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History Above the gold house of Kyoto The site which currently the town of Kyoto occupies, capital of the prefecture éponyme, seems to be occupied since the era Jomon (10 000 to 300 front J. - C.) via an immigration of Korean origin. The first families which seem to have been established in these places are Hata. The city located in these places was originally called Yamashiro. It is into 794 that the Kammu emperor decides, with fine policies, to be made build a capital. It chooses like model of construction that of the capital of Tang (Changan), i.e. a geometrical organization (streets being either parallel or perpendiculars ones with the others). Yamashiro will take then the name Heian-kyo (city of peace), it is only later, about 1227, that the term of Kyoto (capital city) will appear. Heian-kyo will know a considerable growth although the civil war of Ônin (1467-1477) almost entirely destroyed it. The city owes its safety only in Toyotomi Hideyoshi which rebuilds it and made many alterations to him. Kyoto lost its statute of capital in 1868 on decision of the Meiji emperor when this one decided to transfer the capital to Edo (Tokyo). This decision carried a blow to the urban development. During the second world war, decision was made to save the city in order to protect its inheritance. So today Kyoto and its more than 1.500.000 hearts is not any more the capital administrative and political of Japan, it remains and remains the cultural capital of the archipelago. In 1994 the monuments of old Kyoto will be registered with the inventory of the world inheritance of UNESCO. We propose a list of these monuments to you. Geography Kyoto, girdled by the mounts Atagoyam, Hieizan and Tamba, is located in the fertile area of Kinki in the middle of the plains of the center of the principal island Honshu. The rivers Kamo-gawa etet katsura-gawa, run out respectively in its is and its west to join the Kodo-gawa river. The prefectures of Osaka and Hyogo are in its west, the prefectures of Shiga, Mie and Fukui with its are, and that of Nara in the south. Economy The electronics industry and software is particularly active with the company Kyocera and Nitendo. Tourism and the craft industry are however the principal sources of use and incomes of the city. Transport The station of Kyoto Kyoto is HOW TOible by road, trains and plane. On the spot the city has an important network of bus and subway which will enable you to move easily. Bicycles are available to the hiring in certain Ryokan. By plane: The airport nearest is located at 60 km of Kyoto in bay of Osaka. It is about the international airport of Kansaï (Kansaï International Airport). From there you will be able to travel by the train (JR Express Haruka for example) which will lead you to the station of Kyoto. By train: Very practical if you come from another Japanese city (Tokyo, Osaka, Shîn-kôbe, Fukuoka, Okayama, Hiroshima.) Shinkansen (high-speed train) serves Kyoto regularly. For that take the Tôkaidô line. If you come from Kôbe you can take line JR Sanyô If you come from Nara you can take the line Kintetsu- Kyoto or line JR Nara. To locate itself The common point between Kyoto and Tokyo it is. the absence of street name (apart from the large arteries). Thus think of always asking beside what (building, monument, restaurant.) your point of destination is. To locate you will know that the city was built according to principles' of the Chinese géomancie and that the streets all are thus almost parallel or perpendicular the ones with the others and form a genuine grate. Kyoto is divided into several districts: Fushimi-ku, Higashiyama-ku, Kemigyo-ku, Kita-ku, Minami-ku, Nakagyo-ku, Nishikyo-ku, Sakyo-ku, Shimogyo-ku, Ukyo-ku and Yamashina-ku. Kyoto Gion, Nijo cheap accomodation, Heian shrine, Kiyomizudera, Ginkakuji & Kinkakuji ryokans, Nanzenji , Katsura and Shugakkuin palaces, Arashiyama the list goes on.. For a full list of Kyoto ryokans, shrines, palaces and city sites click here. Kyoto hostel, guesthouse ryokan and budget accommodation guide For shopping don't miss Toji and Kitano Tenmangu antiques markets. For a select guide to What's on in Kyoto & Tokyo . For a night you will always remember, Yoiyama Festival is magic. The impressive Miho city information / tips designed by I.M. Pei is within an hour's travel of Kyoto in nearby Shiga prefecture. The Lake Biwa Aqueduct city information / tips is a fascinating look at Kyoto's more recent historical heritage. Kyoto hostel, guesthouse ryokan and udget accommodation guide click here Tourist information centres: Kyoto City hotel ist Information Office, 2F Kyoto Station Bldg. 8.30am-7pm daily; (Tel: 075 343 6655); Kyoto Prefecture hotel ist Office, 9F Kyoto Station Bldg. 9.30am-6pm daily; (Tel: 075 371 2226). Visit a Japanese family - Kyoto Home Visit Program International credit ryokand ATMs-Kyoto Tower Building (basement), opposite Kyoto Station Central Exit. Tourism It is a modern city which knew to preserve 1.600 ryokans, 300 sanctuaries, an important culinary tradition, habits and an old dialect (Kyotoben). This city shelters about fifteen buildings belonging to the inheritance of humanity, an active craft industry, important city information / tipss and all the charm of an ancestral tradition. It is thus impossible all to present here. We propose here some walks to you and a fast outline of Kyoto district by district. Above, the money house of Kyoto - Walks: Walk in the alley of Pontocho. HOW TOible by taking the line from Hankyo-Kyoto train while stopping to the Kawaramachi station or by taking the buses n° 3, 7 or 100 to the Shijo-Kawaramachi station. The district as a whole is offered to the dawdling and proposes close to the banks of the Kamo river numbers small HOW TOible restaurants. Walk in the alley of Ishibe-kobi. Located not far from the famous district of Gion and the street Higashiyama-dori, this small street offers an outline of the traditional wood architecture of the city of which are made up the small multiples "ochaya" (house of teas). Walk in the alley