Kyoto is traditional city!!

Kyoto

       Kyoto is traditional city full of historic attractions and good food. Kyoto is Japan’s third largest city and also its oldest. Kyoto is located in the central part of the island of Honshu, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. It was founded in 794. Kyoto is well known for old-fashioned temples, exciting festivals and traditional food. First, famous Kyoto food is Kaiseki ryori. It is made with local and seasonal ingredients of Kyoto. We feel the original flavor. Second, the exciting festival of Kyoto is Aoi Matsuri. The Aoi Matsuri is one of the three main annual festival. It is held on May 15th of each year. Finally, Kyoto tower was built in 1964. It is a good observation deck that is 131 meters high. Other than three attractions, Kyoto has many attractions.

                                                Kaiseki ryori

      Kyoto Imperial Palace is one of the most stylish and beautiful castle. It is located in the wide surrounds of Kyoto Imperial Park. The Kyoto Imperial Palace was the palace of the Emperor of Japan until 1869. Also, the palace is situated in the Kyoto-gyoen, a large square enclosure 1.3Km north to south and 0.7Km East to West. Even the main buildings of the Kyoto Imperial Palace still exist. Among other halls, there are the Shishin-den, Seiryo-den, Ko-gosho and o-gakumonjo. The Kyoto Gosho and Sento Gosho are surrounded by the wide Kyoto Imperial Palace Park, that is planted with a variety of flowering trees. Take some time to visit the park which contains most wonderful plum and cherry-blossom. There are many things to see in the Kyoto Imperial Palace.

       Fushimi Inari-taisha is a historical Inari shrine in Kyoto. It is located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. It was built in 711, and it’s main structures were built in 1499. Fushimi Inari is famous for its amazing sight of some 10,000 small shrine gate. It takes about two hours to walk along the whole trail, and there are nice views of Kyoto from the top. The shrine is visited 2.69 million people for 3 days of worship over the Japanese New Year. Fushimi Inari is the most important of several thousands of shrines dedicated the Shinto God of Rice. Also, people believed that foxes are Inari’s messengers. They felt a strong religious faith. Moreover, along the hiking trail, has the cozy restaurant of noodle soup. You can also try Inari sushi that is fried tofu. Therefore, your heart, taste, eyes are happy by Fushimi Inari-taisha.

                                                              Fushimi Inari-taisha