Kyoto
Kyoto draws millions of visitors from both domestic and international countries every year looking to experience the traditional Japanese culture. Even when Kyoto is bustling and shifting everywhere, a whiff of burning incense, or a glimpse of a glowing, vermillion-colored torii gate marking a shrines entrance, are recurring reminders that Kyoto remains Japan’s spiritual heartland. As such, Japan’s capital is one of the few Japanese cities still home to an abundance of prewar buildings, like traditional rowhouses known as machiya.
Sites in Kyoto
Access
Bullet Train (Shinkansen):
From Tokyo Station to Kyoto Station (Nozomi)
Ticket can be bought at the station.
Procedure to buy the ticket is explained here by the operator. (External Website)
Domestic Flights:
From Tokyo to Itami Domestic Flight
Reserve Here
ANA (External Website)
JAL (External Website)
From Itami Airport to Kyoto
Airport Limousine Bus Direct to Kyoto
Details can be found here (External Website)
No reservation of seat, first come first served.
Monorail & Trains
Osaka Monorail Bound for “Kadomashi” Get off at “Hotaru Ike” →
Takarazuka Hon-sen Bound for “Osaka Umeda” Get off at “Osaka Umeda” →
JR Tokaido Line Bound for “Maibara” Get off at “Kyoto”
From Kansai Airport to Kyoto
Airport Limousine Bus Direct to Kyoto
Details can be found here (External Website)
Phone reservation available from one month in advance.
