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		+	*<eat name="Arash's Kitchen" alt="" address="Shōgoin Sannōchō, ４０ Its right across from Kyoto University Hospital`s main entrance" directions="" phone="075-751-5177" hours="Open from 11:30 AM to 10:00 PM. Everyday." price="Lunch menu is from ¥800-1200 range in price. Dinner is from ¥1000-1800, the portion sizes are large" lat="" long="">Iranian Restaurant that opened in Feb 2013. Owner is Iranian and works alone. Great place for persian food but also sells falafel and other middle eastern dishes.</eat>

	*'''Kappa Sushi (on Pontocho)''' is a reasonably-priced (for fresh sushi) restaurant. They have an English menu which is, unfortunately, inferior to the Japanese menu. Specials change daily, but are generally on the pricey side. Sit at the sushi bar, and eat well-apportioned nigiri off of banana leaves with your fingers. Not a bad place to try real o-toro for ¥800 a plate.		*'''Kappa Sushi (on Pontocho)''' is a reasonably-priced (for fresh sushi) restaurant. They have an English menu which is, unfortunately, inferior to the Japanese menu. Specials change daily, but are generally on the pricey side. Sit at the sushi bar, and eat well-apportioned nigiri off of banana leaves with your fingers. Not a bad place to try real o-toro for ¥800 a plate.

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 [[Image:Ninomaru_Garden.JPG|thumb|250px|Ninomaru Garden, Nijō Castle]]
-* <see name="Nijō Castle" alt="二条城 nijō-jō" address="" directions="Nearest bus stop: Nijojo-mae. Nearest subway station: Nijojo-mae" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="Open daily, 8.45am-5pm, with last admission at 4pm" price="Admission ¥600">Certainly one of the highlights of Kyoto, with fine gardens and splendid centuries-old structures. The castle was originally built by the Tokugawa shoguns to serve as the shogun's residence in Kyoto. The series of ornately-decorated reception rooms within the Ninomaru Palace complex is particularly impressive, and known for its "nightingale floors" - wooden flooring which makes bird-like squeaking sounds when stepped on so as to give advance warning when someone was approaching. From the empty base of the donjon that once overlooked the innermost section of the fortress (known as the Honmaru), you can get good views over parts of the castle compound and the wider city beyond.</see>
+* <see name="Nijō Castle" alt="二条城 nijō-jō" address="" directions="Nearest bus stop: Nijojo-mae. Nearest subway station: Nijojo-mae" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="Open daily, 8.45am-5pm, with last admission at 4pm" (closed Tuesdays in January, July, August) <price="Admission ¥600">Certainly one of the highlights of Kyoto, with fine gardens and splendid centuries-old structures. The castle was originally built by the Tokugawa shoguns to serve as the shogun's residence in Kyoto. The series of ornately-decorated reception rooms within the Ninomaru Palace complex is particularly impressive, and known for its "nightingale floors" - wooden flooring which makes bird-like squeaking sounds when stepped on so as to give advance warning when someone was approaching. From the empty base of the donjon that once overlooked the innermost section of the fortress (known as the Honmaru), you can get good views over parts of the castle compound and the wider city beyond.</see>
-*<see name="Nijo Jinya" alt="" address="" directions="Just south of Nijo Castle" phone="" url="" hours="" price="Tour ¥1,000" lat="" long="">This former (and still inhabited) samurai house offers a look into how people used to live. The guided tour focuses on the measures taken to avoid and deal with the risk of fire and attack, with several trap doors and escape routes, along with some innovative anti-conflagration architecture. However, it's not a cheap tour and no photos are allowed. Moreover, '''tours were suspended for two years''' from the end of 2009 Golden Week (May) while repairs are carried out.  </see>
