Kyoto

Kinkaku-ji – The Golden Pavilion, Kyoto (Photo: thejourneyofmyfeet.wordpress.com)
Kinkaku-ji – The Golden Pavilion, Kyoto (Photo: thejourneyofmyfeet.wordpress.com)

1. Kinkaku-ji – The Golden Pavilion (Zen Buddhist temple)

Nijō Castle (Photo: touristinjapan.com)
Nijō Castle (Photo: touristinjapan.com)

2. Nijō Castle

      • East Gate (Higashi Otemon main entrance)
      • Inner Gate (Karamon)
      • Ninomaru Palace – Hall of the Imperial Emissary (Jodan-no-ma), Audience Hall, Ni-no-ma, and Tozamurai-no-ma
      • “Nightingale floors”
Fushimi-Inari Taisha Shrine (Photo: hiemilyrose.com)
Fushimi-Inari Taisha Shrine (Photo: hiemilyrose.com)

3. Fushimi-Inari Taisha Shrine (Shinto shrine)

4. Kyoto Imperial Palace

5. Arashiyama Bamboo Grove

6. Ryoanji Temple Zen rock garden

7. Nishiki Market food stalls

8. Gion Corner geisha theater

9. Kyoto International Manga Museum

10. Tetsugaku No Michi – Philosopher’s Walk