Kyoto - Northwest Kyoto (PDF Chapter)

This is the Northwest Kyoto chapter from Lonely Planet’s Kyoto guidebook.

Northwest Kyoto contains two of the city’s most important temples: Kinkaku-ji, also known as the Golden Pavilion, and Ry?an-ji, with its mystical rock garden. Other sights include the sho-gun’s castle of Nij?-j? and the enclosed world of My?shin-ji.

• be dazzled by the single most impressive sight in all of Kyoto: the gold-plated main hall of the famed ‘Golden Pavilion’, Kinkaku-ji
• maps
• meditate on the 15 magical rocks in the Zen garden of Ry?an-ji
• transport
• take a stroll through the enclosed world of Zen temples at My?shin-ji
• restaurants & bars

Coverage includes: Neighbourhood Top Five, Local Life, Getting There & Away, Sights, Eating, Entertainment, Shopping, Activities.