Updated October 2026
Kyoto 2 Day Itinerary (2026):
Day by Day, and What to Book
Four famous sights on four sides of one city. Almost nothing needs a ticket — which means the order, and one early morning, are the whole plan.
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Day 1
Fushimi Inari, Kiyomizu-dera, Nijo, Gion
Day 2
Arashiyama, the torokko, Kinkaku-ji
Day 1 admissions
¥1,800 adult; Fushimi Inari free
Must book ahead
Only the Sagano torokko seat
A workable Kyoto 2 day itinerary gives each day one half of the compass. Day 1 runs south then east: Fushimi Inari Taisha before 7:00 (free, ungated, and about 9 minutes from Kyoto Station on the JR Nara Line), then Kiyomizu-dera — open from 6:00, ¥500 for an adult — and the Sannenzaka lanes, lunch at Nishiki Market, Nijo Castle (¥1,300 with the Ninomaru-goten Palace, last entry 16:00), and Gion in the evening. Day 2 runs west then north: the Arashiyama bamboo grove at opening (11 minutes by JR Sagano Line Rapid), Togetsukyo, the Sagano Romantic Train at ¥880 one way, then Kinkaku-ji, which closes at 17:00 and is the hard edge of the day. Kyoto City's own travel times from Kyoto Station are 10, 35, 25 and 40 minutes to those four sights — which is why the order, not the list, is the plan. Exactly one thing needs booking: the torokko seat. Figures read off the official sites on 29 October 2026.
How Should You Split Two Days in Kyoto?
Into a south-and-east day and a west-and-north day. Kyoto's famous sights are not clustered the way Osaka's are — they sit on four different compass points, and the Kyoto City Tourism Association's own travel times from Kyoto Station say so plainly: Fushimi Inari 10 minutes to the south, Higashiyama 35 for Kiyomizu-dera in the east, Saga/Arashiyama 25 in the west and Kinkaku-ji 40 in the north-west. Any plan that mixes them crosses the city four times; a plan that pairs neighbours crosses it twice.
This guide is about that order and the few bookings inside it, which is what separates it from the other Kyoto pages here. Our things to do in Kyoto guide is the city-wide list of what exists, our where to stay in Kyoto guide compares the areas on the lines under them, and our getting around Kyoto guide explains the buses and the two subway lines. Here, each day carries its own table — time of day, where, how long to allow, how you get there, and whether it needs booking — with the Klook listings for that day's bookings directly underneath it.
One thing decides the quality of the whole itinerary, so settle it first: are you willing to be at Fushimi Inari before 7:00? It is the only stop in two days where the hour, not the ticket, is the scarce resource — the gate paths are free and ungated, and they are full from mid-morning until dark. If the answer is no, put Fushimi Inari after sunset instead and accept that you will not photograph the gates in daylight without company.
Day 1 — Fushimi Inari, Kiyomizu-dera, Nijo Castle and Gion
South at dawn, then a long arc north-east and back west. Day 1 goes first because it contains both of Kyoto's early-morning opportunities and neither of its reserved seats: Fushimi Inari has no gate to open and Kiyomizu-dera opens at 6:00, earlier than any other major temple in the city. Get both before 10:00 and the rest of the day is unhurried.
| Time of day | Where | Time to allow | Getting there | Booking needed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First light, before 7:00 | Fushimi Inari Taisha and the Senbon Torii gate paths | 1 hour for the lower gates, 2–3 hours to the summit | JR Nara Line to JR Inari — about 9 minutes from Kyoto Station, and every rapid and local train stops | Nothing to book, and no admission — this is the one stop where the hour beats the plan |
| Mid-morning | Kiyomizu-dera, then the Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka lanes down from the gate | 1 hour at the temple, 1 hour on the lanes | City Bus 100 or 206 to Gojozaka, then about 10 minutes on foot — the temple's own directions | No. Open from 6:00, so an early arrival is free and legal |
| Lunch | Nishiki Market, or the Gion end of Shijo | 1–1.5 hours | Bus or the Keihan Line back west — Karasuma subway at Shijo if your base is central | No |
| Early afternoon | Nijo Castle and the Ninomaru-goten Palace | 1.5–2 hours | Tozai subway line to Nijojo-mae, directly outside the gate | No, unless you want Honmaru-goten — that one is advance web reservation only |
| Late afternoon | Yasaka Shrine, Maruyama Park and the walk into Gion | 1–1.5 hours | Tozai line east to Higashiyama, or the 100 bus back along the same route as the morning | No |
| Evening | Hanamikoji and the Shirakawa lanes in Gion, then dinner in Pontocho | 2–3 hours | On foot from Yasaka Shrine | Only if you want a guide — and the photography rules on the private lanes are worth knowing first |
What to book for Day 1. Almost nothing, and that is the point — but three things are worth holding. A kimono dressing slot, if you want one, because Day 1's Higashiyama-and-Gion loop is the only day in this itinerary that comes back past the same streets before the shop's return deadline. The Gion evening, if you would rather be walked through it: the private lanes around Hanamikoji now carry photography restrictions, and a guide is the cheapest way to not be the reason for them. And the Fushimi Inari walk, if a 6:30 start is more likely to happen with someone expecting you. Our Kyoto kimono rental guide splits the shops by area and return deadline.
