Guidebook for Shimogyō-ku, Kyōto-shi

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Guidebook for Shimogyō-ku, Kyōto-shi

Food Scene

すし岩(sushiiwa) Steve Jobs praised " was the most delicious in my life ! Kyoto sushi " sushiiwa "
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Sushiiwa
西玉水町 下京区
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すし岩(sushiiwa) Steve Jobs praised " was the most delicious in my life ! Kyoto sushi " sushiiwa "
スターバックスコーヒー京都Porta店(Starbucks coffee Kyoto Porta shop) It is the nearest Starbucks from the apartment .
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STARBUCKS COFFEE Kyoto Porta Shop
902 Higashishiokōjichō
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スターバックスコーヒー京都Porta店(Starbucks coffee Kyoto Porta shop) It is the nearest Starbucks from the apartment .
京の焼肉処 弘 京都駅前店(Yakiniku Restauran Hiro) Cheap and it is delicious Yakiniku Restauran’s. I am also going to eat well!
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Kyo-no-yakiniku-dokoro Hiro Kyoto-ekimae
510-1 Shiokōjichō
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京の焼肉処 弘 京都駅前店(Yakiniku Restauran Hiro) Cheap and it is delicious Yakiniku Restauran’s. I am also going to eat well!

Drinks & Nightlife

A shot bar with river beds in Kyoto Ponto Town, Atlantis (Atlantis). With friendly people and lovers, alone. Tilt the delicious sake in a calm space · · ·. Please enjoy the relaxed time flow while watching the starry sky on BGM for the babbling of Kyoto River Kyoto.
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ATLANTIS アトランティス
161 Matsumotochō
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A shot bar with river beds in Kyoto Ponto Town, Atlantis (Atlantis). With friendly people and lovers, alone. Tilt the delicious sake in a calm space · · ·. Please enjoy the relaxed time flow while watching the starry sky on BGM for the babbling of Kyoto River Kyoto.
This is a great bar for enjoying a few beers or making new friends, especially on busier nights. The inside looks like a log cabin with long, shared tables so you’ll often get chatting with locals as you sit together while enjoying a few bottles of beer which the staff will open with a quick flick of their chopsticks!
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Kyoto's "A" Bar
366 Kamiyachō
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This is a great bar for enjoying a few beers or making new friends, especially on busier nights. The inside looks like a log cabin with long, shared tables so you’ll often get chatting with locals as you sit together while enjoying a few bottles of beer which the staff will open with a quick flick of their chopsticks!
Barcode is one of my favourite bars in Kyoto, we almost always pop in for a few if we’re out! They have free karaoke and the friendly staff will bring the machine and microphones over to your table and take your drink orders for you.
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barcode
Kamiyachō Nakagyo Ward
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Barcode is one of my favourite bars in Kyoto, we almost always pop in for a few if we’re out! They have free karaoke and the friendly staff will bring the machine and microphones over to your table and take your drink orders for you.

