Help with Kyoto Itinerary
Jun 23, 2015, 11:26 am
#1
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Help with Kyoto Itinerary
Hi, I'll be going to Kyoto for the first time and staying 2 nights for my upcoming trip.
I would love to see the following sights however they are all in different parts of Kyoto:
Nortern Kyoto
- Kinkakuji
Western Kyoto
- Arashiyama Bamboo Groove
Southern Kyoto
- Fushimi Inari Shrine
Eastern Kyoto
- Kiyomizudera
If you were to split up these places over 2 days, how would you do it? Also, is it best to take the bus? Do the buses in Kyoto take the Sucia card or would I need to get something else?
Thanks!
I would love to see the following sights however they are all in different parts of Kyoto:
Nortern Kyoto
- Kinkakuji
Western Kyoto
- Arashiyama Bamboo Groove
Southern Kyoto
- Fushimi Inari Shrine
Eastern Kyoto
- Kiyomizudera
If you were to split up these places over 2 days, how would you do it? Also, is it best to take the bus? Do the buses in Kyoto take the Sucia card or would I need to get something else?
Thanks!
Jun 23, 2015, 5:37 pm
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We spent 2 days in Kyoto & Narra on a JR Pass. Your itinerary really depends on where you are staying & other pertinent details which you neglected to share? (traveling with whom, dates, interests, etc.)
Jun 23, 2015, 7:03 pm
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Staying at the Westin in Kyoto. Will be coming from Tokyo using the JR pass on a Saturday and leaving on Tuesday back to Tokyo. I plan to take a day trip on one of the days to Nara, so that leaves 2 days in Kyoto. Traveling with one other person.
Jun 23, 2015, 8:01 pm
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Jun 23, 2015, 8:41 pm
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I don't know about Nara, but Kyoto is infamously busy on weekends. Maybe Sunday-Monday in Kyoto, and Nara on Saturday?
For the sights you want, put Fushimi Inari Shrine on an afternoon/evening; less crowded, cooler, and it's illuminated at night (and is accessible by JR rail; there's a station right across the street). Kinkaku-ji is IME not somewhere you will spend a ton of time at, and getting there before it's too crowded (e.g. right at opening) would be best.
Personally, I preferred Ginkaku-ji's more extensive wooded grounds, but the temple itself at Kinkaku-ji is the attraction.
For the sights you want, put Fushimi Inari Shrine on an afternoon/evening; less crowded, cooler, and it's illuminated at night (and is accessible by JR rail; there's a station right across the street). Kinkaku-ji is IME not somewhere you will spend a ton of time at, and getting there before it's too crowded (e.g. right at opening) would be best.
Personally, I preferred Ginkaku-ji's more extensive wooded grounds, but the temple itself at Kinkaku-ji is the attraction.