Kyoto Hidden Gems
La antigua capital imperial durante más de mil años. Los miles de torii bermellón de Fushimi Inari, el Pabellón Dorado, el bosque de bambú de Arashiyama y los barrios de geishas conforman el Japón más icónico. El truco para evitar multitudes: madrugadas, atardeceres y escapadas a Uji o Miyama.
17 spots
Capital de Japón durante más de mil años: 17 sitios UNESCO, una economía artesanal viva y una agreste costa del mar de Japón a la que la mayoría de los visitantes nunca llega.
Clima y mejor temporada
Clima de cuenca: veranos húmedos de fama temible e inviernos penetrantes y húmedos. Principios de abril y finales de noviembre son el pico (y la aglomeración).
Gastronomía típica
- Kaiseki
- Yudofu
- Matcha y wagashi
- Cocina casera obanzai
Lugares emblemáticos
- Fushimi Inari
- Kinkakuji y Ginkakuji
- Arashiyama
- Amanohashidate e Ine en la costa norte
Kyoto Machiya Stay
Machiya are the narrow wooden townhouses that line Kyoto's older neighborhoods—three meters wide, 20 meters deep, built…
Kyoto International Manga Museum
The Kyoto International Manga Museum (京都国際マンガミュージアム) occupies a renovated elementary school building and houses 300,000…
Pontocho Alley
Pontocho (先斗町) is a narrow 500-meter alley running parallel to the Kamo River, lined with traditional wooden buildings h…
Gion Matsuri
On July 17, Kyoto shuts down. By 8:00 AM, half a million people line Shijo-dori waiting for the first float to appear. W…
Kyoto Station Building
Kyoto Station (京都駅) is a controversial modern architectural landmark designed by Hiroshi Hara (completed 1997). The 15-s…
Nishijin Textile Center
Nishijin (西陣) is Kyoto's historic textile district where high-end kimono fabric has been woven for 1,200 years. The neig…
Kyoto Handicraft Center
Kyoto Handicraft Center (京都ハンディクラフトセンター) is a seven-floor department store specializing in traditional Kyoto crafts: cer…
Sento Imperial Palace
Sento Imperial Palace (仙洞御所) served as the residence for retired emperors from 1630 onward. The palace buildings no long…
Maiko Makeover
Maiko makeover experiences allow participants to undergo full transformation into apprentice geisha: traditional white m…
Nijo Castle
Nijo Castle (二条城) served as the Kyoto residence of Tokugawa shoguns from 1603–1867, representing the military government…
Kyoto Zen Meditation
You sit on a round cushion facing a white wall six inches from your nose. Legs folded, back straight, hands in a mudra y…
Gion District
Gion (祇園) is Kyoto's most famous geisha district (hanamachi, 花街 'flower town'), where traditional wooden machiya townhou…
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Kyoto Imperial Palace (京都御所) served as the emperor's residence from 794 to 1869 when the capital moved to Tokyo. The pal…
Sanjusangen-do
Sanjusangen-do (三十三間堂, 'Hall with 33 Bays') is a 120-meter-long wooden hall containing 1,001 life-size golden statues of…
Sanjusangen-do Archery
Every January (second Sunday), Sanjusangen-do Temple hosts Toshiya (通し矢) — a coming-of-age archery ceremony where 20-yea…
Katsura Imperial Villa
In 1933, German architect Bruno Taut visited Katsura and wept. "The greatest work of Japanese architectural genius," he…
Tea Ceremony Experience
You'll crouch through a door so low your forehead nearly scrapes the frame. This is intentional—samurai had to leave the…