Kyoto

What should you know about Kyoto?

Kyoto was a capital of Japan long before Tokyo. Kyoto considered as one of historic place in Japan. There so many attractions in Kyoto that you won’t believe that still exist until to this day including; temples, shrines, gardens, and Imperial palace. It is well known as a reserved ritualistic dining, meticulous dishes, and entertainers called “geisha” a Japanese female that wear traditional clothes called “Kimono” that entertain people with playing music, dancing, and poetry.

There are so many things to see and to do in Kyoto. There are hundreds of shrines and temple for you to visit, including Arashiyama site with monkeys and bamboo forest, To-ji the popular Famed Buddhist temple, Kyoto Imperial Palace former residence of the Imperial family, Nijo Castle the historic wooden castle with lush gardens, those are just few example places for you to visit and there are hundreds for you to explore.  Most part of Kyoto will give you sightseeing opportunities that you probably never had before.

According to Kate Morgan of lonelyplanet.com

“The Japanese Way of Life - While the rest of Japan has adopted modernity with abandon, the old ways are still clinging on in Kyoto. Visit an old shōtengai (market street) and admire the ancient speciality shops: tofu sellers, washi (Japanese handmade paper) stores and tea merchants. Then wander through the old streets of Nishijin and Gion past machiya (traditional Japanese townhouses). That's not to say there's nothing modern about Kyoto – arriving into futuristic Kyoto Station is a stark sign of that. And throughout the city, young Kyotoites don the hottest new fashions, while craft beer and single-origin coffee is taking over.” 

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