Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyoto Kawaramachi Jokyoji

I found Kyoto to be such a perfect mix of culture, food, and drinks! I wish we had planned an extra day or two just to enjoy the city. Below I have a few food recs (I always search for ramen and gyoza) but I also feel like you can’t really go wrong with most places there! We also found some really interesting bars and I kept a few I wanted to go to but didn’t have time. I also included the key sights to see while here.

Here is a consolidated list of hotels I would recommend to my friends! If you are traveling to any of these places I probably have recommendations on things to do, eat, and drink as well! I will be updating this as I continue to travel around! **Please note that I will get a small commission at no charge to you for using my links here. I love sharing my tips and I would really appreciate the help of using these! I will also include any airbnbs or other locations I stay at if I would recommend them :) Thank you!

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