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.
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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
Miyama Kayabuki Village
Thirty-eight farmhouses with roofs made of miscanthus grass, some piled a meter thick. No power lines. The only sounds a…
Daitoku-ji Temple Complex
Daitoku-ji (大徳寺) is a sprawling Zen temple complex containing 22 sub-temples, several with exceptional gardens open to t…
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…
Amanohashidate
Amanohashidate (天橋立, 'Bridge to Heaven') is a 3.6km pine-covered sandbar stretching across Miyazu Bay, ranked as one of…
Kurama-dera Temple
Kurama-dera Temple (鞍馬寺) sits atop Mt. Kurama (570m) in northern Kyoto, accessible by cable car or a scenic 30-minute fo…
Tofuku-ji Temple
Tofuku-ji Temple (東福寺) is Kyoto's premier autumn foliage destination, featuring 2,000 maple trees that create a 'sea of…
Heian Shrine
Heian Shrine (平安神宮) was built in 1895 to commemorate Kyoto's 1,100th anniversary, recreating the original Heian Imperial…
Kifune Shrine
Kifune Shrine (貴船神社) sits in a forested mountain valley north of Kyoto, famous for its summer river dining platforms (川床…
Fushimi Inari Taisha
Fushimi Inari Taisha is Kyoto's most iconic shrine, famous for the Senbon Torii (千本鳥居, 'thousands of torii gates') — a t…
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
The Arashiyama Bamboo Grove (嵯峨野の竹林) is a path through thousands of towering bamboo stalks that create a natural cathedr…
Philosopher's Path
The Philosopher's Path (哲学の道, Tetsugaku no Michi) is a 2-kilometer stone walkway following a canal lined with hundreds o…
Togetsukyo Bridge
Togetsukyo Bridge (渡月橋, 'Moon Crossing Bridge') spans the Katsura River in central Arashiyama, serving as the district's…
Kamo River Noryo-yuka
The Kamo River (鴨川) flows through central Kyoto, and during summer (May–September) restaurants along its banks construct…
Kiyomizu-dera
Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺, 'Pure Water Temple') is a UNESCO World Heritage temple famous for its wooden stage (清水の舞台, Kiyomizu…
Ginkaku-ji Silver Pavilion
Ginkaku-ji (銀閣寺, 'Temple of the Silver Pavilion') was built in 1482 by Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa as a retirement villa,…
Ryoan-ji Rock Garden
Ryoan-ji Temple (龍安寺) houses Japan's most famous Zen rock garden (枯山水, karesansui 'dry landscape') — a rectangular plot…
Tenryu-ji Temple
Tenryu-ji (天龍寺, 'Heavenly Dragon Temple') is a UNESCO World Heritage Zen temple built in 1339, ranking first among Kyoto…
Byodo-in Phoenix Hall
Byodo-in Temple (平等院) features the Phoenix Hall (鳳凰堂, Hōōdō), a National Treasure depicted on Japan's 10-yen coin and 10…
Sagano Scenic Railway
The Sagano Scenic Railway (嵯峨野観光鉄道, Torokko Train) runs 7.3km along the Hozugawa River gorge between Arashiyama and Kame…
Shosei-en Garden
Shosei-en Garden (渉成園), also called Kikoku-tei, is a tranquil 10-acre stroll garden just east of Kyoto Station — remarka…
Eikan-do Temple
Eikan-do Temple (永観堂), officially Zenrin-ji, is renowned for its autumn night illuminations (mid-November) when 3,000 ma…
Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion
Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺, 'Temple of the Golden Pavilion') is a three-story Zen Buddhist temple covered in pure gold leaf, reflec…
Katsura Imperial Villa
In 1933, German architect Bruno Taut visited Katsura and wept. "The greatest work of Japanese architectural genius," he…