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Plan a Trip to Kyoto
Temple gardens, bamboo groves, and geisha lantern light
Kyoto is Japan’s cultural soul: a thousand temples, moss gardens, tea houses, and the lantern-lit alleys of Gion. Slow, seasonal, and quietly stunning.
BEST TIME
Late March–April (cherry blossom) & November (autumn leaves)
TYPICAL BUDGET
$1,600–$3,000 per person for a week
Top things to do in Kyoto
- Fushimi Inari’s thousand torii gates at dawn
- Arashiyama bamboo grove
- Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion
- Evening stroll through Gion
- Kaiseki dinner or a tea ceremony
- Day trip to Nara’s deer park
A sample Kyoto itinerary
1
Southern Higashiyama
Fushimi Inari, Kiyomizu-dera, and Gion by night.
2
Arashiyama
Bamboo grove, monkey park, and riverside temples.
3
Nara day trip
Great Buddha and free-roaming deer.
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Good to know
💡 Hit the famous shrines at opening — by 9am the crowds arrive.
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