Kyoto Villas - Reviews and Rates

Its a shame that we are burned out on temples and shrines because Japan has some spectaular ones. I believe I read that Kyoto has 17 World Heritage designated sites, more than anywhere else, and we saw probably the most popular ones. We stayed in two different ryokans because we didn't book ahead too far in advance. A ryokan is a traditional Ja...

My vow to never sully life with a viewing of Harry Potter and the Wizard's Sleeve came to an abrupt end last night. After a frustrating day spent on a bus between Tokyo and Kyoto we finally managed to find a hostel with spare rooms at 11.30pm. In the living room were the United Nations of the Unwashed and two minutes after sitting down to eat my...

Rise and shine! It`s day two in Kyoto. Holy **** we are wearing ourselves thin! But, Kyoto must be seen. We head to Gion right away in the morning after seeing what our fellow travelers have been up to. We decided that we were going to do Nanzen Temple and walk the philosophy path to Ginkaku temple. Which we did!! And we found everything without...

You should never be far from a camera in Kyoto, either be it yours or the hordes of like minded tourists snapping up those postcard perfect pictures. We had 3 days of exploring Kyoto and it`s not enough at all, I am not one for being too enthusiastic about temples but the ones on display here are worth checking out. For me the interest wasn`t th...