Day 3 - Kiyomizudera -Kyoto

Going to Kyoto is basically to see the all famous "Pure water temple" here.

First stop : Kiyomizudera "Pure water temple"

Getting there: Kiyomizudera can be reached from Kyoto Station in about 15 minutes by bus. Take bus number 100 or 206 and get off at Kiyomizu-michi or Gojo-zaka, from where it is a 10-15 minute uphill walk to the temple.
Entrance fees: 300 yen
Opening hours : 6am to 6pm

What else to do
There are lots of shops around/outside Kiyomizudera
2. Shop at Asaba no 亭井和井 - Cute decoration and sovenirs
3. 梅花堂 - sovenirs and specialties

What to eat there
1. Inoda coffee - unique japanese style coffee and cake for 400Yen

Second half of the day
To Samurai and Geisha district at Kanazawa
1. Nagamachi is a district at the foot of the former Kanazawa Castle, where samurai used to reside. The area preserves a historic atmosphere with its remaining samurai mansions, earthen walls, private entrance gates, narrow lanes and water canal.

Nomura House, an elegant samurai mansion with a beautiful, small garden, is open to the public. The Nomura were a high ranked samurai family who, like many other samurai, went broke when Japan's feudal era came to an end with the Meiji Period.
Getting there : The Nagamachi district is 10 minutes by bus from Kanazawa Station.
2. The Higashi Geisha District (Eastern Geisha District) and the Nishi Chaya District (Western Teahouse District) are Kanazawa's two geisha districts. Like the temple districts, they were originally located just outside of the city.

The Higashi Geisha District is the larger and more spectacular of the two geisha districts, where you might be able to spot a geisha in the evenings. Shima, a former geisha house in the Higashi Geisha District, is open to the public.

Getting there: The Higashi Geisha District is a 15 minute bus ride from Kanazawa Station. The Nishi Chaya District is next to Teramachi, a 20 minute bus ride from the station.

Rest of the day, head to Kyoto station:


1. Kyoto 手家治蟲 world - Astroboy collection
2. THE CUBE- tea store



What to eat?
1. Ramen - Kyoto Ramen Koji - Kyoto Building 10 F