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Kyoto tower reflected in the station buildingMy third time to KyotoMorning rush hour in Kyoto :) In a bus, very envious... ...full story at TokyoNights

from TokyoNights on Tue, Jul 29 2008

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27 Nov 08 visit View of Kyoto Prefecture from Kyoto Tower in Japan  »  YouTube videoIf you go to Kyoto Station inside of Kyoto City which is part of Kyoto Prefecture, you will find the Kyoto Tower. If you buy a ticket you will be able to view the whole region from the top of the tower. Many Japanese and tourists like to go up the tower...
26 Feb 08 visit Kyoto Tower  »  Japan Visitor 京都タワーTowering above nearby buildings, Kyoto Tower is a striking landmark that over the years has become something of a tourist attraction in the ancient capital. It is just north of Kyoto Station, and because of restrictions on building height...
19 Oct 07 visit Ikebana comes together with music in Kyoto  »  Japan Times Visit Kyoto by train and the first thing you will encounter will be Kyoto Station, an immense structure that was criticized by many of the city's inhabitants when it was completed as the antipathy of... Read more . . .
22 Sep 08 visit Arashiyama  »  Loulogue Jeroen like most foreign tourists really wanted to see Kyoto, so that was our destination for today. We took a train to Kyoto Station where Jeroen got to admire all the stairs and escalators first and then we all waited for about an hour for a bowl of...
09 Aug 08 visit Kyoto Kyouen  »  Japan Visitor The Kyoto Kyouen development at Sanjo Keihan Station in downtown Kyoto is a pleasant shopping and dining development that has replaced the site where east bound trams were once turned around and the old bus station.The low-rise development has a...
11 Feb 08 visit Kyoto's Nijo Station  »  Japan Visitor Japan Railway (JR)'s Nijo Station is two stops from Kyoto Station on the Saiin Line, which heads west out of the city towards rural Kyoto Prefecture.The Station was rebuilt in 1996 when the tracks were elevated. It now is best known for its distinctive...

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