4 day Kyoto/Osaka Itinerary

Day 1, Friday

• Fushimi Inari

• Kiyomizu-dera + Sannen-zaka/Ninen-zaka streets

• Gion & Pontocho Alley

Day 2, Saturday (Is Otagi Nebutsu-ji closed on Saturday? I can switch day 1 and 2)

• Otagi Nenbutsu-ji (take taxi or bus to stay here and walk south)

• Gio-ji and Jojakko-ji

• Okachi Senso garden

• Tenryu-ji + Bamboo Grove + Togetsukyo Bridge

• Downtown Kyoto (Pokémon Center/Nintendo Store)

Day 3, Sunday

• Universal Studios Osaka

Day 4, Monday

• Either Kinkaku-ji or Nijo Castle (not sure which one before checking out of hotel at 11 and heading to Tokyo)

Are there any other things I can fit in? I was also interested in Ginkakau-ji and Philosopher’s Path. I will be staying in Kawaramachi and going end of February.

by randomrandom7B99

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  1. Be sure to approach Kiyomizu-dera through the Otani Cemetery if you want to avoid the crush of the tourist crowds.

    For other places you could visit: if you go to Chionin (around the corner from Yasaka Shrine), there is a path you can follow behind the Chionin great bell. This path leads up the hill and takes you to Shogunzaka, a small temple that has two fantastic viewing platforms for a view of northern Kyoto city.

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