Kyoto · Where to stay
PICK YOUR BASE
Where to sleep in Kyoto — the neighborhoods and the picks, siesta side to fiesta side.
Gion & Higashiyama — the old heart
Machiya lanes, temple bells and the chance of a geiko sighting at dusk.
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Downtown (Kawaramachi) — the practical middle
Nishiki Market, arcades and nightlife with transit everywhere.
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Arashiyama — bamboo-grove west
The river gorge and grove at dawn before the day-trippers — a different Kyoto.
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