Preview
Kyoto is the kind of city that makes you whisper and marvel at the same time: the soft clacking of wooden sandals somewhere in a side street, the scent of incense wafting gently from a temple district—and then suddenly that "Wow!" when you round a corner and find yourself face to face with a pagoda, a bamboo grove, or a golden pavilion. And although Kyoto is often considered the picture-book version of traditional Japan, the city is much more complex than that: it is a cultural center, an everyday city, a place of enjoyment, a metropolis of craftsmanship – and yes, now also a hotspot for mass tourism. It is precisely this mixture that makes it so exciting.