Kyoto and its many wonders

A year ago a few friends and I went to Japan to look at the sights and generally tour around, it was wonderful to be able to spend a month or so touring Japan, although it has already been a year , the memories of my days in Japan feel fresh , as though as if I had just been there yesterday.

So while my memories are still rather clear, I decided to write a post detailing about the sights we saw that winter last year.

If you ever plan on visiting Japan , i reckon that this should be a pretty good list of sights you must see before you leave Kyoto

First and foremost if your're visiting Kyoto you must note that Kyoto's main attractions are it's shrines/temples , there are numerous shrines and temples everywhere but i will only be listing the bigger more popular ones, that said you should bump into a few of these temples while your're touring the place, the ones that i am listing are the ones that you should take a detour to visit even if it means changing your plans for they are truly magnificent and amazing.

When we first reached Kyoto from Tokyo via the shinkansen(bullet train) we were greeted with the sights of the Kyoto tower

The tower is one of the tallest structures in Kyoto and you should be able to see it once you step out of the train station. It should be noted that you are allowed to go to the inside of the tower but there really is nothing much inside the tower.

After putting down our luggage at a hotel near the tower, we then went to catch a bus from the nearby bus stations to Kinkakuji ( The Golden Pavillion)

This was truly a sight to behold as it was really shining in the sun, the surroundings have also been carefully landscaped by it's caretakers. (You might have to pay a slight entrance fee for this attraction)

Next we visited the Fushimi Inari shrine

this is the legendary shrine with tons of gates that even has a anime set in this location!

(i would suggest visiting this shrine during off-peak hours as having too many people there sort of spoils the atmosphere)

Afterwards we then visited the Kiyomizu-dera temple! it was yet another amazing temple and it was even featured in the anime ansatsu-kyoshitsu recently!