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A street in Kyoto.
§ This Week's Guide Kyoto · Japan · 14 min read

Where to stay in Kyoto, by neighbourhood.

Twelve hotels worth booking — and four to skip — across Gion, Higashiyama and the north of the city. Plus a walking route, three restaurants worth the reservation, and one small temple no one will tell you about.

The Kyoto guide is updated every spring before the cherry blossom rush. This is the 2026 edition.

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