+*<see name="Nijo Jinya" alt="" address="" directions="Just south of Nijo Castle" phone="" url="" hours="" price="Tour ¥1,000" lat="" long="">This former (and still inhabited) samurai house offers a look into how people used to live. The guided tour focuses on the measures taken to avoid and deal with the risk of fire and attack, with several trap doors and escape routes, along with some innovative anti-conflagration architecture. However, it's not a cheap tour and no photos are allowed. Moreover, '''tours were suspended for two years''' from the end of 2009 Golden Week (May) while repairs are carried out. You also may be turned away if you don't speak Japanese.  </see>
 * <see name="The Museum of Kyoto" alt="" address="" directions="Located on Takakura-dori. Nearest bus stop: Shijo Karasuma. Nearest subway station: Karasuma Oike" phone="" email="" fax="" url="http://www.bunpaku.or.jp/info_english.html" hours="Open daily 10am-8.30pm" price="Admission ¥500">The museum features many ancient artifacts. It may be particularly worthwhile if you have an interest in ancient pottery. It is undergoing rennovations from New Years and '''will reopen in July 2011'''.</see>

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 [[Image:Shishinden.jpg|thumb|250px|Shishinden, Kyoto Imperial Palace]]
-* <see name="Kyoto Imperial Palace" alt="京都御所 Kyōto-gosho" address="" directions="A 5-10 minute walk south from the Imadegawa subway station, Karasuma subway line" phone="" email="" fax="" url="http://sankan.kunaicho.go.jp/english/guide/kyoto.html" hours="English tours at 10am and 2pm Mon-Fri (by appointment only)" price="Entrance is free">The Palace is a reconstruction (dating from 1855), though the Emperor doesn't actually spend much time there, ''and'' the guided tour doesn't actually enter the Palace buildings, only peeking at them from the outside, but nevertheless, it provides interesting insight into the lives of the Imperial Court and it's the only Imperial site in Kyoto that offers English guides. Show up an hour before the tour at the Imperial Household Agency building (west of Kyoto Imperial Palace), and they'll let you join if there's space, or make a booking for another day if there isn't.  If you don't want to chance it, advance bookings can also be made online through the Imperial Household Agency's official website [http://sankan.kunaicho.go.jp/english/].</see>
+* <see name="Kyoto Imperial Palace" alt="京都御所 Kyōto-gosho" address="" directions="A 5-10 minute walk south from the Imadegawa subway station, Karasuma subway line" phone="" email="" fax="" url="http://sankan.kunaicho.go.jp/english/guide/kyoto.html" hours="For the specific Imperial Palace, English tours at 10am and 2pm Mon-Fri (by appointment only)  Tours of the other palaces take place at other times" price="Entrance is free">The Palace is a reconstruction (dating from 1855), though the Emperor doesn't actually spend much time there, ''and'' the guided tour doesn't actually enter the Palace buildings, only peeking at them from the outside, but nevertheless, it provides interesting insight into the lives of the Imperial Court and it's the only Imperial site in Kyoto that offers English guides. Show up an hour before the tour at the Imperial Household Agency building (west of Kyoto Imperial Palace), and they'll let you join if there's space, or make a booking for another day if there isn't.  If you don't want to chance it, advance bookings can also be made online through the Imperial Household Agency's official website [http://sankan.kunaicho.go.jp/english/].</see>
 * <see name="Sentō Imperial Palace" alt="仙洞御所 Sentō-gosho" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="http://sankan.kunaicho.go.jp/english/guide/sento.html" hours="" price="">Located within the grounds of Kyoto's Imperial Park, the Sento Imperial Palace is arguably the most competitive for reservations, because this is the palace where the present Imperial family stays when in Kyoto.</see>

