麓寿庵 rokujuan

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

First time visiting Japan, but looking for an itinerary beyond the Golden Triangle [Tokyo, Kyoto, & Osaka]? This itinerary efficiently combines these cities with smaller traditional villages, serene gardens, the magical nature of the Nagano and Wakayama Prefectures, and small islands. The itinerary is designed for a time span of two weeks onwards. Covering all places in two weeks, like we did, results in a packed planning. By stretching the time span, one can personalize the itinerary; while one person might decide to spend some additional time on Naoshima, others will prefer to book an additional night in the city of Osaka. Next to the diverse palette of places, this itinerary includes plenty of recommendations for tearooms, restaurants, and hotels. All pictures are taken by myself.

This Kyoto guide includes 5-star hotels and hostels to stay at, the best restaurants, cafes, bars, and activities available in the city, and other basic information you need to know before traveling here. All of the restaurants listed are dietary restriction friendly as I myself am vegan, but any fully vegan restaurants are listed separately.