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Meet friendly Japanese locals like these geishas in Kyoto when you take a tailor-made holiday with Alfred&. Meet friendly Japanese locals like these geishas in Kyoto when you take a tailor-made holiday with Alfred&.
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Tailor-made Kyoto Holidays

Kimono-clad geishas tripping down lanes lined with impossibly quaint wooden houses; ethereal gilded pavilions and their watery reflections; lush bamboo groves and exquisite Zen gardens of moss, sand and rocks: everywhere you look in Kyoto, there’s a scene that could have come straight from a centuries-old woodblock print. In short, this enthralling city is the classic image of the country in a nutshell.

Japan’s former imperial capital is overwhelmingly blessed with Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and imperial palaces, the most captivating of which would be reason alone for a visit. But it’s experiencing what UNESCO calls ‘intangible culture’ that will stay with you for years to come, whether that’s immersing yourself in the meticulous ritual of preparing and serving matcha tea in an artfully rustic private teahouse, savouring the refined flavours and eye-pleasing artistry of a formal kaiseki meal or browsing traditional craft shops in sleepy back streets where time has stood still.

For the ultimate Kyoto visit talk to our Japan experts, who will guide you to the best of the best of this imperial capital’s bewilderingly rich array of things to see and do.

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The not-so-simple cup of tea

— by Claire Ross
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The pretty-as-a-picture fishing village

— by Takeaki Shibuya
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Learning the secrets of growing tea

— by Takeaki Shibuya
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Getting an insider view of old Kyoto

Getting an insider view of old Kyoto

— by Claire Ross
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Gion Yoshi-Ima, Kyoto

Gion Yoshi-Ima: a Kyoto hideaway with a sense of history

— by Ms Makishima
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Noku Kyoto: contemporary living at the heart of Japan's ancient capital

— by Keren Miers
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How to spend a day in Kyoto, from frenetic markets to real-life geishas

— by Hiroko Wakayama
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Your journey will start with one of our UK team – someone like Richard, who's travelled extensively in Japan. They’ll shape your ideas into the trip of a lifetime. But they won't do it alone. They'll draw on the expertise of our contacts on the ground, connecting you to the people who'll make your holiday one you'll always remember - the tea devotee who'll introduce you to the ceremony surrounding Japan's national drink, the noodle guru who'll teach you how to make the perfect bowl of soba and the ryokan owner who'll tutor you in the relaxing art of the onsen.

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