"KYOTO - a culturally exciting city" Kyoto by kenHuocj

Kyoto Travel Guide: 1,834 reviews and 5,753 photos

as a business tourist

Luca an associate and i had to prpeare for a major business group tour though the major cities, and we were fortunate to be able to have a business bird's eye view of Kyoto

will have prefrred my favoured slowly slowly, meet the local budget style travel, but who is to complain.

be prepared, read up before visiting.....

www.kyotoguide.com

it is said by many, that you have not visited Japapn if you have not experienced the cultural sights of Kyoto.

i have been there for too short a time, but with the www
and of course VT
tompt , j-san , Sharrie , asantetravel , Adeline_Foo the top 5 provide so much details and outstanding suggestions and photos

Visitors' Guides are always useful , especially for current events, trends and prices.

i also enjoy going onto various websites since the accessibility of www has changed travel so much during the past decade.

Bamboo and Ceramaics

Chashaku - bamboo tea ladle

esential items for the tea ceremony.
bamboo that provides food , shelters, everyday conveniences and even construction scaffolding is member of the grass family -
Tea Stick Bamboo - Pseudosasa amabilis
Golden Hoteichiku - Phyllostachys aurea
Yadake - Pseudosasa japonica
Water Bamboo - Phyllostachys heteroclada
Weaver's Bamboo - Bambusa textilis
Blue Bamboo - Himalayacalamus hookerianus

Pros and Cons

Pros:everthing of note is within walking distance
Cons:time , time, time, - why can we not slow down to appreciate the details
In a nutshell:a city for those culturally inclined

Last visit to Kyoto: May 1990
Intro Written Oct 27, 2003
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Naomi7777777 Apr 7, 2005 at 2:49 AM

yes, now is the time cherry blossoms start blooming. thank you for visiting my site and I am glad you had a nice time in kyoto.
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janika Nov 9, 2003 at 4:04 PM

Neat page Ken. I'd like to see your own pictures. Keep up the good work. Cheers! :)
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ncfg Nov 9, 2003 at 3:35 PM

Nice page, i will wait for more tips.