Hi! I’m traveling to Kyoto next week and was wondering if someone could look over my itinerary. I did jam pack it with a lot of stuff, but when I worked out the timing, it is a doable itinerary. Please let me know if something on this list is not worth it, or if you would like to suggest something else that you think is worthwhile!
(I apologize in advance for the hard-to-read list. Reddit doesn’t seem to let me return between list items :/ )
1/31 W Kyoto
Tea ceremony
Lunch @ Nishiki Market
Decouverte / Three Star Kyoto (look for goshuincho!)
Sannenzaka path
Kiyomizu-dera (overlook) (get omamori and goshuin)
Matcha @ Maccha house
Ninenzaka street / Starbucks
Hokan-ji temple / nittodo
Maruyama park
Hanamikoji street / Kagizen Yoshifusa Shijo (confectionary)
Dinner @ Shishikura Izakaya
2/1 Th Kyoto
Fushimi Inari
Uji station
Matcha @ Itoh Kyuemon / Yamadaen / Matcha roastery
Uji Bridge
Lunch @ Kuuna
Seiko-sya books
Teramachi-dori street
Kyoto Benrido (stationary)
Coffee @ Nijo-koya
Nijo castle / Ninomaru-Goten Palace
Dinner @ Shinrin Shokudo (curry) or Sushi-dokoro
Onoya (sushi)
2/2 F Kyoto
Kinkaku-ji
Lunch @ Hanamakiya (soba)
Hirano Jinja Shrine
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
Inari Shrine
Dessert @ Awamochi-dokoro Sawaya (confectionary)
Higashiyama Jisho-ji
Philosopher’s path / Eikando Temple
Nanzen-ji Temple
Nanzen-ji Sammon Gate / Murin-an Garden / Keage Incline
Kyoto City Kyocera MoA
Dinner @ Ninenzaka Sushi Numoto
Also, in terms of getting around Kyoto, would an ICOCA card suffice? Planning on using it to tap on and off buses.