Day 2 — Arashiyama, the Sagano Train and Kinkaku-ji
West at opening, north-west by mid-afternoon. Day 2 has a hard edge that Day 1 does not: Kinkaku-ji closes at 17:00, and it is 40 minutes from Kyoto Station on the city's own figure. Everything before it is therefore paced backwards from that — which is also why the bamboo grove has to be the first thing you do rather than the thing you fit in.
| Time of day | Where | Time to allow | Getting there | Booking needed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From opening | Arashiyama bamboo grove and Tenryu-ji, before the coaches | 1.5–2 hours | JR Sagano Line Rapid to Saga-Arashiyama, about 11 minutes; board from the back of the platform | No, and no admission for the grove itself |
| Late morning | Togetsukyo bridge and the Katsura riverbank | 45 minutes–1 hour | About 8 minutes on foot from Saga-Arashiyama, on the city's own figure | No |
| Late morning or early afternoon | Sagano Romantic Train through the Hozugawa gorge, and the boat back if you want the pairing | 25 minutes on the torokko, half a day with the boat | Torokko Saga station is beside JR Saga-Arashiyama | Yes — a reserved car and seat, and the only reserved ride in these two days |
| Lunch | Arashiyama main street, or back east on the Randen | 1 hour | Keifuku Randen from Arashiyama — a flat fare the whole line | No |
| Mid-afternoon | Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion | 45 minutes–1 hour, and it is a one-way circuit | Karasuma subway to Kitaoji, about 15 minutes, then City Bus 204 or 205 — the city's own less-crowded route | No, but it closes at 17:00, which is the hard edge of Day 2 |
| Late afternoon | Ginkaku-ji and the Philosopher's Path, or Ryoan-ji next door to Kinkaku-ji | 1.5 hours including the walk | Bus across the north of the city, or back to the Karasuma line | No |
| Evening | Kyoto Station's own architecture and the light show, or back to Pontocho | 1.5–2 hours | Karasuma subway south, or JR if you are coming from Arashiyama | No |
What to book for Day 2. The Sagano Romantic Train, and only that. It is a reserved car and seat at ¥880 adult and ¥440 child one way, on a line that does not run all year — so it is both the one scarce thing in two Kyoto days and the one thing a wet morning cannot be rearranged around. If you want the classic pairing, the torokko one way and the Hozugawa river boat back down to Arashiyama is sold as a single guaranteed-departure day. Kinkaku-ji, the grove and Togetsukyo need nothing at all. Details in our Sagano Romantic Train guide, which covers the season, the four car types and what to do when the train is not running.
The “time to allow” column in both tables is our own planning allowance, not an operator figure. Opening hours and admissions are in the dated table below, each against the operator's own site.
What Does a Kyoto 2 Day Itinerary Cost in Tickets?
¥1,800 of admissions on Day 1 for one adult, and two of the six headline stops charge nothing at all. That is the real difference between Kyoto and the other two big cities on this site: the money goes on transport rather than on gates. Every figure below is the operator's own published price, with the site it came from and the date it was read.
