Guidebook for Kyoto

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Guidebook for Kyoto

Sightseeing

This temple is one of our favorites. It has a few different buildings connected by lovely wooden walkways. There is a beautiful garden with a pond and. Eikando is famous for Autumn colors.
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Eikando Zenrinji Temple
48 Eikandōchō
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This temple is one of our favorites. It has a few different buildings connected by lovely wooden walkways. There is a beautiful garden with a pond and. Eikando is famous for Autumn colors.
Lovely little local shrine with nice glowing lanterns at night.
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Santuario Higashi-Tenno Okazaki-Jinja (Santuario del Conejo)
Okazaki Higashitennōchō Sakyo Ward
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Lovely little local shrine with nice glowing lanterns at night.
Heian Jingu is a large shrine which hosts the Festival of the Ages as well as a lot of traditional weddings. Free of charge during the day, but you will need to pay to enter the wonderful gardens.
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Santuario Heian
Okazaki Nishitennocho Sakyo Ward
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Heian Jingu is a large shrine which hosts the Festival of the Ages as well as a lot of traditional weddings. Free of charge during the day, but you will need to pay to enter the wonderful gardens.
Konkai Komyo-ji (Kurodani) is a large temple coplex with various interesting buildings and sub-temples and a very impressive main gate (south). The views of Kyoto city from here are also quite nice.
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Konkai Komyoji Temple
121 Kurodanichō
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Konkai Komyo-ji (Kurodani) is a large temple coplex with various interesting buildings and sub-temples and a very impressive main gate (south). The views of Kyoto city from here are also quite nice.

Food Scene

Rokujian cafe and gallery is a great spot to stop for coffee or lunch. They have very reasonable lunch sets and very clean and cozy surrounds. Please say "HI" to Yumi and Sota (they speak English).
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Cafe/Gallery Rokujian
40-20 Okazaki Minamigoshochō
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Rokujian cafe and gallery is a great spot to stop for coffee or lunch. They have very reasonable lunch sets and very clean and cozy surrounds. Please say "HI" to Yumi and Sota (they speak English).
Okariba (Hunting Grounds) restaurant is one of the top places on Tripadvisor. A smoky charcoal grill specialising in exotic meats like boar, bear and horse. Very friendly owner, casual atmosphere and English menus.
Okariba
43-4 Okazaki Higashitennōchō
Okariba (Hunting Grounds) restaurant is one of the top places on Tripadvisor. A smoky charcoal grill specialising in exotic meats like boar, bear and horse. Very friendly owner, casual atmosphere and English menus.
Kyoto Modern Terrace is a 60s retro style cafe and restaurant located inside the Kyoto Kaikan/ROHM Theater complex just a few minutes from Heian Jingu. The restaurant serves both Western and Japanese breakfasts and the outdoor terrace is a great place for a coffee during the day or beer at night.
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Kyoto Modern Terrace
13 Okazaki Enshōjichō
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Kyoto Modern Terrace is a 60s retro style cafe and restaurant located inside the Kyoto Kaikan/ROHM Theater complex just a few minutes from Heian Jingu. The restaurant serves both Western and Japanese breakfasts and the outdoor terrace is a great place for a coffee during the day or beer at night.

Shopping

Lawson is the closest convenience store to Michi's House. About 3min walk, its open 24hrs and sells bentos, beer, snacks etc.
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Lawson
42-14 Nishikujō Kitanouchichō
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Lawson is the closest convenience store to Michi's House. About 3min walk, its open 24hrs and sells bentos, beer, snacks etc.
This Fresco supermarket opened in 2016 and is open from 9-12 daily. Its about 2min walk from the house. Upstairs there is a Y100 shop called Seria where you can find all sorts of non-food items all for Y100.
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Seria
51-3 Okazaki Tennōchō
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This Fresco supermarket opened in 2016 and is open from 9-12 daily. Its about 2min walk from the house. Upstairs there is a Y100 shop called Seria where you can find all sorts of non-food items all for Y100.