Guidebook for Kyōto-shi

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Guidebook for Kyōto-shi

Sightseeing

Admission free. Reservation with passport info required. The Kyoto Imperial Palace (Kyōto Gosho) used to be the residence of Japan's Imperial Family until 1868. Source: japan-guide
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Kaiserpalast Kyōto
3 Kyōtogyoen
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Admission free. Reservation with passport info required. The Kyoto Imperial Palace (Kyōto Gosho) used to be the residence of Japan's Imperial Family until 1868. Source: japan-guide
Gion is Kyoto's most famous geisha district. It is filled with shops, restaurants and ochaya (teahouses). The most popular area of Gion is Hanami-koji. Source: japan-guide
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Gion
Higashiyama Ward
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Gion is Kyoto's most famous geisha district. It is filled with shops, restaurants and ochaya (teahouses). The most popular area of Gion is Hanami-koji. Source: japan-guide
Admission fee: 600 yen. Nijo Castle (Nijōjō) was built in 1603 as the Kyoto residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo Period (1603-1867). Source: japan-guide.
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Burg Nijō
541 Nijōjōchō
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Admission fee: 600 yen. Nijo Castle (Nijōjō) was built in 1603 as the Kyoto residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo Period (1603-1867). Source: japan-guide.
Main ground: free. Garden: 600 yen. Heian Shrine's (Heian Jingū) main buildings are a partial replica of the original Imperial Palace from the Heian Period (794-1185). Source: japan-guide
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Heian-jingū
Okazaki Nishitennocho Sakyo Ward
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Main ground: free. Garden: 600 yen. Heian Shrine's (Heian Jingū) main buildings are a partial replica of the original Imperial Palace from the Heian Period (794-1185). Source: japan-guide

Everything Else

Admission fee: 800 yen. The museum was opened in the end of 2006. A small section of the books is dedicated to foreign and translated manga, but the majority is in Japanese. Source: japan-guide.
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Kyoto International Manga Museum
452 Kinbukichō
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Admission fee: 800 yen. The museum was opened in the end of 2006. A small section of the books is dedicated to foreign and translated manga, but the majority is in Japanese. Source: japan-guide.
You can learn Japanese typical and traditional homemade cooking. Instructors speak English fluently. They can answer any questions regarding food or culture in general. Source: Kyoto Daidocoro
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Kyoto Daidocoro
435-2 Ebisuchō
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You can learn Japanese typical and traditional homemade cooking. Instructors speak English fluently. They can answer any questions regarding food or culture in general. Source: Kyoto Daidocoro

Food Scene

Pontocho is one of Kyoto's most atmospheric dining areas. It is a narrow alley packed with restaurants on both sides, from inexpensive yakitori to pricey cuisine. Source: japan-guide
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Pontocho Area
Kashiwayacho Nakagyo Ward
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Pontocho is one of Kyoto's most atmospheric dining areas. It is a narrow alley packed with restaurants on both sides, from inexpensive yakitori to pricey cuisine. Source: japan-guide

Entertainment & Activities

The dojo offers both show and lesson programs. You can learn/practice some aspects of the way of a samurai, try on a costume, and watch a show performed by Kembu Masters. Source: Samurai Kembu
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Samurai Kembu Theater
35-7 Sanchōme
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The dojo offers both show and lesson programs. You can learn/practice some aspects of the way of a samurai, try on a costume, and watch a show performed by Kembu Masters. Source: Samurai Kembu
Experience ninja training with shuriken, ninja sword, kunai and others at tatami dojo in Kyoto, Japan. And various ninja arms, tools, costumes and goods at the store. Source: Ninja Dojo
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NINJA DOJO and STORE
528 Hakurakutenchō
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Experience ninja training with shuriken, ninja sword, kunai and others at tatami dojo in Kyoto, Japan. And various ninja arms, tools, costumes and goods at the store. Source: Ninja Dojo

Arts & Culture

A non-verbal stage performance. Its stage effects set up uses techniques ranging from those used in Kabuki plays to the latest technologies. Source: gear.ac
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Non-Verbal performance Kyoto GEAR theatre
56 Benkeiishichō
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A non-verbal stage performance. Its stage effects set up uses techniques ranging from those used in Kabuki plays to the latest technologies. Source: gear.ac

Shopping

Nishiki Market is a narrow, five block long shopping street lined by more than one hundred shops and restaurants. Known as "Kyoto's Kitchen". Source: japan-guide
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Nishiki Market Shopping District
Nishidaimonjichō Nakagyo Ward
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Nishiki Market is a narrow, five block long shopping street lined by more than one hundred shops and restaurants. Known as "Kyoto's Kitchen". Source: japan-guide
Closest convenience store.
FamilyMart Teramachi-Nijo
444-1 Myōmanjimaechō
Closest convenience store.

Essentials

Closest supermarket.
Toraishichō, ５２−１
Closest supermarket.