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Kyoto, once the imperial capital of Japan for over a millennium, remains the country’s cultural, historical, and spiritual beating heart. While Tokyo dazzles with its neon-lit skyscrapers, bustling crosswalks, and futuristic technology, Kyoto invites travelers to step back in time. It is a city where wooden machiya townhouses line narrow cobblestone alleys, where the gentle click of a geisha’s wooden sandals (geta) echoes in the dusk, and where thousands of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines stand as monuments to centuries of artistic and spiritual devotion. However, Kyoto is not a museum; it is a living, breathing city with complex customs, subtle social rules, and hidden treasures that are often invisible to the casual touri

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If you can visit only one city in Japan, Kyoto is the one. This ancient city, 30 mi/50 km northeast of Osaka, was the capital of Japan for more than 1,000 years and still is considered the country's spiritual capital. Thousands of shrines and temples dot the city, including more than a dozen on the UNESCO World Heritage list. That list is far from all-inclusive, and many excellent places that might be the star attractions of other cities crowd the streets of Kyoto. It is a center of Japanese Zen and has several huge monastery complexes where serious students still sit in meditation.Free Kyoto
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Kyoto is also the nation's capital of traditional arts. Whether your interest be in pottery, textiles, dance, the tea ceremony or any of the other innumerable arts, Kyoto has excellent galleries, museums, shops and tea houses. Japanese people from the countryside and foreign students flock there to learn under the great masters. Much of what is considered Japanese haute cuisine was developed there too, as an offshoot of the tea ceremony.

Kyoto is Japan's heartland of history. With 1,300 years of tumultuous existence, the city's past intrudes upon the present day as in few other Japanese cities. In Gion, you can spot a geisha (or geiko, as they are called in Kyoto), one of the last hundred or so in Japan, slipping down a side-street to entertain rich guests with witty conversation, dance or music. A shopping arcade may suddenly fill with discordant clanging music as a shrine festival passes among the shoppers, or you may hear the long chant as Zen monks pass through the neighborhood, calling for alms.

Kyoto is an understated city that might disappoint visitors at first (at first glance, it is a large city with modern buildings that might not align with one's original perception); its charm lies in small details, pocket gardens, tiny traditional restaurants and refined artwork.

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8-Nights Japan Golden Route – Tokyo, Hakone & Kyoto

Price: $5,399 - # of Days: 8 days
Travel Japan’s iconic itinerary connecting Tokyo, Hakone, and Kyoto by bullet train. Explore modern cityscapes, natural hot springs, and historic temples for a journey rich in culture and breathtaking scenery.Highlights:Airport transfers7 nights 4.5-star hotel accommodation1 night Japanese Inn accom...

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14-Nights Japan Explorer – Tokyo, Hakone & Kyoto

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Visit timeless locations like Tokyo, Hakone, and Kyoto, plus culturally rich sites like Shirakawago village and the vermillion torii gate at Itsukushima Shrine. This itinerary offers a comprehensive exploration of Japan’s historic and cultural highlights.Highlights:Airport transfers12 nights 4.5-sta...

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11-Nights Japan Discovery

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Travel Honshu to explore Tokyo’s skyline, Shizuoka’s scenery, deep Kyoto temples, preserved Kurashiki, and Hiroshima’s stories in a rich cultural and historic itinerary.Highlights:10 nights deluxe accommodationTravel by bullet and local trainJapanese/western breakfasts dailyFour full day and one hal...

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5-Nights Hyatt Regency Kyoto

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With a stay at Hyatt Regency Kyoto in Kyoto (Higashiyama Ward), you'll be steps from Sanjusangen-do Temple and 11 minutes by foot from Kawaramachi Street. This luxury hotel is 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from Kiyomizu Temple and 1.1 mi (1.7 km) from Kyoto Tower. Make yourself at home in one of the 187 gu...

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13-Nights Visions Of Japan With Seoul

Price: $8,259 - # of Days: 13 days
Find your zen in Seoul, where you’ll explore grand palaces, traditional Hanok houses, and serene temples that offer a perfect moment of meditation on an adventure like no other in South Korea. Then, forget everything your mother taught you about table manners as you head to Japan, where it’s perfect...

