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Kyoto Family Travel Tips

By Robin McKelvie
  • If you are only in Kyoto for a few days, don't try and visit all of its UNESCO World Heritage sights. Cramming in 17 historical monuments in a couple of days will exhaust the kids. The Golden Pavilion and Nijo Castle are good places to start.
  • Impress the kids with your knowledge by telling them that the Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji) is officially called the Deer Park Temple (Rokuon-ji).
  • The Gion Corner theatre is a great way to introduce the kids to traditional Japanese performance arts.

Family Overview: Kyoto, Japan

By Robin McKelvie
First impressions for some visitors of the Kyoto—a city that for a thousand years, right up until 1868, was the seat of the mighty emperors—may be of concrete, neon, and vaulting modern buildings. These images are, of course, typical of Japan today. Delve below this super modern façade and another very different city emerges, one of ornate Buddhist temples, sumptuous palaces, and geisha girls flitting in and out of the shadows of old wooden houses. The city boasts no fewer then 17 UNESCO World Heritage sites, over 400 Shinto temples, and over 1,500 Buddhist temples, with the vast majority being open to families. Read More

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Hyatt Regency Kyoto

644-2 Sanjusangendo-mawari
Kyoto 605-0941 Map

Distance: 0.0 mi.
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Hotel Class: 4 class stars

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Hotel Granvia Kyoto

JP Kyoto Eki Karasuma Guchi
Kyoto 600-8216 Map

Distance: 1.3 mi.
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Hotel Class: 3 class stars

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Westin Miyako Kyoto

Sanjo, Keage, Higashiyama-ku
Kyoto 605-0052 Map

Distance: 2.3 mi.
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Kinkakuji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion)

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Kinkakuji-cho
Kyoto, Japan

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One of Kyoto's best-known attractions—and the inspiration for the Temple of the Silver... Read More

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Kiyomizudera

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Higashiyama-ku
1-294 Kiyomizudera
Kyoto 605-0862 Japan

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Nijo Castle (Nijojo)

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On the corner of Horikawa Dori and Nijo Dori
Kyoto, Japan

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The Tokugawa shogun's Kyoto home stands in stark contrast to most of Japan's... Read More

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Airports

Major Airports near Kyoto

Distance (mi.)
Osaka Kansai International Airport 49.2 map
Nagoya Chubu Centrair International Airport 68.2 map
Tokyo Haneda Airport 230.0 map

Other Smaller Airports near Kyoto

Distance (mi.)
Yonago Miho Airport 141.0 map
Hiroshima International Airport 194.6 map
Kita Kyushu Kokura Airport 283.6 map
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