SECRET KYOTO: 10.5 Hidden Gems IGNORED By The Crowds
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- Want to visit the most underrated, and least visited hidden gems in Kyoto? Avoid the crowds and check out these 10 and a half overlooked-yet-awesome secret spots in Japan's cultural capital. This hand-picked list of personal favourites includes incredible scenic locations, amazing temples and gardens, as well as some of the best cafes and restaurants.
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Google Maps links for every place are in the description - enjoy!
More hidden gems in this follow-up video: czcams.com/video/ZqRlfPDUSYM/video.html
Hi Andrew. We have just returned to Tasmania after a fantastic trip to Japan. While in Kyoto we took your advice and visited many of your suggestions and you were spot on with the no crowds hardly anyone around. The restaurant service and food was one our favourites. The pork is to die for. Thanks for all your advice and keep up the great work from your fans in Tasmania.
Thanks for the report! It means a lot that you came back to leave a comment. Really glad I could help you have a fantastic trip!
Hi Andrew - sadly our final posting from Kyoto. Went to Rakusai Bamboo Park Takenomichi today. Followed your advice to take the train and the bus (it would be a very long walk from Katsura Station) 😊 the first people we bumped into at the park were Brits who also follow your Kyoto videos, so more power to you. We were helped at Katsura Station by an immensely kind lady who saw me looking at my phone and not only guided us to bus station but also checked with the bus driver that we were going to the right place. Other than seeing a Japanese family having their pre wedding photographs we pretty much had the place to ourselves and it was well worth the effort.
Thanks again Andrew.
If you look over on the Unseen Kyoto video, you:ll find your counterpart's comment. You are so kind to let me know how it all went. I'm so pleased to hear that the place isn't overrun, despite the video! Please enjoy the rest of the trip!
Excellent video! I am a Westerner who has been living in Kyoto for several decades and know and love all of the places that you have mentioned.
Thanks for sharing!
You are very lucky to live there. We are visiting again in a free weeks and the fist time came to Japan I said to my husband I wanted to live there.
I loved Kyoto, my friend and I visited 50 sites in 6 days (yes you read that right). We walked about 8.5 miles per day... Did a lot of random places with no one there, plus the main ones. There is still another 200 sites I want to visit. For next time I guess :)! The most empty place we visited was Daigo-ji, grand total of maybe 5 people the entire time we were there (for 3 hours). Anything away from the Gion/Kiyumizu/Arashiyama main areas are empty.... I think its the "2 day tourists" that hit up the large places and never see anything else (thankfully!).
Oh wow - that's an impressive feat! Yes, I think once you get outside perhaps the top 10 places that literally every single "Kyoto must see" video features, you're ahead of 99% of visitors who are all down for 2 days after spending the other 12 in Tokyo pretending that they are seeing Japan. Do you have any particular recommendations for people from those 50 sites?
We went to several of your recommended 'get away from the crowd' including Takenomichi, which was a dream with the 10 people we met over an hour of hanging out there, Giou-jo relaxing in the moss garden (my husband is at home in the moss), and Saga Toriimoto street which was a charm. We taxied around to make things easier and put in some leg work. One other experience we loved, which you may have on another video, was going to Fushimi Inari Taisha after 8pm. It was amazingly quiet and the photos we captured were so different from anything we'd seen online. Off to Nagano, Aizuwakamatsu, Matsushima and more as the trip continues on. Thanks again for setting us off on the right, quiet path. We love what's hidden.
Glad I could help! Enjoy those other places - Aizuwakamatsu is particularly special.
We are now on our way to see blossoms in Takato Joshi Park, then tomorrow onto Aizuwakamatsu to enjoy the Tsukuba Castle area plus Kitakata’s Nicchu Line blossums.
I can recommend Shisen-dō. Beautiful garden for meditation. Further up you will find Tanukidani-san Fudō-in. There are only a few tourists there.
A great recommendation - it's been a while since I've been to Shisen-dō.
I appreciate your jabs and stabs at the crowded places. It had me chuckling through to the end.
I just came back from a wonderful first-time trip to Japan (it exceeded my high expectations), and this video and its follow up were so very helpful. At times, it felt like your advice was coming true in front of my eyes. Thanks so much; my trip was so different thanks to you.
