K Y O T O
Kyoto (京都), the ancient capital of Japan.
Once the seat of power of the Japanese Imperial family, it is now a small city where most of the ancient
architecture has been preserved. This is where all things ancient in Japan can be found mostly. The art of tea
ceremony, ikebana, world heritage sites (as many as !)... & most interestingly the inner world of the geisha!
Kyoto embodies all that is beautiful & refined in Japan. It is such a marvelous place to dwell in an atmosphere
of the past & the enchantment of a world which exists nowhere in the world. Kyoto needs to be experienced
at least once in any traveler's lifetime.

I was fortunate to have visited this city at least 3x now. I love it here especially in Spring, when the sakura
are in full blossoms. That to me is when Kyoto is most beautiful, with a touch of vulnerability. Kyoto invites as
much as a geisha does. It is alluring, feminine & at times complicated, like a woman is. It is definitely an
enchantress!
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA

The cherry blossom season is most beautiful in
the city of Kyoto. I missed many years of cherry
blossoms due to global warming & mistiming.
This year, I finally made it back to Kyoto, the
ancient capital where all things ancient &
conventional can still be experienced in this city.

Last year's "Memoirs of a Geisha" brought back
the urge to revisit this elegant city where geishas
& maikos dwell. It is my 3rd visit to this city but
my first visit to the Miyako Odori (cherry blossom
dance) where geishas & maikos performed the
dance every spring.

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Highlights
Fact File
  • Capital of ancient Japan (794-1868).
  • 7th largest city (population) in Japan.
    Population around 1.5 million.
  • Area Code: 75.
  • 11 Main districts: Fushimi-ku 伏見区, Higashiyama-ku 東
    山区, Kamigyo-ku 上京区, Kita-ku 北区, Minami-ku 南区,
    Nakagyo-ku 中京区, Nishikyo-ku 西京区, Sakyo-ku 左京区,
    Shimogyo-ku 下京区, Ukyo-ku 右京区, Yamashina-ku 山科
    区.
 Synopsis
  • Only large city with abundant prewar townhouses
    (machiya). Has as many as 1600 Buddhist temples &
    400 Shinto shrines.
  • Major Tourism Sights: Kiyomizu-dera, Kinkaku-ji,
    Heian Jingu, Ryoan-Ji, Kyoto Imperial Palace, Nijo-Jo.
  • Like Osaka, it is considered part of Kansai region.
  • Neighboring cities: Osaka, Nagoya, Nara, Takayama,
    Himeji, Kobe, Hiroshima.
  • Cherry blossoms is most beautiful in this part of Japan.
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