Japan

A friend is visiting Kyoto

Someone is coming to see you and you have to decide where to take them. Two days of Kyoto that a local would not be embarrassed by.

  • 1 night
  • 2 people
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Kyoto trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

2 days

Day 1

Arrival day

7 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Kikunoi

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Chimokawara-cho 459

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 17:00–20:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage

  3. 14:3017:00

    National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

    Picked because balanced energy + it fits the city character of Kyoto

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Japan

    Okazaki Enshōji-chō, Sakyō-ku

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Shishin Samurai

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    230-1 Kamimyoukakuji-cho Nakagyo-ku

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage

  6. 20:3022:00

    Kyoto Brewing Company

    Picked because you chose local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Local experiences

    25-1 Nishikujo Takahatacho, 601-8446 京都市南区

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata

Day 2

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    IL PAPPALARDO

    Picked because you chose food + balanced energy

    • 45m
    • Meal

    451-1 Myohoin Maekawacho, 605-0932 京都市東山区

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art

    Picked because balanced energy + it fits the city character of Kyoto

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Japan

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Ramen Factory

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    15-814-18 Honmashi, Higashiyama-ku

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors