This document provides an overview guide for visiting and exploring Kyoto, Japan. It outlines the best times to visit as fall (October/November) and spring (March-May), and notes summer is hot/humid and winter is cold. Top attractions highlighted include Byodoin Temple, Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle, and Nishiki Market. Recommended luxury hotels and places to eat are also mentioned. The guide provides shopping location tips and suggests popular Japanese souvenirs and items to purchase include lacquerware, washi paper, incense, ceramics, tea, kimono, and antiques. Specific shopping districts and department stores highlighted are Kyoto Station, Downtown Kyoto, Daimaru

2. Index
• Best time to visit Kyoto
• Top Attractions in Kyoto
• Luxury Hotels in Kyoto
• Where to eat in Kyoto
• Kyoto Shopping Guide

3. Best time to visit Kyoto
• The best times to visit Kyoto are October/ November
(Fall) and March/April/May (Spring).
• Summer (June/July/August) in Kyoto is hot and humid.
• Winter (December/January/February) in Kyoto is cold.
• The rainy season goes from mid-June to late July.

4. Top Attractions
in Kyoto

5. Byodoin Temple
Golden Pavilion
Nijo Castle
Nishiki Market
Kyoto Imperial palace

7. Citadines Karasuma-Gojo Kyoto
Royal Park Hotel The Kyoto
Hotel Granvia Kyoto
Hotel Mume Hotel Kanra Kyoto

9. Otsuka
Hafuu Honten
Kyo Chabana Kyotoekimae
Vermillion Espresso
Bar & Info
Unagiya Hirokawa

11. Kyoto Station area
Has a lot of shops right inside and
underneath the station building.
Downtown Kyoto
Has several large department
stores. Downtown Kyoto is the
best place to shop in Kyoto, and
there are many more cafes and
shops.

12. Lacquerware
washi (traditional Japanese paper)
Incense
Ceramics
green tea and other Japanese teas
Kimono
martial arts goods
Antiques
What to buy?

13. Best Shops in Kyoto

14. Daimaru – Downtown Kyoto
One of Kyoto’s
two largest department stores.
Takashiyama –
Downtown Kyoto
The most elegant department store in Kyoto.
Isetan Department Store
A high-end Japanese department store
located inside the Kyoto Station Building.

15. Created by:
Pushpitha Wijesinghe
References
• http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3908.html
• http://www.insidekyoto.com/kyoto-shopping
• http://www.insidekyoto.com/daimaru-kyoto
• http://www.insidekyoto.com/shop-isetan-department-store-kyoto-station-
area
• http://www.citadines.com/en/japan/kyoto/karasuma_gojo.html