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Slow Kyoto
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Slow Kyoto

7 days, one city, no rushing

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Overview

Why this trip works

One machiya, one bicycle, seven days. A reference itinerary for repeat visitors who want to stop counting temples and start noticing them.

Daily itinerary

7 days, day by day

  1. Day 1
    Kyoto
    Settle in

    Check into a machiya near Nishiki.

    Nishiki Market% Arabica Fujii Daimaru
  2. Day 2
    Kyoto
    Fushimi Inari

    Sunrise up, breakfast at the summit teahouse.

    Fushimi InariTofukuji
  3. Day 3
    Kyoto
    Arashiyama slow

    Rent a bicycle, cross the river.

    Okochi SansoAdashino Nenbutsu-ji
  4. Day 4
    Kurama
    Kurama & Kibune

    Mountain temple, riverside lunch.

    Kurama-deraKibune shrine
  5. Day 5
    Uji
    Uji tea day

    Byodo-in and a matcha tasting.

    Byodo-inNakamura Tokichi
  6. Day 6
    Kyoto
    Northern Higashiyama

    Philosopher's Path in reverse.

    Nanzen-ji aqueductHonen-in
  7. Day 7
    Kyoto
    Slow morning, fly

    One last coffee at Weekenders.

    Weekenders Coffee
Hidden gems

What the guidebooks miss

Honen-in moss gate
Free, quiet, five minutes from the tourist stampede.
Sentido coffee
Single-origin nerdery in a tiny room.