Thanks for your kind words! That's exactly what I was hoping for!
This video is so helpful as I am concerned about the crowds during our visit in November. Thank you for the great information
Have fun!
love love your recommendation!
Hi Andrew. Thank you for your videos! They are great and you are such a lovely host. I'll definitely be going to the sky walk in the station!
You're welcome. I hope you have a great time there. Don't forget to stop by at the illuminated staircase too!
Wow, so many great tips. Thanks a lot!
No problem, enjoy!
Outstanding
Thank you!
Just great ❤
Thanks!
amazing recommendations!
Thanks, glad you think so.
Thank you,very good info,unusual
Glad you enjoyed it
the most useful video ive seen yet. huge thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this video.
My pleasure!
Hi Andrew - a big thank you from me - we visited Takenomichi today and it was the most peaceful and tranquil spot - I think we saw about 12 other people during our hour long stroll along the path and of course got some great pics with nobody else in them 😎
Keep up the great work ⭐️
Cheers
K
Thanks for stopping by to comment. Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for this list, these places really look amazing!
Enjoy!
New subscriber! I’m so enjoying your content. Planning a trip to Japan this November and have no desire to do the done to death touristy attractions.
Welcome, you've come to the right channel!
Thanks for your tips I like people like you
I appreciate that!
Thank you for this. Planning a trip for next year and for various reasons, we only have one day in Kyoto. This is so helpful as we would rather avoid the crowds.
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Andrew - Just back from a mega day with our Kyoto tour guide. Amazingly, she took us to Katsukura for lunch and it was every bit as good as you said here. Off to Takenomichi and Tofukuji in the next couple of days. Hopefully the rain will have stopped by then 😄. Thanks again for your brilliant videos- they have been a real help and inspiration to us.
Thanks for coming back to comment! This is exactly the kind of result I was hoping for. Enjoy the rest of your trip!
This has to be one of the best hidden gem videos of Kyoto! Thank you so much!
And that has to be the kindest comment it's received. Thanks and you are very welcome!
Great videos!! Thank you! I hope you can make a hidden gems for Tokyo :D
Thanks!
Thank you for this! Your recommendations are truly unique and great to avoid crowds.
Any time!
I love ALL of them and will use your video to spend my 7 days in Kyoto next month. Thank you so much!!
Thanks for making my day!
oh I accidentally ate at Katsukura last time I was in Kyoto! I was just looking for a spot to eat something hearty, and wandered in when there was no line. I was seated immediately and realized I was in for something special when they started bringing out the sesame seed grinder. it was the best place I ate in Japan - it really is a gem!
It's a wonderful place, that's for sure.
Wow! What an amazing video of tips! But even better was your amazing narration skills! Like listening to a BBC broadcast!!!
Wow, thanks!
I just come here again to thanks you for the recommandation, especialy for the katsukura. I definitivly want to come back!
It was fun to prepare your own sauce for the tonkatsu by crushing the sesame, you can also buy the yuzu sauce they provide for the salad, which i did : )
Glad you enjoyed it!
We walked a small section of the philosopher's path last month and hiked up to Honen-in, and it was absolutely beautiful. Thanks for the recommendation.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video! Gio-ji might be my favorite as well. When I went, it was raining and I was the only one there. Luckily I had my umbrella so I could take some fantastic photos.
Thanks! Yes, I was shocked that I was alone there while making this video. I thought there'd be more people this year, but no. Great in the rain too, right?
Checked out Mo-an today. Awesome recommendation. Their yuzu soda was perfect after walking so much. Thanks for the videos!
Glad you liked it! Perfect season to visit too.
I wanted to thank you: I have returned from my trip and it was so much fun! Your videos were incredibly helpful, and I have much better plans for whenever my next trip will be. Thanks again!!
Thanks for stopping by to comment. I'm glad they've been useful - one of my goals is to help people with my knowledge and experience! Do let me know if you need help with anything, and I might just make a video about it. 😎😎😎
MEGA Thank you Japan Unravelled!!!! I am returning to Osaka in 2 months, The No1 place has been on my list for ages, but simply couldn't find anyone who had been......Cos it takes to get there, I debating on going or not..NOW I am !!!!! Thank u
You're welcome! And soon you'll see why it's no.1 on the list.
more vids like this please
Will try!
ty so much. i am staying in west kyoto for a week in dec. i bookmarked saga toriimoto
You're very welcome. Have fun!