| Stop | Official price | Hours | Booking | Source & date checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fushimi Inari Taisha (Day 1) | No admission charge | The gate paths are open and unstaffed outside shrine-office hours, which is why the dawn slot works | Not needed — The one stop in two days where timing is the entire decision — the Senbon Torii fills from mid-morning and empties again after dark | Kyoto City's own access page, 29 October 2026 |
| Kiyomizu-dera (Day 1) | ¥500 adult, ¥200 elementary and junior high | 6:00 open, 18:00 close (18:30 in July and August); 21:00 reception cut-off during the spring, summer and autumn night viewings | Not needed — A 6:00 opening is the earliest of any major Kyoto temple, and the reason this itinerary's second stop is not its first | kiyomizudera.or.jp, 29 October 2026 |
| Nijo Castle (Day 1) | ¥800 castle only, ¥1,300 with Ninomaru-goten Palace; ¥400 junior and senior high, ¥300 elementary, free below | 8:45–16:00, closing 17:00; closed 29–31 December, and Ninomaru-goten closed every Tuesday in January, July, August and December | Only for Honmaru-goten — Castle admission drops to ¥700 if you hold a one-day subway ticket, and Honmaru-goten is ¥1,000 by advance web reservation only | nijo-jocastle.city.kyoto.lg.jp, 29 October 2026 |
| Arashiyama bamboo grove and Togetsukyo (Day 2) | No admission charge for either | Open paths; Tenryu-ji beside the grove charges its own separate admission | Not needed — The grove is a public path, which is exactly why it is unbearable at 11:00 and quiet at 8:00 | Kyoto City's own access page, 29 October 2026 |
| Sagano Romantic Train (Day 2) | ¥880 adult, ¥440 child one way | A 7.3 km, 25-minute run; the line does not operate all year | Reserved car and seat — The only reserved-seat ride in these two days. Our Sagano guide covers the season, the four car types and what happens when the train is not running | the operator's own fare, 25 October 2026 |
| Kinkaku-ji (Day 2) | Published on the temple's own site; we do not quote a figure — see the note | 9:00–17:00 | Not needed — The temple has an admission revision notice posted on shokoku-ji.jp and the amount on it is an image, so no figure we could publish would be verified. Confirm at the gate | shokoku-ji.jp, 29 October 2026 |
| Ginkaku-ji (Day 2 alternative) | ¥1,000 adult from 1 April 2026, ¥500 elementary and junior high, preschool free | Published on the temple's own site | Not needed — The one Kyoto admission that doubled this year — the temple's own revision notice took the adult rate from ¥500 to ¥1,000 on 1 April 2026 | shokoku-ji.jp revision notice, 29 October 2026 |
| Subway & Bus 1-Day Pass | ¥1,100 adult, ¥550 child (Subway 1-Day Pass ¥800 and ¥400) | One calendar day | Not needed — Flat city-bus fare is ¥230 a ride, so about five rides break even — and the pass also knocks ¥100 off Nijo Castle admission | Kyoto City Transportation Bureau, 26 October 2026 |
| Okoshi Bus “Kiyomizu-dera Line” (Day 1 alternative) | ¥1,500 adult, ¥1,000 child — one ride with a guide, Kiyomizu-dera admission included | 1 July 2026 to 29 January 2027 (scheduled), weekdays only; not on weekends, public holidays, 13–14 August, 29–31 December or 4 January | Advance reservation and prepayment required — Keihan Bus runs it between Kyoto Station, Keihan Shichijo-mae, Gojo-zaka and Nishi Hongwan-ji-mae — the one direct route from the station to the temple gate on a weekday | kyoto.travel, 29 October 2026 |
| Limited express bus EX100 / EX101 (Day 1 alternative) | ¥500 a ride | Weekends and public holidays | Not needed — The weekend counterpart to the Okoshi route, and more than twice the flat ¥230 fare — worth it precisely on the days the ordinary 100 and 206 buses are full | kyoto.travel, 29 October 2026 |
Subject to change — confirm at the gate. The Kiyomizu-dera, Nijo Castle, Kinkaku-ji, Ginkaku-ji and bus rows were read off kiyomizudera.or.jp, nijo-jocastle.city.kyoto.lg.jp, shokoku-ji.jp and kyoto.travel on 29 October 2026; the city-bus fare, the two day passes and the torokko fare carry the dates from our own Kyoto guides. The same temple and pass figures appear with the same dates in the Japan attraction ticket prices table where that table carries them. No Klook price appears anywhere on this page: Klook answers automated reads of its product pages with an error, so no figure from it could be verified.
Should You Book Tours in Kyoto in Advance?
Three things, and none of them is a temple. Here is the whole itinerary sorted by how far ahead each thing has to be bought — which, after planning Tokyo, is a surprisingly short list.
Weeks ahead — the Sagano Romantic Train, if Day 2 includes it
The only reserved-seat ride in these two days: a specific car and seat on a line that does not run all year. It is also the one thing a rained-off morning cannot be moved around, so check the season before you build the day on it.
A week or two ahead — a kimono dressing slot and a tea ceremony
These are appointments, not tickets. Kyoto's kimono shops take a dressing time and hand the outfit back on a deadline — the Yumeyakata listing asks for a same-day return by 17:30 — which means the kimono day has to be the day with no evening train in it.
The night before — the Okoshi Bus Kiyomizu-dera Line, on a weekday
Keihan Bus's direct Kyoto Station to Gojo-zaka route needs advance reservation and prepayment, and it does not run at weekends or on public holidays. On a weekend the ¥500 EX100 and EX101 limited express buses need nothing at all.
Nothing at all — Fushimi Inari, Kiyomizu-dera, Nijo Castle, Arashiyama, Kinkaku-ji
Five of the six headline stops in these two days are walk-up, and one of them charges nothing. That is the real difference between planning Kyoto and planning Tokyo: here the scarce resource is the early hour, not the ticket.
Cancellation matters more on two days than on a week, because there is no spare day to move a rained-off torokko or a missed dressing slot into. Check the cancellation window on whichever route you book the Sagano train and the kimono appointment, since those are the two with a date and a time locked into them — and note that the Okoshi Bus route is prepaid. Everything else here is walk-up and carries no risk at all.
How Do You Get Around Kyoto in 2 Days?
On trains where they exist, and on buses only where they do not. This runs against the usual advice, and it comes from Kyoto City's own guidance rather than from us. Its access pages name JR for Fushimi Inari — the Nara Line, about 9 minutes to JR Inari, with every Miyakoji Rapid, Regional Rapid and local train stopping — and JR for Arashiyama, about 11 minutes by Sagano Line Rapid to Saga-Arashiyama. For Kinkaku-ji it names the Karasuma subway to Kitaoji, about 15 minutes, then City Bus 204 or 205, and calls that the less-crowded route.
More useful still is what it tells you to avoid. The city's Fushimi page advises against City Bus South No. 5, noting timing variations of more than 24 minutes, and its Arashiyama page discourages the bus from Kyoto Station altogether as crowded and time-consuming. It also offers two paid shortcuts to the Kiyomizu-dera end of town that most itineraries miss: the EX100 and EX101 limited express buses at ¥500 a ride on weekends and public holidays, and Keihan Bus's Okoshi Bus “Kiyomizu-dera Line”, running weekdays only from 1 July 2026 to 29 January 2027 as scheduled, at ¥1,500 for an adult with the temple admission included and advance prepayment required.
That changes the pass arithmetic. The Kyoto City Transportation Bureau's Subway & Bus 1-Day Pass is ¥1,100 for an adult and ¥550 for a child, with a Subway 1-Day Pass at ¥800 and ¥400, against a flat city-bus fare of ¥230 — so roughly five rides break even, and the pass also takes ¥100 off Nijo Castle admission. But a day that uses JR for Fushimi Inari and JR for Arashiyama may never reach five bus rides, and neither pass covers JR or the Keifuku Randen, which is a flat ¥220 adult and ¥110 child for the whole line. Pass and fare figures read 26 October 2026; routing advice read 29 October 2026. Our Kyoto Subway & Bus Pass guide works the break-even through ride by ride.
Where Should You Stay in Kyoto for 2 Days?
On two days the base is a time question, not a comfort one: every crossing you make with luggage comes out of the sightseeing, and Kyoto makes you cross more than Osaka or Tokyo would. These are the four areas this itinerary actually touches, with what is at the door and what each one costs you.
