Showing posts with label Kyoto. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kyoto. Show all posts

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Day 5 : Kyoto ( East )

Covering the East side of Kyoto , Mainly is Kiyomizu Temple , Philosopher's Walk


Kyoto Misc 


Day 4 : Kyoto ( North West)

This cover Arashiyama area + Kinkakuji , etc.
*Note : it's worth to get the Kyoto 1 Day Bus Pass , 500 yen for 1 day. Cos most of the places to visit is   more accessible buy buses then trains , though there might be traffic jams at rush hours and human jam to get up the buses on weekends/Holiday seasons. 

Tickets to the Sagano Train can be bought in advace in JR West train windows BUT the open car , 5th carriage , can only be bought on the day itself ( not sure on the spot or same at all JR west Station ) 

Below also attached Kyoto Bus Map



In Case too tired/wish for more Shopping , can end after Kinkakuji and take transport back to Umeda , If you have bought 7 days JR pass , etc , then best to take JR trains

Sagano Train Brochure

Kyoto Bus Maps



Japan Travel DIY

Japan 2015 ( all infö is up to date as of April 2015 )
Link to a Simple Overview of a typical planned Japan Osaka-> Tokyo Trip

Below is my Itinerary for this Trip in April 2015

This is just a guide , depending on your interest is sightseeing , Shopping , Sakura Viewing , Etc.
For Cherry Blossom ( Sakura ) Guide , below is a very good link with reports on different location.
Sakura Forecast with OnSite reports

Forecast of Sakura
Forecast of Blooming

Super useful site for checking trains ride in Japan
Hyperdia

Last but not least a site i used very often
Especially the Street View and Route option for walking around
Google Maps
P/s : without knowing Name/Address of Shops, I am able to based on memory find all these out using Google Map and find those info through the Street View function. really useful