Originally Posted by
mojo2121
I can also see the advantages of staying near the station. Is it very easy to get to all of the sights in Kyoto from this hotel? Is the transit time long? Not sure how big the city is or how easily accessible the top attractions are.
From memory, here are rough journey times from Kyoto station to:
- Kiyomizu temple (south east side of the city) takes 15 minutes by bus.
- Kinkakuji (the golden pavilion - on the north west edge of the city) takes about 35 minutes by bus.
- Nijo castle (west central) about 15 minutes by bus
http://www.insidekyoto.com/kyoto-buses
Needless to say, if you plan a day out in Kyoto, you will explore various sites in the same part of town before moving on to another part of town and you won't travel via the station between each place you visit.