KYOTO
Kiinkakuji (Golden Pavilion)

Nijo Cstle

Sanjusangendo

Imperial Palace

Ryoanji

Heian Shrine

Fushimi Inari
  Shrine to Inari the god of rice
  2 stops/5 minute train ride on JR Nara line (Inari station)

Ginkakuji

Daitokuji Temple

Okochi-Sanso Villa


Sanzen-in temple (ohara)
  1 hr by # 17 bus from Kyoto
To-ji     UNESCO World Heritage Site
   East Temple, 5 story pagoda is 180 ft tall

Arashiyama


Restaurants
Iyemon salon kyoto

Sake Bar Yoramu

Honke Owariya

Day Trips
Nara  
    <1 hr by train from Kyoto; Japan's first capital
     Todaiji Temple
     Nara Park
Osaka

Mount Koya (Koyasan temple)

Shima Peninsula
    Ise shrine


Kobe

Amanohashidate
    one of Japans 3 scenic views, Miyazu Bay



Himeji

Hiroshima