Sightseeing

Feel tiny at the Arashiyama bamboo forest. The Bamboo Forest is hugely popular and gets extremely busy throughout the day. Walking through the soaring bamboo stalks of the densely packed Bamboo Forest in the shadows of the morning light is eerily beautiful and incredibly serene. The Bamboo Forest thoroughly deserves its spot as an iconic Kyoto sight and one of its most photographed spots!
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Bamboebos van Arashiyama
Sagatenryūji Susukinobabachō Ukyo Ward
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Feel tiny at the Arashiyama bamboo forest. The Bamboo Forest is hugely popular and gets extremely busy throughout the day. Walking through the soaring bamboo stalks of the densely packed Bamboo Forest in the shadows of the morning light is eerily beautiful and incredibly serene. The Bamboo Forest thoroughly deserves its spot as an iconic Kyoto sight and one of its most photographed spots!
The Fushimi Inari Shrine, with its thousands of orange torii gates snaking up the Inari Mountain is another Kyoto icon. The shrine is dedicated to Inari, the god of rice and the patron of business and merchants. A donation is made by those who have had their wish fulfilled and a tori gate is erected in their name.
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Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine
68 Fukakusa Yabunouchichō
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The Fushimi Inari Shrine, with its thousands of orange torii gates snaking up the Inari Mountain is another Kyoto icon. The shrine is dedicated to Inari, the god of rice and the patron of business and merchants. A donation is made by those who have had their wish fulfilled and a tori gate is erected in their name.
Along with the Bamboo Forest and the Fushimi Inari shrine, the Golden Pavillion temple makes for a trio of iconic Kyoto sights. The top two floors of this Zen Temple are covered in gold leaf and the Mirror Pond and lush green backdrop make for an incredible setting.
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Kinkaku-ji
Kinkakujichō
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Along with the Bamboo Forest and the Fushimi Inari shrine, the Golden Pavillion temple makes for a trio of iconic Kyoto sights. The top two floors of this Zen Temple are covered in gold leaf and the Mirror Pond and lush green backdrop make for an incredible setting.
Kiyomizu-Dera, the ‘Pure Water temple’ is located in the beautiful Higashiyama District in Kyoto. It’s vantage point on Mount Otowa allows for stunning views sweeping across Kyoto and the temple is steeped in history and legend.
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Kiyomizu-dera
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Kiyomizu-Dera, the ‘Pure Water temple’ is located in the beautiful Higashiyama District in Kyoto. It’s vantage point on Mount Otowa allows for stunning views sweeping across Kyoto and the temple is steeped in history and legend.

Parks & Nature

Kyoto Botanical Garden was built on land donated by the Mitsui family to Kyoto city to commemorate the enthronement of the Emperor Taisho, in 1924. It is the oldest botanical garden in Japan and is blessed with over 12,000 species of plants.
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Kyoto Botanical Garden
Shimogamo Hangichō Sakyo Ward
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Kyoto Botanical Garden was built on land donated by the Mitsui family to Kyoto city to commemorate the enthronement of the Emperor Taisho, in 1924. It is the oldest botanical garden in Japan and is blessed with over 12,000 species of plants.
The Philosopher's Path (哲学の道, Tetsugaku no michi) is a pleasant stone path through the northern part of Kyoto's Higashiyama district. The path follows a canal which is lined by hundreds of cherry trees. Usually in early April these trees explode with color, making this one of the city's most popular hanami (cherry blossom viewing) spots.
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The Philosopher's Path (Tetsugaku no michi)
Jōdoji Ishibashichō Sakyo Ward
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The Philosopher's Path (哲学の道, Tetsugaku no michi) is a pleasant stone path through the northern part of Kyoto's Higashiyama district. The path follows a canal which is lined by hundreds of cherry trees. Usually in early April these trees explode with color, making this one of the city's most popular hanami (cherry blossom viewing) spots.
Iwatayama Monkey Park (Japanese: 嵐山モンキーパーク, Arashiyama Monkī Pāku) is a commercial park located in Arashiyama in Kyoto, Japan. The park is on Mt Arashiyama, on the same side of the Oi River as the train station. It is inhabited by a troop of over 170 Japanese macaque monkeys. The animals are wild but can be fed food purchased at the site.
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Iwatayama Monkey Park
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Iwatayama Monkey Park (Japanese: 嵐山モンキーパーク, Arashiyama Monkī Pāku) is a commercial park located in Arashiyama in Kyoto, Japan. The park is on Mt Arashiyama, on the same side of the Oi River as the train station. It is inhabited by a troop of over 170 Japanese macaque monkeys. The animals are wild but can be fed food purchased at the site.

