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KYOTO TRAVEL LIST
A list of places in Kyoto I want to visit (and have visited if highlighted).
※​Mostly places, but also includes events. [these brackets] = ultimate season to visit
Highlights: fully explored, been there; top choice; recommend, don't recommend
K1. Mount Atago (愛宕山) semi-pilgrimage spot; temple at the top
K2. Gion Festival: Mikoshi arai [July 10] (祇園祭神輿洗)
K3. Gion Festival: Yamaboko junko [July 17] (祇園祭山鉾巡行)
K4. International Manga Museum (国際マンガミュージアム)
K5. To-ji (東寺) Shingon temple; there's also a flea market on the 21st of each month
K6. Fushimi Inari Taisha (伏見稲荷大社)
K7. Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺) THAT temple
K8. Ponto-chou (先斗町) hanamachi district; should also explore Gion
K9. Higashiyama (東山区) area near #7
K10. Ginkaku-ji (銀閣寺) may be the most elegant Zen temple
K11. Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺) golden Zen temple
K12. Kyoto Tower (京都タワー)
K13. Kyoto City hall (京都市役所)
K14. Pokemon Center - Takashimaya Kyoto
K15. Nishi Hongan-ji (西本願寺)
K16. Higashi Hongan-ji (東本願寺) bought buddhist beads for a friend
K17. Kyoto National Museum (京都国立博物館)
K18. Path of the Philosopher (哲学の道)
K19. Honen-in (法然院) mysterious ancient temple
K20. Heian Shrine (平安神宮)
K21. Shugakuin Villa (修学院離宮) and its gardens
K22. Kawadoko in Kibune (川床・貴船) floating restaraunts
K23. Kifune Shrine (貴船神社) in a forested valley near Kyoto; has unique water omikuji
K24. Okunoin Temple [foggy] (奥の院) in #25, pilgrimage spot; mausoleum of Kukai
K25. Shukubo in Mount Koya (宿坊・高野山) expensive temple lodging
K26. Sutra copying in Daishi Kyokai (写経・大師教会) center of Shingon
K27. Eikando [autumn] (永観堂) gardens; near #18
K28. Yasaka Shrine (八坂神社) over the Shijoo bridge, at the end of Shijo-dori; important during Gion Festival
K29. Kyoto Station (京都駅の上階) crazy architecture; plus the upper levels look like Mirror's Edge
K30. Arashiyama (嵐山) sakura spot; famous bamboo grove
K31. Shimogamo Shrine (下鴨神社)
K32. Kyoto City Zoo (京都市動物園)
K33. Heijo Palace Remains (平城京跡)
K34. Maruyama Park (円山公園)
K35. Keage Station [spring] (蹴上駅) retro sakura railway hill
K36. Kouzan-ji [autumn] (高山寺)
K37. Bentendo Hall in Daigoji Temple [autumn] (醍醐寺・弁天堂)
K38. Chion-in (知恩院) main temple of Jodoshu
K39. Nijo Castle (二条城) residence of Ieyasu​​
K40. Tenryu-ji (天龍寺) azalea gardens
K41. Ninna-ji (仁和寺) from Tsureduregusa pass. 53
K42. ...
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