Archive for November, 2008

Arashiyama versus Kiyomizu

For 21 years now, the Kiyomizu Temple area has stood at the popularity pinnacle of Kyoto’s tourist destinations. But runner-up Arashiyama is coming closer, as the Kyoto Shinbun reports. This year has seen a surge in popularity of Kyoto’s western outskirts thanks to the extension of the Tozai subway line to Uzumasa-Tenjingawa, which makes a [...]

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