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Getting Around
KYOTO
and NARA
POCKET ATLAS
AND TRANSPORTATION GUIDE
Includes Nara, Fushimi, Uji, Mt Hiei,
Lake Biwa, Ohara and Kurama
Colin Smith
TUTTLE Publishing
Tokyo | Rutland, Vermont | Singapore
Ginkaku-ji Temple
CONTENTS
Introducing Kyoto
The Capital of Japan for 1,000 Years and Still Its Cultural Heartland
Part 1:
GETTING TO KYOTO
Arriving in Kyoto by Air and by Train and Getting to Kyoto from the Airports
Part 2:
GETTING AROUND KYOTO
Kyoto’s Transportation Network
Riding the Bus
Taking the Subway or Train
Rail Passes and Prepaid Cards
Taxis
Renting a Bicycle
Part 3:
MAPS OF KYOTO
Introducing Kyoto’s Main Districts
Map 1 KYOTO STATION AREA
Map 2 KAWARAMACHI SHOPPING DISTRICT
Map 3 GION AND KIYOMIZU AREA
Map 4 HEIAN SHRINE AREA
Map 5 KYOTO IMPERIAL PALACE
Map 6 NIJO CASTLE AREA
Map 7 GINKAKU-JI AREA
Map 8 SHUGAKU-IN AND SHINSEN-DO AREA
Map 9 SHIMOGAMO AREA
Map 10 KAMIGAMO AREA
Map 11 KINKAKU-JI AND DAITOKU-JI AREA
Map 12 RYOAN-JI AREA
Map 13 ARASHIYAMA AREA
Map 14 TOFUKU-JI AND FUSHIMI-INARI AREA
Part 4:
MAPS OF KYOTO AREA
Excursions to the Outskirts of Kyoto
Visiting Uji
Visiting Ohara Village
Visiting Kurama and Kibune Villages
Visiting Mt Hiei and Enryaku-ji Temple
Visiting Takao Village
Visiting Otsu and Lake Biwa
Part 5:
MAPS OF NARA
A Visit
