You probably have already heard about Kyoto famous for its temples, beautiful colors in different seasons, fabulous delicacies and famous geisha, geiko, maiko dances.... well, just recently i went there again, for the third time.I stayed at the Grand Prince Hotel, just off Kokusaikaikan station. The location is off Kyoto central station, a little far according to some people, but i like the place a lot. It is far off the busy traffic of the city, so you can go out for a stroll for fresh air, listening to birds singing and watching a lower mountain just across the window from the hotel. Another plus point of this hotel is that you can check in your luggages at the Kyoto central station - where the Hotel Luggage Check In and Transfer Service Center can help you out for free.
The only limitation of this hotel is that you need to take 2 different subway trains to get there. I suggest that you get an English train and subway maps when you arrive at Kyoto central station.
Here are some of my visits during a 2 night/3 days stay in Kyoto - covering my favorite spots:
*Nanzenji
*Kyoto Studio Park (Toei Uzumasa Eigamura/Movie Land)
*Kinkakuji
*Ryoanji
At Kyoto Studio Park, both local and foreign visitors can dress up like a samurai, traditional Japanese King or Queen, a geisha, or just a local girl in kimono and enjoy taking photos at the man made town picturing the old days of Japan. The best way is to make reservation early and to arrive a few minutes before the time reserved. I was only 2 minutes late arriving and i lost my reservation to dress up as "oshin" for the day.... hiks ;(
For more photos of the trips, read along .... hopefully you will love Kyoto like i do!
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