| streamlined rooms feature wi-fi and flat-screen tvs, as well as minifridges and kettles. other amenities include a bar and a coin-operated laundry. breakfast is available. set on a side street, this casual hotel in a modern building is 2 km from the kiyomizu-dera buddhist temple and 5 km from the fushimi inari taisha shinto shrine. gojo subway station is an 8-minute walk away. there's an indoor communal bathhouse. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am
Kansai International Airport 1 hr 29
Heian Shrine (12 min)
Classic Shinto shrine complex built in 1895, with a giant gate & museums of modern & municipal art. Gion (8 min)
Geisha district featuring high-end shops & restaurants, a Zen garden & women in colorful kimonos. Maruyama Park (10 min)
Popular green space with an outdoor music hall, bronze statues & colorful, seasonal cherry blossoms. Kyoto Imperial Palace (12 min)
Palace complex & former Imperial family residence reconstructed in 1855, with gardens & gates. Arashiyama (24 min)
Winding, lush venue showcasing a host of monkeys plus a scenic bamboo forest & water vistas. Higashiyama Jisho-ji (22 min)
This 15th-century Zen temple features picturesque gardens & a sand mound shaped like Mount Fuji. Nishiki Market (13 min)
400-year-old iconic market studded with stalls offering all manner of Japanese edibles. Fushimi Inari Taisha (14 min)
Mountainside Shinto shrine dating from 711 A.D. featuring a path with hundreds of traditional gates. Yasaka Shrine (12 min)
This Shinto shrine was erected in 656 A.D. & is home to one of the most famous festivals in Japan. Kōdaiji Temple (8 min)
Serene setting with a Buddhist temple & gardens, plus tea houses & seasonal light festivals. Kinkaku-ji (23 min)
Historic, tranquil temple with a gold-leaf facade set amid landscaped gardens & a reflecting pond. Toji (9 min)
Historic Buddhist temple with a 5-story wooden pagoda & sculptures of dieties from the 8th century. Kyoto Tower (7 min)
Tower with an observation deck offering binoculars & touch-screen guides, plus a food court. Kiyomizu-dera (8 min)
Iconic Buddhist temple on Mount Otowa known for the scenic views afforded from its sizable veranda. Nijō Castle (11 min)
Built in 1603, this cyprus-wood castle with extensive gardens was a home for the shogun Ieyasu. | 
