Trip to Kyoto!

Hello! As for today I want to mention about (in my opinion) the most beautiful town in Japan- Kyoto.

Kyoto is located on the main island of Honshu near Nara. The city is one of the former capitals of Japan, and its monuments have survived World War II in excellent condition.

Kyoto is a city that every tourist must see in Japan. The city is literally overflowing with monuments and even a week is not enough to see the most important temples. Visiting Kyoto it is worth to pay attention on the outskirts of the city and nearby tourist destinations. The town has about 1,600 Buddhist temples, 400 Shinto shrines, as well as numerous palaces and gardens. In Kyoto, you can see, among other things:

Kiyomizu-dera

Kinkaku-ji

Ginkaku-ji

Ryōan-ji

Kyoto Imperial Palace

Kodaji Temple

Shorenin Temple

Eikando Temple

Ok that will do :). Of course I could mention many more, and certainly not one book would be enough to describe all the temples of Kyoto. Kyoto is also a great place to enjoy the Japanese atmosphere. Apart from the contemplation in beautiful gardens, try traditional Japanese tea (Matcha), spend the night in Ryokan and for the more courageous ones- go to sento! 

-> The sento is a type of traditional Japanese bath. For us- Europeans it is quite embarrassing because we are not used to take a bath naked in a common tank. Before the WWII, sento were coeducational but due to the European embarrassment they changed the custom. While the Ryokan is a kind of traditional Japanese hotel where floor is covered in rooms with tatami and you sleep on futon (type of mattress or a thick quilt).

Family sento

Onsen- Japanese hot springs- Paradise on earth :)

Modern type Ryokan

Futon beds

Traditional Ryokan from outside