The Ultimate Kyoto Guide ☆ +175 Locations
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The Ultimate Kyoto Guide ☆ +175 Locations
King Kogi
Welcome to your ultimate Kyoto Guide packed with +175 places to explore and visit.
Things to Do:
⛩️🌳 shrines, temples, parks, & gardens
🎋🎍 Arashiyama Bamboo Forest Area Guide
🍺🍗 Nishiki Market Food Guide
🖼️ 🎨 museums & art galleries
🛍️🏬 unique shopping spots
Food Spots:
🍢 traditional Kyoto cuisine
☕️ favourite coffee shops
🍰 cafes & bakeries
🍱 Japanese comfort food
🌱 vegan & vegetarian spots
🍡 desserts & snack spots
🍜 ramen, udon, and soba
🍶 Japanese izakayas
🌮 international food
🍺 craft beer & cocktail bars
☆This guide contains the best of Kyoto adventuring☆
1. The top tourist locations with my notes and tips.
2. My favourite off-the-beaten path temples and shrines to avoid the crowds.
3. A dedicated Arashiyama Bamboo Forest section, including my favourite spots to see that are lesser known.
4. A full separate guide to Nishiki Market and the side streets around it. There is a lot to do in the area, even once the market closes at night!
5. A massive selection of food spots to choose from, there is something for everyone.
☆ Have fun in Kyoto, and don't forget to take some time to just get lost in the backstreets ☆
Love,
Martina aka King Kogi
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"I’ve followed Martina’s YouTube for a while. Her Kyoto guide is extensive with lots of thoughtful and unique choices. She always has good sense to incorporate a local feeling into her guides while sti..."
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
King Kogi
👑🐷 こんにちは~ I'm Martina Sazunic, known as King Kogi on YouTube.
Born in Toronto (Canada) but living in Asia since 2008, exploring South Korea and Japan 🔎
🗺 Use my Digital Travel Guides to confidently explore Japan knowing you've got one of my hand-picked spots nearby.
Plus, you can watch my Tokyo Tours, Osaka Tours, Kyoto Tours, and Yokohama Tours for free on King Kogi YouTube
My guides include a wide range of restaurants:
izakayas 🍶
ramen/udon 🍜
sushi 🍣
coffee ☕️
cafes 🍵
street food 🥟
bistros 🍝
curry 🍛
vegetarian/vegan 🌱
snacks 🍡
dessert 🍧
local craft beer 🍺
secret bars 🥃
As well as popular (and hidden) parks, temples, shrines, museums, shopping spots, interesting finds, and more ⛩
If you're feeling overwhelmed with planning a visit to Japan, the Mega Guides cover 100+ spots and features all the tourist hit list locations, plus off-the-beaten path finds too. It also includes a Japanese language and culture guide.
What's included
Digital Map
Fully interactive, digital map for finding places nearby
137 places
137 hand-picked places with notes from the creator
1 extra guide
Access to additional guides curated by the creator.
22 photos
Beautiful, hi-res photos from the creator
7 links
7 links from the creator to go even deeper with more info
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Kyoto, Japan
Japan
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Vegan
Female Solo
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Car-free
Family
Gluten-free / Celiac
LGBTQ+
Backpacker
Adventure
Architecture
Art
Coffee
Design
Foodie
History
Outdoors
People & Culture
Photography
Relaxation
Romantic
Slow Travel
Shopping
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