Thanks for making this kind of videos. It's difficult to find lists that aren't the same top 10 places that everyone visits by default.
There's a forest path that stretches from Arashiyama Park to Mt. Ogura in the north. You come across a small Inari Shrine and a couple of observatories, and then go down a paved road to Saga Toriimoto Street. It's a nice hike.
Oh totally, you're welcome. It's frustrating that there are so many great places nobody talks about in Japan. It's one of the reasons I started this channel, to share about them. I hope you'll enjoy the follow up to this video.
What do you suggest to do near takenomichi after viewing the bamboo?
Great list by the way!
Glad you enjoyed it. One idea is a nearby onsen, although I know it's not everyone's cup of tea. You don't have to be staying there - day visitors are fine.
maps.app.goo.gl/UaD3X9Xo2NfjVyob8
I imagine though most people would head back into Kyoto as there isn't that much else in this area.
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おおきに！
Where do you think is the most beautiful garden? Moss, bridges, jungle, flowers curious beauty
Giou-ji is my favourite!
@@japanunravelled thank you x
Amazing video!!! Can you bike through the farmers bamboo area?
Thanks! Yes, you can - some of the shots in the video were taken on my bicycle. The road is also used by cars every now and again, mostly local residents.
Thank you!
Hi! would these places be less crowded also in Spring?
Compared to the big tourist spots, absolutely.
WOW this list is amazing. Everything is a GEM! I am about to return to Japan for the first time in seven years and having seen a lot of the more popular areas I am looking forward to exploring these quieter gems. Thanks so much for the video (and for your cheeky and compelling delivery!!)
So glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful! Hope you have a great time.
Greetings, My question is we need to cover 8 days travelling around Osaka and Kyoto, can we buy more than 1 Kansai Thru pass per person?
I think you can. However, I'd recommend the Osaka Amazing Pass and the Subway + Bus combination ticket for Kyoto and just use JR between as it's much faster than the others.
I heard there are some stepping stones in the shape of turtles. Do you know if they're in the same location you mentioned in the video?
A bit further up the river: maps.app.goo.gl/Dmqdb3hxnHe1qUEg7
I was going to include them but I think they got cut for brevity - they're in one of my favourite spots though, where two rivers meet.
@@japanunravelled Thanks for the link. Some other stepping stones came up when I looked for it myself so I'm glad you knew which ones I was talking about. I might have to rent a bike for a day though since it looks like it's further up the river than I expected
It's quite a walk, but you could always hop on a Keihan train too. Cycling up the river and around Kyoto in general is so much fun. I've even cycled to Arashiyama in the past. More people should try it!
Bang goes the neighbors after this video, no more hidden gems!
You would think so, and yet the comments tell a different story. Honestly, most people don't like to walk a bit extra, which is why these places will keep getting relatively fewer visitors than elsewhere. Go figure.
hmmm,... I would hike up to Doshisha Cemetery,... guaranteed zero tourists .... Kyoto Railway Museum is also nice to get away from tourists but the little kids always hog the hands-on displays ... 6 a.m. service at Nishi Honganji is also really great with only Japanese nationals ...
Interesting suggestions. I was going to include Shosei-en Garden, which is also quite overlooked in the Honganji area. I know what you mean about the Railway Museum. The one in Omiya is worse! But the very best if you want to drive the simulators is at Mojiko in Kyushu. Hardly anyone there!
@@japanunravelled I wonder,... 6 a.m. service in Kyoto Nishi Honganji will be utterly foreign tourist free ... but then,... if you're not Buddhist and don't speak Japanese why are you here ?! ...
The bigger question is: why are they up before 6am to be there!!
@@japanunravelled hmmm,... it's Buddhists ... if you're not Japanese I get it,... it's hard to understand,... anyway, Nishi Nihongi is really beautiful ... I would definitely go ...
Might need need to update the title. "10 5 Hidden Gems"
Thanks!
Oh god you need a loaf of bread donation
Thanks!