Kyoto Walk 1: Northern Higashiyama Highlights and Secrets
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The Higashiyama district of Kyoto is the city’s richest area for sightseeing.
Kyoto Walk 2: Tofuku-ji Temple to Fushimi-Inari Taisha Shrine
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The southern end of Kyoto’s Higashiyama district is my favorite area of the city for a walk.
Kyoto Walk 3: Classic Southern Higashiyama
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Southern Higashiyama is Kyoto’s most popular sightseeing district, and with good reason: it’s packed with first-rate sights.
Kyoto Walk 4: Gion Evening Walk
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Gion is Kyoto’s traditional entertainment district. It is the realm of geisha and hostesses.
Kyoto Walk 5: Arashiyama
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Tucked along the base of Kyoto’s western Arashiyama Mountains, you’ll find one of Kyoto’s most charming sightseeing districts.
Kyoto Walk 6: Northern Higashiyama Temples
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A tour of quiet and rarely visited temples in northern Higashiyama.
Kyoto Walk 7: Kurama to Kibune
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Walk from one rural village to another via a scenic mountaintop temple.