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 * <sleep name="Guesthouse Yahata" alt="" address="544 Yahata-cho, Gojo-agaru, Nishinotoin, Shimogyo-ku" directions="off Gojo-dori, west of the subway station" phone="+81 (0)75-204-5897 (Japanese only)" email="" fax="" url="http://yahata-inn.com/" checkin="4-9 PM" checkout="11 AM" price="Bunk beds from &yen;2500, private rooms from &yen;8000 (2-4 people), with free breakfast"></sleep>
 * <sleep name="Hirano's B&B Kyoto" alt="" address="38 Nakano-cho Oshikoji-sagaru, Shinmachi-dori, Nakagyo-ku" directions="3 min. walk west from the Karasuma-Oike subway station" phone="+81 (0)75-256-3081" email="hr_hirohira12@yahoo.co.jp" fax="" url="http://www.geocities.jp/hiranosguest_house/" checkin="" checkout="" price="&yen;4000 single, &yen;3500/person for two, includes breakfast">A quiet and intimate B&B (three guest rooms), near Nijo Castle.  Guests experience being at home with a Japanese family.</sleep>
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 * <sleep name="K's House Kyoto" alt="" address="418 Nayacho, Shichijo-agaru, Dotemachi-dori, Shimogyo-ku" directions="9 min. walk east from JR Kyoto Station along Shichijo-dori, 4 min. walk from Keihan Line Shichijo Station" phone="+81 (0)75-342-2444" email="info@kshouse.jp" fax="+81 (0)75-342-2440" url="http://kshouse.jp/kyoto-e/" checkin="3-10 PM" checkout="11 AM" price="Dormitory room &yen;2500, twin/double/triple room from &yen;2900, single room from &yen;3500 (prices per person)">Opened in November 2003, this clean, foreigner-friendly hostel with English speaking staff has amenities like internet access and kitchens.  The hostel itself can be difficult to find, as it is located down a narrow street off the main road.</sleep>
-* <sleep name="Khaosan Kyoto Guesthouse" alt="" address="568 Nakanocho, Bukkoji-agaru, Teramachi-dori, Shimogyo-ku" directions="1 min. walk south from Hankyu-line Kawaramachi Station, exit 10" phone="+81 (0)75-201-4063" email="kyoto@khaosan-tokyo.com" url="http://www.khaosan-tokyo.com/en/kyoto/" checkin="3–9 PM" checkout="8–11 AM" price="10 beds Dorm room, ¥2000; 6 beds Mix(female) Dorm ¥2200;　Twin (Double bed)Private room ¥5600(2 person); 4 beds mix dorm, ¥2500." lat="36.655258" long="138.186462">Opened November 2010. Staff are very friendly and they provide heaps of local information. No curfew, free Wi-Fi access, free tea and coffee available at Japanese style living room.</sleep>
+* <sleep name="Khaosan Kyoto Guesthouse" alt="" address="568 Nakanocho, Bukkoji-agaru, Teramachi-dori, Shimogyo-ku" directions="1 min. walk south from Hankyu-line Kawaramachi Station, exit 10" phone="+81 (0)75-201-4063" email="kyoto@khaosan-tokyo.com" url="http://www.khaosan-tokyo.com/en/kyoto/" checkin="3–9 PM" checkout="8–11 AM" price="10 beds Dorm room, ¥2000; 6 beds Mix(female) Dorm ¥2200;　Twin (Double bed)Private room ¥5600(2 person); 4 beds mix dorm, ¥2500." lat="36.655258" long="138.186462">Opened November 2010. Staff are very friendly and they provide heaps of local information. No curfew, free (but somewhat slow) Wi-Fi access, free tea and coffee available at Japanese style living room.</sleep>
 * <sleep name="Kyoto Capsule Ryokan" alt="" address="204 Tsuchihashicho, Shimogyo-ku" directions="7 min. walk northwest from Kyoto Station" phone="+81 (0)80-3113-6960" email="" fax="" url="http://www.capsule-ryokan-kyoto.com/" checkin="16:00–21:30" checkout="10:30" price="&yen;3500/person singles, &yen;3990/person doubles">A capsule-style hotel catering to international budget travelers. Operated by the same people as Tour Club Kyoto.</sleep>

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 *'''Hati Hati''' is an Indonesian restaurant on Kiyamachi, near Takoyakushi. It has great food and atmosphere, but it's occasionally converted into a bar and a performance space for local bands and DJs at night on weekends. For really late night food on Kiyamachi, there is a cheap, open-air '''falafel''' cafe a couple doors down from Hati Hati that never seems to close.