| Area | Lines at the door | What it does for the four sights | The catch | When to pick it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto Station | Tokaido Shinkansen, every Haruka from Kansai Airport, the Karasuma subway line, the JR Nara and Sagano lines, and the terminus of the 100 and 101 sightseeing buses | Fushimi Inari 10 min, Saga/Arashiyama 25 min, Higashiyama 35 min, Kinkaku-ji 40 min — the base all four are measured from | The evenings are the weakest of the four: Pontocho and Gion are a ride away rather than a walk | The default for two days. Both mornings start on a train rather than a bus, and the arrival and departure cost you nothing. |
| Karasuma Oike / Shijo | The one crossing of the Karasuma and Tozai subway lines, plus Hankyu Kyoto-Kawaramachi and Keihan Sanjo for Osaka | Both subway lines from the door, so neither the Nijo Castle afternoon nor the Higashiyama walk starts with a trip back to Kyoto Station | Not on the JR network, so Arashiyama and Fushimi Inari both need a change | If you want the Gion and Pontocho evening on foot — which on a two-day trip is most people. |
| Gion / Higashiyama | The 100 bus from Kyoto Station, the Tozai line at Higashiyama and Sanjo-Keihan, and Keihan at Gion-Shijo | Kiyomizu-dera from its 6:00 opening on foot, and the Sannenzaka lanes before any coach arrives | The furthest of the four from the shinkansen platforms, with a bus or two changes at each end | If an empty Kiyomizu-dera at dawn is the picture you came for. Nothing else buys that. |
| Arashiyama | JR Sagano Line and the Keifuku Randen — neither the city buses nor the two subway lines reach it | The bamboo grove and Togetsukyo on foot, before the day-trippers; everything else is a journey | Kyoto City puts Saga/Arashiyama 25 minutes from Kyoto Station, which is a long way to carry cases for two nights | Three nights or more. On two, it costs you more in crossings than the empty grove is worth. |
We publish no room rates, because none can be verified — availability and price are per-hotel and per-date. The travel times are the Kyoto City Tourism Association's own, read on 29 October 2026. One thing to budget for that is not the room: Kyoto's lodging tax has been banded since 1 March 2026, from ¥200 a person a night under ¥6,000 to ¥10,000 at ¥100,000 and over. Our where to stay in Kyoto guide carries the full band table and compares the same four areas on the airport routes.
Hotel Searches for the Four Areas Above
Which rooms are left and at what price is a per-date question, so each area links into Klook's own hotel search for it. On two days the thing to compare is not the nightly rate but how many city crossings the location saves you — which is what the why line on each one is about.
- ▸Kyoto Station — The default for two days: the Tokaido Shinkansen and every Haruka arrive under it, the 100 and 101 sightseeing buses start at it, and the JR Nara and Sagano lines put Fushimi Inari and Arashiyama 9 and 11 minutes away without a bus at all. Hotels on Klook →
- ▸Karasuma Oike / Shijo — The one point the Karasuma and Tozai subway lines cross, with Nishiki Market and Pontocho on foot — so the Gion evening on Day 1 ends in a walk rather than a last bus. Hotels on Klook →
- ▸Gion / Higashiyama — Buys you one thing nothing else can on a two-day trip: Kiyomizu-dera from its 6:00 opening on foot, before the first coach has left Kyoto Station. Hotels on Klook →
- ▸Arashiyama — The bamboo grove and Togetsukyo before the day-trippers arrive — but Kyoto City puts Saga/Arashiyama 25 minutes from Kyoto Station, so this is the base for three nights rather than two. Hotels on Klook →
Hotel links go to Klook's own search for that area, which pays us a commission at no extra cost to you. Prices and availability are Klook's.
How Do You Get to Kyoto From Tokyo, Osaka or Kansai Airport?
Two days in Kyoto is almost always two days inside a longer trip, so the arrival is usually a shinkansen from Tokyo, a half-hour hop from Osaka, or the Haruka from Kansai. Every figure below is the operator's or the official tourism body's own published number.
