Around Kyoto/ Higashiyama, Gion [Kyoto]

Q. How can we access to Kyoto?

A. Shinkansen to a central station, Kyoto. From Tokyo Station , it takes approximately two hours and 20 minutes on the fastest shinkansen bullet train to reach Kyoto. If you are travelling from Haneda Airport or Narita Airport , it will take another 20 minutes or one hour respectively.

From Kansai International Airport, the Haruka Express whisks you into Kyoto Station in approximately one hour and 15 minutes.

Q. Is Kyoto station big?

A.It's Japan's second largest train station building after Nagoya Station. The station itself is a thoroughly modern structure, with extensive shopping and dining concourses including an entire floor dedicated to ramen eateries, and an Isetan Department Store.

Kyoto Station also houses a theater and a branch of the upmarket Hotel Granvia. Just outside the Central Exit is the iconic Kyoto Tower, which at over 130 meters can be seen from across the city.

Q. How many tourists visit Kyoto every year?

A. Kyoto is home to about 1.5 million residents but around 50 million tourists visit Kyoto every year

Q. What are the temples and museums which are famous and worth visiting?

A. Toji/ Higashi Honganji-UNESCO World Heritage sites/ Kyoto National Museum/ Kyoto railway museum/ Kyoto Aquarium/ 

UNESCO World Heritage sites

Word Focus:

Whisk さっと動かす

House 軒下に構える

Thoroughly 

Goddess of Mercy 観音様

Astounding 驚くべき　

Townscape 都市の風景

blockbuster ヒットした映画

Venue 会場