Enjoying Kyoto Historic Streets | Gion Geisha District | Zen Temple, Cafes & Long-Established Shops
I traveled from Tokyo to Kyoto for a 2-day, 1-night trip with my friend. We stayed at a traditional machiya hotel and enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere and beautiful garden of Kennin-ji Temple. We also visited Kyoto-born cafes, bakeries, and long-established shops. We strolled through Gion Shirakawa and Nishiki Market, fully enjoying Kyoto’s historic streets, food, and culture on a relaxing adult-style trip.
⏱Time Stamp
0:00 Opening
0:52 Taking the Shinkansen to Kyoto
1:33 Candeo Hotels Kyoto Karasuma Rokkaku
2:25 Walking to Inoda Coffee
3:13 Inoda Coffee ( Brunch at a long-established Kyoto-born café )
5:05 Walking along Sanjo Street, enjoying its retro architecture
5:54 Amato-chaya Umezono ( famous Mitarashi dango)
6:09 Teramachi Shopping Street (temples, tea shop, Japanese stationary shop)
10:29 Walking to Shinpudo
10:42 Shinpudo (Traveler’s Factory Kyoto, Beams Kyoto, Ace Hotel Kyoto)
14:52 Walking to Nishiki Market
15:12 Nishiki Market
16:11 Walking to Gion area（Kyoto’s most iconic geisha district street）
17:10 Kenninji Temple (The oldest Zen temple in Kyoto）
18:14 Zen Cafe, Kou Kyoto (ceramic) , Kawamuro Sen (leather shop)
20:41 Taking the subway to the machiya hotel
21:33 Shunsai Imari (Dinner)
23:29 Ogawa Coffee (Breakfast)
24:37 Rokkaku-do (Chofoji Temple)
25:28 Fiveran (bakery)
26:13 Back to Hotel (Obi shop and bakery)
27:01 Taking a walk in Gion Shirakawa
28:21 Gion Tokuya (Warabi mochi)
30:16 Taking a walk to Yasaka Shrine
30:49 Yasaka Shrine
31:05 Walking toward Kiyomizu-dera Temple
31:37 Kagizen Yoshifusa (a long-established traditional Japanese confectionery shop)
32:27 Yasaka Koshindo Temple
33:22 Souvenir shops on Sannenzaka street
34:59 Shinshindo Kyoto Station branch (Bakery)
35:13 Kyoto Station
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4 Comments
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Oh wow, that amazing view of Fuji-san ! How very beautiful.
Thank you very much Mei-san for showing us a different side of Kyoto. Not temples, not where everybody goes, but something a bit different. I have been there in my 2 first trips to Japan (for 9 nights in total) and loved it, but now I find it much too touristy, and more importantly, there are so many other places in Japan I wish to visit. So I really enjoy watching your video.
About travelbooks: last year I was in Athens with my mother, and I got a wonderful travelbook, bound in leather and with so many beautiful details. I am somebody who hates shopping, but the second I saw that, I knew that I wanted it. And my mother presented it to me. I think memories like that are very precious and will be always to a person, a place and a time.
P.S. The obanzai you had look so delicious. I have grown to love tofu during my 5 trips to Japan, and I appreciate that there is not only "one tofu", but so many possibilities. On this trip, our 2 highlights was the almond tofu for dessert in Toba, Mie-ken, and the freshly made tofu cooked in onsen water in Bessho Onsen, Nagano-ken.
I’ve been to the original Inoda cafe. The apple cake is delicious.