Category: Japan

Kyoto, Japan

20/3/2023

Airport Rating *****
Reception of locals ****
Cost: £££££

Just over two hours from Tokyo in a bullet train
Cultural centre of Japan with over 2,000 temples and shrines
Large and unique concentration of Japanese pre-war architecture
No problems as a Sikh getting around the city
Main Sights: Kiyomizu-dera, Fushimi Inari Taisha, Gion District, Yasaka-Jinja, Nishiki Market, Sanjusangendo Temple

6/3/2023

Airport Rating *****
Reception of locals ****
Cost: £££££

No issues at the airport as a Sikh
People are generally friendly and polite, but have a distrust of foreigners
Relatively expensive city, and surprising still heavily cash based
Incredible metropolis that stretches for miles, with an endless things to see and do
Main Sights: Asakusa, Akihabara, Ikekeburo, Shinjuku, Harajuku, Ginza, Senso-Ji, Meiji Jingu Shrine, Shibuya Sky and Crossing, teamLAB planets, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Observation Deck, Yoyogi Park, Zojo-Ji, Imperial Palace, Roppongi, Omoide Yokocho, Atago Jinja