
Kyoto
Kyoto Travel Guide: Temples, Seasons and Day Trips
How to see Kyoto's temples without the crush, when the seasons peak, and the day trips to Nara and Osaka worth adding to your itinerary.
Kyoto is the natural next stop for first-time visitors to Japan when Tokyo alone won't do. The guides here deal with the practical side of temple-heavy travel: which sights reward an early start, how the seasons change what you'll see, and the day trips out to Nara and Osaka that stretch a Kyoto base into a fuller week.