Totally Kyoto's second update adds nine guides, at least one to every department: Arashiyama joins Higashiyama as a full district guide, Kinkaku-ji joins Fushimi Inari in Temples & Shrines, and Plan, Stay, Culture, Food and Seasons all get a new full guide each.
What's new this week
- Plan: Best time to visit, and a budget guide.
- Stay: Best areas to stay, matched to trip type.
- Districts: Arashiyama, in full.
- Temples & Shrines: Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion.
- Culture: Japanese tea ceremony, what to actually expect.
- Food: Kaiseki, explained properly.
- Seasons: Winter in Kyoto — illuminations, New Year, and plum blossoms.
What's next
More districts (Gion & Downtown and Fushimi are next in line), more temples, and a first pass at suggested itineraries in the Plan department. Same cadence as always: at least weekly, usually a handful of pages at a time.
Requests welcome. If there's a specific guide you'd want to see prioritised, the contact page is the fastest way to tell us.