Kyoto Hotels - Japan

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <h2 align="center">Kyoto Hotels</h2> <p>Find a hotel in Kyoto, Japan. Get the best discounts on <a href="http://www.hotels-travelnow.com/asia/japan/">Kyoto hotels</a> - up to 70% off the regular rate. Make reservations online. Japan travel information.</p> <p>The Westin Miyako</p> <p>Kyoto Tokyu Hotel</p> <p>Rihga Royal Hotel</p> <p>Holiday Inn Kyoto</p> <p>Kyoto Hotel Okura</p> <p>Granvia Kyoto Hotel</p> <p>New Miyako Hotel</p> <p>Ana Hotel</p> <p>Comfort Inn</p> <p>Princess Kyoto</p> <p>Kyoto Brighton Hotel</p> <p>There's plenty for the short-term visitor to enjoy in Kyoto. In fact, the array of top-class sights is quite mind-boggling: more than 1600 Buddhist temples, hundreds of Shinto shrines, two hundred classified gardens, a clutch of imperial villas and several first-rate museums. With so much choice, the biggest problem is where to start, but it's perfectly possible to get a good feel for Kyoto even in a couple of days. Top priority should go to the eastern, Higashiyama district, where you can walk from the famous Kiyomizu-dera to Ginkaku-ji , the Silver Pavilion, taking in a whole raft of interesting temples, gardens and museums on the way. Or you could head for the northeastern hills to contemplate the superb Zen gardens of Daitoku-ji and Ryoan-ji , and then gorge on the wildly extravagant Golden Pavilion, Kinkaku-ji . With more time, you can visit some of the central sights, of which the highlight is Nijo-jo , a lavishly decorated seventeenth-century palace, while nearby Nijo-jin'ya is an intriguing place riddled with secret passages and hidey-holes. Try also to visit at least one of the imperial villas, such as Shugaku-in Rikyu or Katsura Rikyu , or the sensuous moss gardens of Saiho-ji , all located in the outer districts. And it's well worth making time to wander off the beaten track into Kyoto's old merchant quarters. The best of these, surprisingly, are to be found in the central district north of Shijo-dori and across the river in Gion . Here you'll find the traditional crafts shops and beautiful old ryokan for which the city is justly famous.</p> </body>