Kyoto is a historical city in the central part of the island of main island, Japan. The population is 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.
About 20% of Japan’s National Treasures and 14% of important Cultural Properties exist in the city proper. The UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto includes 17 locations in Kyoto, Uji in Kyoto Prefecture and Otsu in Shiga prefecture. The site has been designated as World Heritage in 1994.
International tourism market is still niche; most of the international tourists come from China and Korea. But, there are many attractions which might be very interesting for you something like ancient historical sites, traditional gastronomy, pop cultures, and convention centers for business travelers
Ancient Historical Site
There are about 400 shrines and 1650 temples that are dots in the entire Kyoto as well as post-graduate institutions. The historical city has been recognized to be one of the destination sites with the most World Heritage Sites (17) such as Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺), Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺) and Kamigamo Shrine (上賀茂神社). Kyoto is well known for its traditional gastronomy and clothing (kimono), some of the famous dishes are, Kyo-kaiseki, a vegetarian and seasonal food, Tofu cuisineand Kanmi which are Japanese sweets. These well-known cuisines characterize and form part of the ancient city of Kyoto. Walking around Kyoto, you will see women dressed in the traditional kimono, wearing a white make up called geisha at least once.
Pop culture in Kyoto
Since the 1980’s anime and manga have spread around the globe, in Japan pop culture has become a growing trend attracting thousands of visitors annually. In Kyoto, some of the biggest pop culture promoters are: The Kyoto Museum, whom is Japan's first museum dedicated to the full range of manga culture that attracted over 10,000 visitors in its first two weeks.
Kyoto animation(*Japanese site), it’s a renown company in Kyoto for over twenty years, the company produces anime series, sells and distributes manga, comics, and animation movies, promoting and supporting the creative and innovative ideas from young artists not only Japanese but also foreigners.
Teramachi Street, is a covered shopping street off the main Shijo-dori, which boasts a two story large manga store , as well as a two-floor branch of Gamers (a chain of anime stores), and a small two-story anime and collectables store.
Business travelers in Kyoto
The biggest convention center in Kyoto is Kyoto’s International conference center; it caters to business meetings, events, exhibitions, conferences, etc. The conference center offers a wide range of services like catering, audio visual equipment, business center, office equipment, sign board and decorative accessories, space for 500 cars, convention support services, etc.
Kyoto is also known as the ‘leading convention city’, in conjunction with the government, Kyoto Convention Bureau works to promote and support meetings, conferences, and incentives. Their Website shows a complete introduction to event planning and operations in Kyoto. The contents are focused on the needs of the business planner and feature practical advice to ensure the realization of the event that they are looking for.
Accessibility
Travelers can get to the city via Kansai International Airport and Itami Airport in Osaka Prefecture. The Haruka Express operated by JR West carries passengers from Kansai Airport to Kyoto Station in 73 Minutes.
Kyoto is conveniently accessible from both Tokyo and Osaka. From Tokyo Narita Airport, it is simple to connect to the Shinkansen bullet train which will whisk you straight Kyoto
Once you are in Kyoto, getting around should be no problem. The public transportation system in Japan is arguably the world’s best.
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