temple, 5 story pagoda is 180 ft tall
Arashiyama - bamboo forest
Heian Shrine
Travel Guide - Inside Kyoto
Articles
NY Times - Sacred Sites and Sun-Dappled Canals
National Geographic - Travel Guide
CN Traveler - Ask a local
Boat Tour
Japan-guide
Restaurants
Iyemon salon kyoto
Sake Bar Yoramu
Honke Owariya -soba restaurant
Day Trips
Nara
<1 hr by train from Kyoto; Japan's first capital
Todaiji Temple - world's largest wooden buddha
Isuien Garden
9:30 -4:30
Nara Park
Osaka
Himeji
Himeji Castle
9a - 5p
Mount Koya (Koyasan temple)
Shima Peninsula
Ise shrine
Kobe
Amanohashidate
one of Japans 3 scenic views, Miyazu Bay
Hiroshima