Japan 🇯🇵 Where to Stay in Kyoto: Downtown, the Station, Gion or Arashiyama For most visitors the answer is the downtown grid between Kyoto Station and Shijo-Kawaramachi: walkable, well connected and full of places to eat. Gion is for atmosphere, Arashiyama and Okazaki for quiet evenings.
Japan 🇯🇵 4 Days in Kyoto: The Perfect First-Timer's Itinerary (with a Nara Day Trip) A practical 4-day Kyoto itinerary for first-timers — Nishiki Market's covered arcades, the Golden Pavilion, Arashiyama's monkey park, Fushimi Inari's torii tunnels and a day trip to Nara's sacred deer.
