DAY 1 - ARRIVE IN KYOTO

HOTEL GRANVIA KYOTO

DAY 2 - KYOTO FREE & EASY

Kyoto (京都, Kyōto) served as Japan's capital and the emperor's residence from 794 until 1868. It is now the country's seventh largest city with a population of 1.4 million people and a modern face.

Over the centuries, Kyoto was destroyed by many wars and fires, but due to its historic value, the city was dropped from the list of target cities for the atomic bomb and spared from air raids during World War II. Countless temples, shrines and other historically priceless structures survive in the city today.

KYOTO TOWER

NISHIKI MARKET

DAY 3 - KYOTO CYCLING TOUR Cycling Tour Link

KYOTO CYCLING TOUR

DAY 4 - NARA

Japan's first permanent capital was established in the year 710 at Heijo, the city now known as Nara. As the influence and political ambitions of the city's powerful Buddhist monasteries grew to become a serious threat to the government, the capital was moved to Nagaoka in 784.

Nara is located less than one hour from Kyoto and Osaka. Due to its past as the first permanent capital, it remains full of historic treasures, including some of Japan's oldest and largest temples.

Together with Eight temples, shrines and ruins AND Primeval Forest, collectively form "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara", a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

FUSHIMI INARI-TAISHA

NARA DEER PARK

TODAJI TEMPLE