Kyoto | The Ultimate Travel Guide for First-Timers

My partner and I visited Kyoto at the tail end of last year and we both learned a ton of dos and don’ts during our five-day stay. So, we thought we’d share everything we learned and the places we chose to visit. Music credits: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/matrika/light-study https://uppbeat.io/t/wisanga/meteorite https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/dream-ca... https://uppbeat.io/t/alexander-plam/w... https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/hold... https://uppbeat.io/t/bakerman/permafrost https://uppbeat.io/t/walz/library https://uppbeat.io/t/yawnathan/weight... The places I visited (in order of appearance): Hotel Resol Shijo Muromachi: https://maps.app.goo.gl/h6Tnbwhm38BCg... Fushimi Inari-taisha (Inari shrine): https://maps.app.goo.gl/tM9CgW91hSmgC... Kiyomizu-dera Temple: https://maps.app.goo.gl/3H2dQ8JMpTF7y... Kinkaku-ji Temple: https://maps.app.goo.gl/orzTPdpY2dpU3... Ryōan-ji Temple: https://maps.app.goo.gl/EiQyemeZ14kEy... Kyoto Tower: https://maps.app.goo.gl/mWbSq6TZuLaPi... Yasaka Shrine: https://maps.app.goo.gl/3i2s4FDkLC2ob... Hōkan-ji Temple: https://maps.app.goo.gl/foz1XwMMGYsrQ... Yasaka Kōshin-dō Temple: https://maps.app.goo.gl/PFYvpGd5VHBK4... Kagizen Yoshifusa (Japanese sweet shop in Gion): https://maps.app.goo.gl/zrRRNVeudo3os... Arashiyama Bamboo Forest: https://maps.app.goo.gl/AZEpjSCTujBv3... Tenryu-ji Temple: https://maps.app.goo.gl/skXgJNoSJBzTK... Katsura River walk: https://maps.app.goo.gl/xRoJkzGXF1ucD... Arashiyama Curry: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Gchv8jYCyKJ5K... Saga Torokko Station (for Saga Romantic Train): https://maps.app.goo.gl/y8BVVqA2E9Z9H... Kameoka Torokko Station (Saga Romantic Train final station): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Whmijjv5GecZW... Kyoto Station: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gy1StmvdcwB3g... Kyoto Station light-up staircase: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tDLcgh2fjugDQ... Kyoto Station Skyway: https://maps.app.goo.gl/1zFm6kJG1EVzs... Jojoen Kyoto Station: https://maps.app.goo.gl/aEFCbD7QHSbTZ... Musical Fountain Aqua Fantasy: https://maps.app.goo.gl/6gF5LiQkRN4UH... Uji Station: https://maps.app.goo.gl/XPaWvkfCUCp1y... Uji Starbucks (the best Starbucks in the world): https://maps.app.goo.gl/x3BTG6RDheDRA... Byodo-in Temple: https://maps.app.goo.gl/K82hEJ8LVmCkA... Statue of Murasaki Shikibu: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Cm2UehjDeKGiH... Uji Bridge: https://maps.app.goo.gl/twbjfkcFDRRTi... Horii Schichimeien (matcha shop in Uji): https://maps.app.goo.gl/GnXtsT95UpSjY... Nakamura Tokichi Honten (matcha shop in Uji): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Mm76M4uJdSarM... Nara Station: https://maps.app.goo.gl/n2TVtPdDD1ijc... Nara Park: https://maps.app.goo.gl/zfhW8CW7SRUTv... Tōdai-ji Temple: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Q3KNzbSBCgYbE... Todai-ji Shoro (Bell Tower): https://maps.app.goo.gl/BXMgLqNS8Ms5A... Todai-ji Nigatsudo Hall: https://maps.app.goo.gl/SrztuFpVRCHcU... #kyoto #japan #uji #nara #japantravel #japaneseculture #japanvlog #japanesefood #travelvlog #traveltips #travelhacks Video chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:41 - Where is Kyoto? 01:06 - Where to stay and key locations 01:30 - Hotel Resol Shijo 01:53 - How to get around in Kyoto 02:17 - Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine 03:38 - Kiyomizu-dera Temple 04:17 - Kinkaku-ji Temple 05:06 - Ryoanji Temple 05:40 - Kyoto Tower 06:12 - Yasaka Shrine 06:30 - Hōkan-ji Temple 06:42 - Yasaka Kōshin-dō Temple 07:02 - Food in Gion 07:17 - Kagizen Yoshifusa sweet shop 07:58 - Arashiyama Bamboo Forest 08:28 - Tenryū-ji Temple 09:02 - Katsura River 09:48 - Arashiyama Curry restaurant 09:55 - Sagano Romantic Train 11:40 - Kyoto Station 11:53 - Light-up stairs 12:11 - Skyway 12:50 - Sky garden 13:13 - Jojoen restaurant 14:16 - Musical fountain 14:26 - Metro art exhibition 14:40 - Uji introduction 14:54 - Uji Starbucks 15:27 - Byodo-in Temple 16:17 - Murasaki-Shikibu statue 16:32 - Uji River & Uji Bridge 16:43 - Horii Shichimeien matcha shop 17:14 - Nakamura Tokichi Honten matcha shop 18:23 - Nara introduction 19:15 - Nara Park 19:40 - Tōdai-ji Temple 20:40 - Todai-ji Shoro bell tower 20:58 - Nigatsudo Hall 21:10 - Hiroshima video next!