Arts & Culture

Opened in 1897, the Kyoto National Museum (京都国立博物館, Kyōto Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan) is one of Japan's oldest and most distinguished museums. It is one of only four top-level national museums alongside the Tokyo National Museum, Nara National Museum and Kyushu National Museum.
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Nationaal museum van Kyoto
527 Chayachō
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Opened in 1897, the Kyoto National Museum (京都国立博物館, Kyōto Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan) is one of Japan's oldest and most distinguished museums. It is one of only four top-level national museums alongside the Tokyo National Museum, Nara National Museum and Kyushu National Museum.
京都国際マンガミュージアム(Kyoto International Manga Museum) Japan's largest cartoon museum
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Kyoto International Manga Museum
452 Kinbukichō
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京都国際マンガミュージアム(Kyoto International Manga Museum) Japan's largest cartoon museum
The Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art is the best museum in Kyoto (it’s only eclipsed by the Kyoto National Museum when the National is holding a special exhibition).
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Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design
Okazaki Seishōjichō-9-1 Sakyo Ward
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The Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art is the best museum in Kyoto (it’s only eclipsed by the Kyoto National Museum when the National is holding a special exhibition).

Shopping

ヨドバシカメラ(Yodobashi Camera) The largest consumer electronics retailers in Kyoto
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Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Kyoto
590-2 Higashishiokōjichō
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ヨドバシカメラ(Yodobashi Camera) The largest consumer electronics retailers in Kyoto
The Kyoto Handicraft Center is a store with seven floors of crafts ranging from key chains to hand painted fans and swords. Visitors can watch artisans create various crafts and participate in workshops and classes.
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Kyoto Handicraft Centre
聖護院円頓美町-17 左京区
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The Kyoto Handicraft Center is a store with seven floors of crafts ranging from key chains to hand painted fans and swords. Visitors can watch artisans create various crafts and participate in workshops and classes.
One of the streets running from the north to the south in the heart of Kyoto is Teramachi-dori. At the entrance between Sanjo-dori and Shijo-dori there is a mosaic compass that has become the symbol of the the shopping arcade known as “Teramachi Kyogoku Shopping district”. With general clothing stores as the focus, there are about 170 shops lined up and crowded with people.
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Ura-teramachi Dori
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One of the streets running from the north to the south in the heart of Kyoto is Teramachi-dori. At the entrance between Sanjo-dori and Shijo-dori there is a mosaic compass that has become the symbol of the the shopping arcade known as “Teramachi Kyogoku Shopping district”. With general clothing stores as the focus, there are about 170 shops lined up and crowded with people.

Essentials

The vegitables and fruiets sold here are very cheap and fresh. I mostly go and buy fresh vegitables. Once I saw 10 tomatos being sold less then 300 yen. Most of the vegitables will be around 100 yen so they are cheap or in resonable price.
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Ebisuyacho
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The vegitables and fruiets sold here are very cheap and fresh. I mostly go and buy fresh vegitables. Once I saw 10 tomatos being sold less then 300 yen. Most of the vegitables will be around 100 yen so they are cheap or in resonable price.
Jupiter is a small supermarket in the underground mall. As soon as I entered the shop, You will get many lines of wines produced in various countries!!! It is like an international or Asian market!!
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Jupiter Kyoto
Higashishiokōjichō Shimogyo Ward
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Jupiter is a small supermarket in the underground mall. As soon as I entered the shop, You will get many lines of wines produced in various countries!!! It is like an international or Asian market!!
24 hour open Lawson 100. Most of items are 100 yen. This convenience store also sells meat, vegetables, fruits, liquor, chilled food, sandwich, obento box, snacks, and much more! It's only 1 minute walk from our hotel.
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Lawson Store 100 Mibu-Tsujimachi
36-1 Mibutsujimachi
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24 hour open Lawson 100. Most of items are 100 yen. This convenience store also sells meat, vegetables, fruits, liquor, chilled food, sandwich, obento box, snacks, and much more! It's only 1 minute walk from our hotel.
Public Onsen(Hot bath, Spa, and sauna)
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Hanano Yu
15-3 Mibumatsubarachō
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Public Onsen(Hot bath, Spa, and sauna)