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Where to stay in Kyoto

Downtown around Shijō for restaurants and trains, Gion for temples on foot, Kyoto Station for day trips.

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The best areas

Warm shop lights line a covered shopping arcade, with a few people in the distance.
An evening stroll through a covered shopping arcade.

Downtown (Shijō)

Restaurants, shopping, and subway, bus and Hankyu trains on your doorstep. The best all-round base.

Hotels in Downtown (Shijō)
Daylight fills a modern railway station concourse beneath a tall glass and steel atrium.
A spacious station concourse beneath glass and steel.

Kyoto Station

Shinkansen, airport trains and day trips to Nara and Osaka. Less charm, easiest logistics.

Hotels in Kyoto Station
Paper lanterns illuminate wooden teahouse facades along a stone-paved lane at dusk.
Paper lanterns brighten a lane of wooden teahouses.

Gion and Higashiyama

Temples and old streets on foot, quiet at night. Usually pricier.

Hotels in Gion and Higashiyama
A narrow path winds between tall green bamboo stalks in soft morning light.
Morning light filters through a dense bamboo grove.

Arashiyama

Bamboo grove and river views, calm in the evening, but far from everything else.

Hotels in Arashiyama

Where to stay for each itinerary

Kyoto in 2 days

Stay downtown near Shijō or by Kyoto Station: both put day 1 and day 2 within easy reach by train and bus.

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