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15-Nights Visions Of Japan With Osaka & Seoul

Price: $10,813 - # of Days: 15 days
Find your zen in Seoul, where you’ll explore grand palaces, traditional Hanok houses, and serene temples that offer a perfect moment of meditation on an adventure like no other in South Korea. Then, forget everything your mother taught you about table manners as you head to Japan, where it’s perfect...

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12-Nights Visions Of Japan With Osaka

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Forget everything your mother taught you about table manners. In Japan, it’s perfectly acceptable to slurp! Get ready to joyously drink in traditional hot sake, green tea, big brothy noodle bowls and the delicious views from neon-lit Tokyo to historic Kyoto. Peaks, palaces, pavilions, and pagodas pr...

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17-Nights Visions Of Japan With Hiroshima, Osaka & Seoul

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If you can visit only one city in Japan, Kyoto is the one. This ancient city, 30 mi/50 km northeast of Osaka, was the capital of Japan for more than 1,000 years and still is considered the country's spiritual capital. Three thousand shrines and temples dot the city, including three shrines and 14 temples on the UNESCO World Heritage list. That list is far from all-inclusive, and many excellent places that might be the star attractions of other cities crowd the streets of Kyoto. It is a center of Japanese Zen and has five huge Zen monastery complexes where serious students still sit in meditation.

Kyoto is also the nation's capital of traditional arts. Whether your interest be in pottery, textiles, dance, the tea ceremony or any of the other innumerable arts, Kyoto has excellent galleries, museums, shops and tea houses. Japanese people from the countryside and foreign students flock there to learn under the great masters. Much of what is considered Japanese haute cuisine was developed there too, as an offshoot of the tea ceremony.

Kyoto is Japan's heartland of history. With 1,300 years of tumultuous existence, the city's past intrudes upon the present day as in few other Japanese cities. In Gion, you can spot a geisha (or geiko, as they are called in Kyoto), one of the last hundred or so in Japan, slipping down a side-street to entertain rich guests with witty conversation, dance or music. A shopping arcade may suddenly fill with discordant clanging music as a shrine festival passes among the shoppers, or you may hear the long chant as Zen monks pass through the neighborhood, calling for alms.

Kyoto is an understated city that might disappoint visitors at first (at first glance, it is a large city with modern buildings that might not align with one's original perception); its charm lies in small details, pocket gardens, tiny traditional restaurants and refined artwork.

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Sights—City-wide views from Kiyomizu Temple; the red gates of Fushimi Inari; Zen meditation in Nanzen-ji Temple; the expansive gardens of the Imperial Palace Park.

Memorable Meals—Walking and snacking in the Nishiki Food Market; exquisite kaiseki dishes at Gion Karyo; hearty udon noodles at Omen; rich and succulent eel at Unagi-ya Hirokawa.

Late Night—Looking for geisha in Gion; a candlelit tea ceremony at Joukeian.

Walks—The short hike up Mount Daimonji; the cherry-tree-lined path of Philosopher's Walk.

Especially for Kids—Arashiyama Monkey Park; Shinkyogoku Shopping Arcade.

History

After Japan's capital was moved from Nara to Kyoto in 794, the imperial court gradually weakened. Following a long power struggle, the strongest warlord seized power from the Kyoto court and assumed the title of shogun. From this point on, the emperors were marginalized and the country was ruled by a succession of shoguns. Civil war left the country exhausted, and Kublai Khan's Mongols twice tried to take advantage of this weakness. Two invasions were cut short when the fleets were destroyed by typhoons (miraculous occurrences attributed to the kamikaze, or divine protective winds).

Until the 16th century, large areas of Japan remained in the hands of feuding warlords. However, the first Tokugawa shogun completed the unification of the country and established his administrative base in Edo (present-day Tokyo), while the emperor's court remained in Kyoto. The shogun's descendants controlled Japan from 1600 to 1868 (usually known as the Edo Period) and during this period, Kyoto's political influence decreased further. However, the relative peace of the Edo Period was a boon for merchants and artisans, and Kyoto flourished.

