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Kiyomizu-dera on its wooden stage among the autumn maples

Beyond Tokyo · two hours and a quarter by Shinkansen

Kyoto: a journey from Tokyo

The imperial capital of a thousand years by bullet train: Kiyomizu-dera, Fushimi Inari, Gion and the Zen gardens. Best overnight.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Kyoto by bullet train: the old capital

    Kyoto·In depth

    The old imperial capital, two hours and a quarter away by the fastest Shinkansen: temples, gardens, the torii of Fushimi Inari and the lanes of Gion. Best overnight.

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What to see

  1. UNESCO, 1994

    Kiyomizu-dera

    Kyoto·Temple

    The temple on the hillside with its great wooden stage over the trees.

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  2. A thousand torii

    Fushimi Inari Taisha

    Kyoto·Shrine

    The shrine of the vermilion torii gates, climbing the hill in tunnels.

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