| Route | Journey time | Fare | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo → Kyoto, Tokaido Shinkansen | Approx. 130 min on Nozomi, 170 min on Hikari | By date and seat class — non-reserved, reserved and Green Car | The official Kyoto travel guide's own figures, read 29 October 2026. Nozomi is not covered by the nationwide JR Pass, which is the single fact that decides whether a pass helps you here. |
| Osaka Station → Kyoto Station, JR Special Rapid | Approx. 30 min | Ordinary fare, nothing reserved | kyoto.travel's own figure, read 29 October 2026. The cheapest way in from an Osaka base, with nothing to book and no reason to buy a pass for the hop alone. |
| Osaka-umeda → Kyoto-Kawaramachi, Hankyu | Approx. 45 min | Ordinary fare | Also kyoto.travel, read 29 October 2026. Lands you at Shijo rather than at Kyoto Station, which is the better end of the city if your base is central. |
| Kansai Airport → Kyoto, JR Haruka | Direct, no transfer | JR West's discounted one-way for foreign passport holders entering as temporary visitors goes ¥2,200 → ¥2,700 from 1 November 2026 | JR West's own published increase, read 27 October 2026 for our Osaka itinerary. If your trip straddles that date, the inbound and outbound tickets are not the same price. |
| Kyoto Station → JR Inari (Fushimi Inari) | About 9 minutes | Ordinary JR fare | All Miyakoji Rapid, Regional Rapid and local trains stop at JR Inari. Kyoto City's own guide advises against City Bus South No. 5 for this trip — it records timing variations of more than 24 minutes. Read 29 October 2026. |
| Kyoto Station → Saga-Arashiyama, JR Sagano Line | About 11 minutes by Rapid | Ordinary JR fare | Both Rapid and local trains stop. The city's advice: the Sagano platform is a walk from the main concourse, the front cars fill first so board from the back, and it is about 8 minutes on foot from the station to Togetsukyo. Read 29 October 2026. |
Two things on this table are date-sensitive rather than fixed. The Haruka discounted one-way to Kyoto rises from ¥2,200 to ¥2,700 on 1 November 2026 on JR West's own announcement, so a trip straddling that date pays two different prices for the same journey. And the nationwide JR Pass does not cover Nozomi, which is the fast Tokyo–Kyoto service — on a two-day Kyoto stop inside a wider trip, that is usually the fact that decides whether a pass is worth it at all. Our Tokyo to Kyoto guide compares the trains and the fares, and our JR Pass guide runs the break-even against point-to-point tickets.
One more arrival-day booking that is not transport: data. Kyoto's buses are flat-fare and pay-on-exit, the city itself tells you to avoid two specific routes, and every “getting there” column above assumes you can open a map and a timetable. See Klook eSIM options → Our best eSIM for Japan guide compares it against the alternatives.
What Should You Book Before a Two-Day Kyoto Stop?
Five bookings sit outside the two days themselves: how you arrive, the regional pass to price against your route, the one experience that is an appointment rather than a ticket, the reserved-seat ride on Day 2, and data. Klook blocks automated price reads, so open a listing for the figure on your dates.
- ▸Tokyo → Kyoto shinkansen tickets — Two days in Kyoto is almost always two days inside a longer trip, and the Tokaido Shinkansen is how it starts — Klook sells the route by date and seat class, so a reserved seat on a Friday is the one thing worth settling before the temples. Check Tokyo → Kyoto tickets →
- ▸JR-West Kansai Rail Pass (1–4 day) — The pass to price if Kyoto is reached from Kansai Airport or paired with Osaka, Nara or Himeji: it covers the Haruka and the JR Nara and Sagano lines, which are the two trains this itinerary actually uses inside Kyoto. Check the Kansai Area Pass →
- ▸Kyoto kimono rental — Yumeyakata — The one thing in two Kyoto days that is an appointment rather than a ticket — a dressing slot has to be booked, and the listing's own return deadline of 17:30 is what decides whether the kimono day is Day 1 or Day 2. Check Kyoto kimono rental →
- ▸Sagano train, Hozugawa boat & Arashiyama walk — If Day 2 is Arashiyama, this is the version with the torokko seat and the river boat already held — the torokko is the only reserved-seat ride in the itinerary and it does not run every month. Check the Sagano train & boat day →
- ▸Klook Japan eSIM — Kyoto city buses are flat-fare and pay-on-exit, Kyoto City's own guide tells visitors to avoid two specific bus routes, and the better alternatives are all trains — none of which you can route without data. See eSIM options on Klook →
These go to Klook, which pays us a commission at no extra cost to you. Prices and availability are Klook's — we do not quote them here because its product pages block automated checks.
Common Questions
1. Is 2 days enough for Kyoto?
2. What should I do on my first day in Kyoto?
3. Where should I stay in Kyoto for 2 days?
4. How do I get around Kyoto in 2 days?
5. When is Fushimi Inari least crowded?
6. Should I book tours in Kyoto in advance?
7. What does a 2 day Kyoto itinerary cost in admissions?
8. Which day should the kimono day be?
9. Can you add Nara or Osaka to a 2 day Kyoto trip?
10. Is Kyoto walkable, or do you need a pass?
11. Does this itinerary work in the rain, or with children?
12. What is the best order for two days in Kyoto?
Two days, four compass points, one early alarm
Book the torokko seat, set the alarm for Fushimi Inari, and leave everything else walk-up. If you would rather hand the routing to a guide, Kiyomizu-dera, Kinkaku-ji, Fushimi Inari and the bamboo grove are sold as one day.