GuideKyoto, Kansai, Japan9 min read
Kyoto's Temples Without the Crowds
Shrines, gardens and the hours that make them quiet
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Ten thousand torii, moss gardens and a zen breakfast: how to see Kyoto's great temples before the tour buses arrive.
Start before the city wakes
Kyoto has more than a thousand temples, and the best of them are busiest between ten and four. Set an alarm: Fushimi Inari is open all night, and at seven the upper paths belong to the foxes.
This guide is ordered by opening time so you can string three great sites together before lunch.
Kyoto in pictures
Our early-morning order
- Fushimi Inari at 7:00, up to the Yotsutsuji crossing
- Tofuku-ji when the gates open at 9:00
- Kiyomizu-dera via the Sannenzaka steps
- Lunch of yudofu near Nanzen-ji
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Saki SakuraAuthor
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2 reviews- TTTara Traveler5 out of 5 stars8 Oct
We did Fushimi Inari at seven like the guide says and had the top of the mountain to ourselves.
- JOJames O'Connor4 out of 5 stars4 Oct
Helpful and honest. I would love a section on travelling in the rainy season.
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