-*'''Donguri''' is a cheap yet very nice okonomiyaki restaurant on the Northwest corner of Kawaramachi and Shijo.  It's a sub-level place so it might take a bit to find it.  It's next to the OPA department store.  It's about &yen;500 yen for an okonomiyaki and about &yen;300-500 for a namachuu (mid sized mug of beer).  Great place for a date or nicer evening.
+*'''Donguri''' is a cheap yet very nice okonomiyaki restaurant on the Northwest corner of Kawaramachi and Shijo.  It's a sub-level place so it might take a bit to find it. It is next to the Excelsior Coffee; if you walk past The Body Shop you went too far.  It's about &yen;500 yen for an okonomiyaki and about &yen;300-500 for a namachuu (mid sized mug of beer).  Expect to pay &yen;800-900 in the evening. Great place for a date or nicer evening.
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+__TOC__ <div> </div> [[Image:Nijo_Castle.jpg|thumb|250px|Ninomaru Palace, Nijō Castle]]
 '''Central Kyoto''' encompasses the urban heart of Japan's [[Kyoto|former imperial capital]].  From the carefully tended gardens and stately buildings of the Imperial Palace in the north to the massive, ultra-modern showpiece structure of Kyoto Station in the south, this district has a bit of everything that makes Kyoto what it is today:  a marbled mix of old and new, of immeasurably ancient traditions and fast-paced modernity.
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 * <sleep name="Kyoto Capsule Ryokan" alt="" address="204 Tsuchihashicho, Shimogyo-ku" directions="7 min. walk northwest from Kyoto Station" phone="+81 (0)80-3113-6960" email="" fax="" url="http://www.capsule-ryokan-kyoto.com/" checkin="16:00–21:30" checkout="10:30" price="&yen;3500/person singles, &yen;3990/person doubles">A capsule-style hotel catering to international budget travelers. Operated by the same people as Tour Club Kyoto.</sleep>
-* <listing name="Kyoto Cheapest Inn" alt="" address="783 Sabamatsu-cho, Marutamachi Omiya-Dori, Kamigyo-ku" directions="Near Nijo Castle, 1-3 min. walk from bus stop Horikawa Marutamachi, 7 min. walk northeast from JR Nijo station" phone="+81 (0)75-821-3323" url="http://kyoto.cheapest-inn.com/" hours="" price="Dorms from ¥2200−2500, private rooms, ¥7800. Discounts common in winter" lat="" long="" email="" fax="">Credit cards accepted, English available, sheets included. Free wifi, computer use. Long stay discount.  Additional charges for various services - use of printer or fax, changing sheets more frequently, etc.</listing>
+* <listing name="Kyoto Cheapest Inn" alt="Hostel Kyotokko" address="783 Sabamatsu-cho, Marutamachi Omiya-Dori, Kamigyo-ku. " directions="At the south-east of the cross road named Marutamachi Matsuyacho. Near Nijo Castle, 1-3 min. walk from bus stop Horikawa Marutamachi, 7 min. walk northeast from JR Nijo station" phone="+81 (0)75-821-3323" url="http://kyoto.cheapest-inn.com/" hours="" price="Dorms from ¥2200−2500, private rooms, ¥7800. Discounts common in winter" lat="35.0172" long="135.7482" email="" fax="">Credit cards accepted, English available, sheets included. Free wifi, computer use. Long stay discount.  Additional charges for various services - use of printer or fax, changing sheets more frequently, etc.