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Shinto has 88,000 gods, more than any other religion in the world. During the month of November, the gods take a break from their busy schedule and get together for a conference at the Izumo Taisha Shrine in Shimane Prefecture.

The Byodin Temple in Uji, near Kyoto, features on the back of Japan's 10-yen coin.

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Kyoto

If you can visit only one city in Japan, Kyoto is the one. This ancient city, 30 mi/50 km northeast of Osaka, was the capital of Japan for more than 1,000 years and still is considered the country's spiritual capital. Three thousand shrines and temples dot the city, including three shrines and 14 temples on the UNESCO World Heritage list. That list is far from all-inclusive, and many excellent places that might be the star attractions of other cities crowd the streets of Kyoto. It is a center of Japanese Zen and has five huge Zen monastery complexes where serious students still sit in meditation.

Kyoto is also the nation's capital of traditional arts. Whether your interest be in pottery, textiles, dance, the tea ceremony or any of the other innumerable arts, Kyoto has excellent galleries, museums, shops and tea houses. Japanese people from the countryside and foreign students flock there to learn under the great masters. Much of what is considered Japanese haute cuisine was developed there too, as an offshoot of the tea ceremony.

Kyoto is Japan's heartland of history. With 1,300 years of tumultuous existence, the city's past intrudes upon the present day as in few other Japanese cities. In Gion, you can spot a geisha (or geiko, as they are called in Kyoto), one of the last hundred or so in Japan, slipping down a side-street to entertain rich guests with witty conversation, dance or music. A shopping arcade may suddenly fill with discordant clanging music as a shrine festival passes among the shoppers, or you may hear the long chant as Zen monks pass through the neighborhood, calling for alms.

Kyoto is an understated city that might disappoint visitors at first (at first glance, it is a large city with modern buildings that might not align with one's original perception); its charm lies in small details, pocket gardens, tiny traditional restaurants and refined artwork.

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Must See or Do

Sights—City-wide views from Kiyomizu Temple; the red gates of Fushimi Inari; Zen meditation in Nanzen-ji Temple; the expansive gardens of the Imperial Palace Park.

Memorable Meals—Walking and snacking in the Nishiki Food Market; exquisite kaiseki dishes at Gion Karyo; hearty udon noodles at Omen; rich and succulent eel at Unagi-ya Hirokawa.

Late Night—Looking for geisha in Gion; a candlelit tea ceremony at Joukeian.

Walks—The short hike up Mount Daimonji; the cherry-tree-lined path of Philosopher's Walk.

Especially for Kids—Arashiyama Monkey Park; Shinkyogoku Shopping Arcade.

History

After Japan's capital was moved from Nara to Kyoto in 794, the imperial court gradually weakened. Following a long power struggle, the strongest warlord seized power from the Kyoto court and assumed the title of shogun. From this point on, the emperors were marginalized and the country was ruled by a succession of shoguns. Civil war left the country exhausted, and Kublai Khan's Mongols twice tried to take advantage of this weakness. Two invasions were cut short when the fleets were destroyed by typhoons (miraculous occurrences attributed to the kamikaze, or divine protective winds).

Until the 16th century, large areas of Japan remained in the hands of feuding warlords. However, the first Tokugawa shogun completed the unification of the country and established his administrative base in Edo (present-day Tokyo), while the emperor's court remained in Kyoto. The shogun's descendants controlled Japan from 1600 to 1868 (usually known as the Edo Period) and during this period, Kyoto's political influence decreased further. However, the relative peace of the Edo Period was a boon for merchants and artisans, and Kyoto flourished.

Potpourri

Shinto has 88,000 gods, more than any other religion in the world. During the month of November, the gods take a break from their busy schedule and get together for a conference at the Izumo Taisha Shrine in Shimane Prefecture.

The Byodin Temple in Uji, near Kyoto, features on the back of Japan's 10-yen coin.

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