A memo for Kyoto

To mark some places I've been in Kyoto...

Arashiyama

• Hoshinoya 

• Ooi River

• Unagi No Naruse – Arashiyama 

• Unagi Hirokawa 

• Togetsukyō Bridge

• Arashiyama Park – Nakanoshima Area

• Fukuda Art Museum

• Oimatsu (Established 1908) – Traditional Japanese sweets shop offering seasonal limited-edition treats; recommended: Late Citrus Candy 

• Rickshaw rides 

• Sagano Romantic Train 

• Shoraian 松籟庵 – 130-year-old tofu cuisine restaurant 

Nakagyo Ward

• Muromachi Wakuden 

• Kyoto BAL 

Shimogyo Ward

• The Terminal Kyoto 🍵

• Takutaku Livehouse 磔磔 – Live music venue converted from a sake warehouse built in 1917, opened in 1974 🎸

• Hashizume 🏮

• Rocking Chair 🍸

• Kyoto Takashimaya and Fujii Daimaru Department Stores 

Shijō (Shijo Area)

• The most important commercial and transportation artery in Kyoto, centered around Shijō-dōri (Shijō Street)

• Kamo River (Kamogawa)

Higashiyama Ward

• GION NITI 

• Gion Nishikawa 

• Bar KOHAKU

• Park Hyatt 

• Ramen Nishiki – Sea bream ramen

• Kōdaiji Jūgyūan 

• Gion Matayoshi 

• Gion Kitagawa Hanbee – Century-old Uji matcha specialty shop 

• Kiyomizudera Temple

• Yasaka Shrine ⛩️

• Kōdaiji Temple

• Kobe Beef Steak Mouriya Gionyu 🥩

• Cafe Yamamoto ☕️

Gion (祇園)

• Although located within Higashiyama Ward, "Gion" is more of a cultural district, similar to Montmartre in Paris.

Kita Ward

• Umezono Sabo – Shaved ice 🍧

• Kankakari Gallery – A gallery and Kyoto townhouse residence owned by Mr. Suzuki 🎨

Sakyo Ward

• Eikandō Temple

• Nanzenji Temple

• Sanzen-in Temple

• Shimogamo Shrine

Kamigyo Ward

• Honmanji Temple

Nearby

• Saikyo-ji Temple  – Less crowded, peaceful temple