Lonely Planet Pocket Kyoto & Osaka

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781786578525
• eBook ISBN: 9781788685627

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Pocket Kyoto & Osaka is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Get a panoramic view of Kyoto at Ginkaku-ji, catch a glimpse of geishas in the Gion district, or amble through the streets of Amerika-Mura -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the best of Kyoto & Osaka and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet Pocket Kyoto & Osaka: Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks missUser-friendly layout with helpful icons, and organised by neighbourhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your time Covers Downtown Kyoto, Central Kyoto, Southern Higashiyama, Arashiyama & Sagano, Kita, Minami and more. The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Pocket Kyoto & Osaka, a colorful, easy-to-use, and handy guide that literally fits in your pocket, provides on-the-go assistance for those seeking only the can't-miss experiences to maximize a quick trip experience.About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. The world awaits! 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

Downtown Kyoto

If all you’re interested in on your Kyoto trip is dining on great cuisine, knocking back sake and craft beer at bars, boutique shopping and staying in some of the finest ryokan, you may just never leave Downtown Kyoto (which is, naturally, smack bang in the middle of the city). And you wouldn’t need to sacrifice culture or sightseeing, with heavyweight attractions such as Nijō-jō, the famed Nishiki Market and a smattering of small temples, shrines and museums.

Ponto-chō | GREG ELMS/LONELY PLANET ©

The Short List

ANijō-jō Treading lightly over squeaking ‘nightingale’ floors while exploring the castle.

ANishiki Market Marvelling at all the weird and wonderful ingredients that go into Kyoto cuisine.

APonto-chō Strolling this atmospheric street in the evening lantern light.

ATakashimaya Drooling over the gourmet goods on display in this department store’s basement food floor.

Getting There & Around

b The Karasuma subway line stops at Shijō and Karasuma-Oike Stations. The Tōzai line also stops at Karasuma-Oike Station and Kyoto-Shiyakusho-mae Station.

L The Hankyū line stops at Karasuma and Kawaramachi Stations.

g Many city buses stop in Downtown Kyoto.

Top SightNishiki Market

Nishiki Market (Nishiki-kōji Ichiba) is one of Kyoto’s real highlights, especially if you have an interest in cooking and eating. Commonly known as Kyoto no daidokoro (Kyoto’s kitchen) by locals, it’s where most of Kyoto’s high-end restaurateurs and well-to-do do their food shopping. This is the place to see the weird and w...

Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Welcome to Kyoto & Osaka
• Top Sights
• Eating
• Four Perfect Days
• Need to Know
• Kyoto Neighbourhoods
• Osaka Neighbourhoods
• Kyoto Station & South Kyoto
• Downtown Kyoto
• Gion & Southern Higashiyama
• Northern Higashiyama
• Kinkaku-ji
• Imperial Palace & Around
• Arashiyama
• Minami
• Osaka-jō
• Kita
• Survival Guide
• Language
• Behind the Scenes
• Our Writers