A Buddhist temple on a wooded hillside in eastern Kyoto, famous for its wooden stage, built without nails, jutting out over the valley, with views over the city. It's beautiful in cherry-blossom season and in autumn, with special evening illuminations. Drink from the Otowa waterfall for luck.
Walk down the steep, old streets of Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka to the Gion district, where you may see geiko and maiko (geisha). Go early to avoid the crowds.
The head shrine of Inari, the god of rice and business, famous for its thousands of bright vermilion torii gates, donated by businesses, which form t…
The Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa shoguns, who ruled Japan from 1603 to 1867.
The palace where Japan's emperors lived until the capital moved to Tokyo in 1868.
A Zen temple whose top two floors are covered in gold leaf, reflected in a pond surrounded by pine trees and gardens.
A path through towering green bamboo in western Kyoto, which creaks and rustles in the wind.
Japan's first permanent capital, where more than 1,000 tame sika deer roam the park; buy deer crackers and they will bow to you.
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