 * <sleep name="Sandal Wood Hostel" alt="" address="2F 32-2 Ttakada-Cho ,Saiin, Ukyou-ku" directions="Bus from JR Kyoto Station, right in front of the Daikokuya Super Market. 5 minute walk to the Saiin Metro Station" phone="+81 (0)75-585-7052" url="" checkin="12:00" checkout="" price="Air-conditioned dorms are of ¥2700 per night" lat="" long="" email="Sandal_Wood26@Live.jp" fax="" hours="Check-in: noon, no curfew"> New hostel with friendly, English-speaking staff. Guests are always greeted with an unlimited amount of either ice cold water, hot coffee, or iced coffee. It is not uncommon for the hosts to offer plates of fruits and nuts during nights in. Free WiFi, towel use, washer and dryer, common room, left luggage service, and much more. </sleep>

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−	* <sleep name="Citadines Karasuma-Gojo Kyoto" alt="" address="432 Matsuya-cho Gojo-dori Karasuma- Higashiiru" directions="" phone="+81 75 352-8900" email="enquiry.kyoto@the-ascott.com" fax="+81 75 352-8901" checkin="" checkout="" price="Daily rates starts from ¥10,000" url="http://www.citadines.com/en/japan/kyoto/karasuma_gojo.html"> The residence is located near business districts and Kyoto's tourism belt. From a range of studios to one-bedroom premiers, each apartment is fully furnished with stylish interiors, designer fittings and modern amenities, kitchen, home entertainment system and broadband internet access. </sleep>
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	* <sleep name="Gimmond Hotel" alt="2 min. walk east from Karasuma-Oike subway station" address="Takakura-Oike-dori, Nakagyo-ku" directions="" phone="+81 (0)75-221-4111" email="" fax="+81 (0)75-221-8250" url="http://www.gimmond.co.jp/kyoto/english/e_index.html" checkin="1 PM" checkout="11 AM" price="Including taxes and fees: Singles ¥9,586−10,741, doubles ¥16,170, twin rooms ¥16,747−23,100">A foreigner-friendly hotel, neat and tidy and located downtown near City Hall. Discount for Internet booking.</sleep>		* <sleep name="Gimmond Hotel" alt="2 min. walk east from Karasuma-Oike subway station" address="Takakura-Oike-dori, Nakagyo-ku" directions="" phone="+81 (0)75-221-4111" email="" fax="+81 (0)75-221-8250" url="http://www.gimmond.co.jp/kyoto/english/e_index.html" checkin="1 PM" checkout="11 AM" price="Including taxes and fees: Singles ¥9,586−10,741, doubles ¥16,170, twin rooms ¥16,747−23,100">A foreigner-friendly hotel, neat and tidy and located downtown near City Hall. Discount for Internet booking.</sleep>

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		+	* <sleep name="Citadines Karasuma-Gojo Kyoto" alt="" address="432 Matsuya-cho Gojo-dori Karasuma- Higashiiru" directions="" phone="+81 75 352-8900" email="enquiry.kyoto@the-ascott.com" fax="+81 75 352-8901" checkin="" checkout="" price="Daily rates starts from ¥10,000" url="http://www.citadines.com/en/japan/kyoto/karasuma_gojo.html"> The residence is located near business districts and Kyoto's tourism belt. From a range of studios to one-bedroom premiers, each apartment is fully furnished with stylish interiors, designer fittings and modern amenities, kitchen, home entertainment system and broadband internet access. </sleep>
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	* <sleep name="Gimmond Hotel" alt="2 min. walk east from Karasuma-Oike subway station" address="Takakura-Oike-dori, Nakagyo-ku" directions="" phone="+81 (0)75-221-4111" email="" fax="+81 (0)75-221-8250" url="http://www.gimmond.co.jp/kyoto/english/e_index.html" checkin="1 PM" checkout="11 AM" price="Including taxes and fees: Singles ¥9,586−10,741, doubles ¥16,170, twin rooms ¥16,747−23,100">A foreigner-friendly hotel, neat and tidy and located downtown near City Hall. Discount for Internet booking.</sleep>		* <sleep name="Gimmond Hotel" alt="2 min. walk east from Karasuma-Oike subway station" address="Takakura-Oike-dori, Nakagyo-ku" directions="" phone="+81 (0)75-221-4111" email="" fax="+81 (0)75-221-8250" url="http://www.gimmond.co.jp/kyoto/english/e_index.html" checkin="1 PM" checkout="11 AM" price="Including taxes and fees: Singles ¥9,586−10,741, doubles ¥16,170, twin rooms ¥16,747−23,100">A foreigner-friendly hotel, neat and tidy and located downtown near City Hall. Discount for Internet booking.</sleep>