Destinations · Kansai京都
Kyoto at 7am belongs to the monks and the gardeners. We will get you there at 6:45.
Kyoto is a city of very old things kept in very good order. Moss is swept. Gravel is raked into water. A sweet shop makes one kind of sweet, and has done for eleven generations.
It is also busy, and the people who live here feel it. So we keep to the edges of the day and the edges of the map: a garden at opening, a mountain temple in the north, an evening walk when the day-trippers have gone.
Stay at least four nights. The city opens up on the third morning, once you stop trying to see it all.
Stays
ryokanPlaceholderYuzurihaA small ryokan of eight rooms on a lane in Higashiyama, a short walk from the temples at dawn.
- Type
- ryokan
- Bath
- none
- Sleeping
- futon
- Size
- 38 m²
- Guests
- 2
machiyaPlaceholderKinari MachiyaA restored wooden townhouse of your own, with a courtyard garden and a deep cypress tub.
- Type
- machiya
- Bath
- none
- Sleeping
- futon or bed
- Size
- 85 m²
- Guests
- 2–4
Journeys through Kyoto
8 daysfrom ￥1,280,000Kyoto & Nara, SlowlyTwo old capitals, one pace: early, quiet, and never rushed.Best: Mar · Apr · May · Oct · Nov · Dec
12 daysfrom ￥2,080,000The Old Roads: Nakasendō & Kumano KodoTwo ancient roads, walked on foot, with your bags sent ahead.Best: Apr · May · Oct · Nov
10 daysfrom ￥1,860,000Blossom SeasonTen days that follow the cherry trees, and a few hours ahead of everyone else.Best: Mar · Apr
12 daysfrom ￥1,980,000First Time, Done WellFour places, properly. Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto and Kanazawa.Best: Mar · Apr · May · Oct · Nov
11 daysfrom ￥1,820,000Craft JapanClay, indigo, lacquer and rice: the hands behind the things.Best: Apr · May · Jun · Oct · Nov
Want to spend longer here? Most people do.
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