9 nights · Autumn leaves
Kyoto in depth, by neighbourhood, and two nights in Nara
Kyoto taken one district at a time: a ryokan in the old centre near Higashiyama, a hotel on the river at Arashiyama, then a garden hotel opposite Nijo Castle. It ends in Nara, at a hotel on the edge of the park among the temples of Todai-ji and Kofuku-ji and the shrine of Kasuga Taisha.
- Nights
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- When
- Autumn leaves
Japan
We build it around you
Tell us your dates, your pace and who is travelling. We draw the route around them, choose the inns and rooms, arrange the trains and cars between each stay, and stay one point of contact from the first plan to the last night. Every stay at its own rate.
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1 · 2 nightsHiiragiyaA ryokan of 1818 on Fuyacho, chosen over Tawaraya across the street because dinner can be taken at a table with chairs and Western beds can be set up, which suits the start of a long trip; it is a walk to the Nishiki market and the Kamo river, and a short taxi to the temples of Higashiyama. Arashiyama is about 35 minutes by taxi.
2 · 2 nightsSuiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel, KyotoA hotel on the Hozu river at Arashiyama, with a hot-spring bath, for the bamboo grove, Tenryu-ji and the Okochi Sanso garden early in the morning before the day visitors; the hotel opposite Nijo Castle is about 30 minutes by car.
3 · 3 nightsHOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO, a Luxury Collection Hotel & SpaChosen over Muni Kyoto, which stands at Arashiyama like Suiran: the Mitsui family's old land opposite Nijo Castle, with a garden and a thermal spring, for Nijo Castle, the Imperial Palace and the shops of central Kyoto; Nijojo-mae station is three minutes away, and Kyoto station is about 15 minutes by car for the Kintetsu limited express to Nara, about 35 minutes.
4 · 2 nightsShisui, a Luxury Collection Hotel, NaraA hotel in the 1922 residence of the governor of Nara, on the edge of the park, for Todai-ji, Kasuga Taisha and the deer before the coaches arrive; Kansai airport is about an hour and a quarter by taxi.
Make it yours
This is one way to do it. We change the stays, their order and the nights in each to suit you, move it to the season you want, and plan the days between: the trains and cars, the restaurants worth the detour, a quieter night where the route needs one. Tell us your dates and who is travelling, and our team in Japan will draw up your own.
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