of philosophy: In edge of the Shishigatani channel. You will begin your walk with the Gingaku-ji ryokan to further finish almost 3 kilometers with the Nonzen-ji ryokan. In way with the freshness of the cherry trees you will have crossed the ryokans Moroku-in, Honen-in, Anraku-ji, Reigan-ji, Koun-ji eikan-C and the sanctuaries Otoyo-jinja and Nyokuoji-inja. Throats of the Hozugawa river. In the west of Kyoto, a splashing experiment to make in small boats at the beginning of Kameoka in a refreshing and natural decoration. - Large districts of Kyoto: The center. The station of Kyoto: It is the first building which you will be able to admire if you arrive by train. The station very of glass and iron of Kyoto completed in 1997 is of modern architecture. One owes this futuristic design to professor Hara Koji. With the 2éme stage in the large hall you will find an information center tourist, some artisanal shops are also at your disposal. Shimabara: Central district of Kyoto formerly sheltering the district of the pleasures of the city. It preserves the ryokans higashi hongan-ji and To-ji. Shimogyôku-ku: District located at the center of Kyoto in the north of the railway station of Kyoto shelters especially hotels and restaurants. To note the Nishi-Hongan-ji ryokan all the same founded with the XIII ème century and which one of is more attended city. Nakagyô-ku: Central district of Kyoto where finds itself concentrated the imperial palate, the pretty park of the imperial palate, the garden Zen Daisen, the Midubera ryokan, the city information / tips of the costume and the international city information / tips of Manga (This city information / tips located on karasuma-dori is closed Wednesday. More: www.kyotomm.com). Pontochô: The name of this district is inspired by the Portuguese language. Particularly active, it gathers many stores, bars, restaurants even the night birds will be charmed.. To also see the city information / tips of Nishijin. This city information / tips is entirely devoted to silk. National Kyoto city information / tips: founded in 1895, this city information / tips (paying) shelters an important collection of the Heian time OrientationKyoto is the one major Japanese city laid out on a grid. This makes for easy navigating, even though street signs are often only in Japanese--or non-existant. Kyotoites describe the downtown area of the city as being a "go-ban"(a go board, "go" being the highly popular game that uses a square board). The city borrowed its design from the ancient Chinese capital, Xian. The ward names reflect this orientation, too: Sakyo ku means "Left Capital, and is in the east; Ukyo ku means "Right Capital," and is in the west of the city. City Centre (Shijo-Kawaramachi) lies 2km north of Kyoto Station. Higashiyama - the area to the east of the city center contains the majority of Kyoto's main hotel ist sites. The #5 bus is convenient for many of them but is invariably crowded. North Western Kyoto including Arashiyama can be reached by bus and train from Kyoto station. Northern Kyoto is best served by the north-south Karasuma Line subway. Western north. Kita-Ku, Kamigyo and Ukyo-ku: Are districts in the western north of the city sheltering of true jewels like Daitoku-ji (Zen ryokan of XVème century), it Kôto-in (house of tea), the daisen (ryokan of XVIème century). Takagamine: Northern district where is placed celebrates it Kinkaku-ji (pavillond' gold) but also the Jôshô-ji ryokan, the Shôden-ji ryokan and its perfect sand garden, the superb garden Zen Ryôan-ji. North is. This mountainous part of the city shelters it Shûgaku-in Rikyû, the imperial residence of Go-Mizuno. This residence was completed in 1680. ryokans Manshû-in XVII éme century and Sanzen-VIII éme century. West Sagano and Arashiyama are the western districts of Kyoto located near the Hozu river which makes it possible beautiful walks and to make rafting. You will find a multitude of ryokans of which most famous are Tenryû-jin, Daikaku, the imperial palate Katsura Rikyû and the strange ryokan of Saihô-ji foam. East: Higashiyama. This district is located at the east of the famous district of Gion. A walk in the traditional paved streets of Sannenzaka in direction of the ryokan milénaire of Kiyomiru-dera largely justifies the exploration of this slightly excentré district. Gion: It is the most famous district of Kyoto, famous being the heart and the heart of the city. It is in this district that each year two prestigious festivals Gosan Okuribi in August and Gion matsuri in July are held. This district shelters the bridge Shijo, the park Maruyama, the ryokans Chion-in, Kennin-ji, Shôren-in, Yasaka, of the theatres of kabuki like Minami-za. It is also supposed being the district of Geisha but do not hope however too to see some. Ozaki: The centers of interests of the cities are the national city information / tips of modern art, it imposing Heian sanctuaries, Kyoto Exhibition Hall and Kyoto City city information / tips of fine art which presents Western works of art. Cultural goods registered voters world inheritance of UNESCO: - Byodo-in, - Daigo-ji, - Enryaku-ji, - Ginkaku-ji, - Hongwan-ji, - Kamomioya-jinja (Shimogamo-jinja), - Kamowakeikazuchi-jinja (kamigamo-jinja), - Kinkaku-ji, - Kiyomizu-dera, - Kozan-ji, - Kyo-o-gokoku-ji (To-ji), - Nijo-OJ, - Ninna-ji, - Ryoan-ji, - Saiho-ji, - Tenryu-ji, - Ujigami-jinja. 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For Itami there are regular limousine bus services from the south (Hachijoguchi) side of Kyoto station. To Kansai International Airport the Haruka airport express train takes 75 minutes or JR shinkaisoku to Osaka and then kanku kaisoku to the airport. (Travel time is around 90 minutes). There are also limousine bus services to Kansai International Airport from the south (Hachijoguchi) side of Kyoto station. HOTEL RESERVATION / BOOKING ONLINE
BusThere are overnight long-distance buses to Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki and day buses to Nagoya and Kanazawa. Highway buses leave from Kyoto Station.
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