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| Kyoto Station |
There are 2 sides to
Kyoto Station –
Karasuma and
Hachijo. Besides being a train station with normal trains and the
Shinkansen (a.k.a bullet trains),
Kyoto Station also house the main bus terminal, which is the end/beginning point for majority of the city buses that cover tourist attractions. The bus terminal is located at the
Karasuma side (busier) side (to the north). It is named after a main street that leads downtown and also leads to many hotels, shops and the
Kyoto Tower. This was also the side we frequented the most over the course of our stay in
Kyoto.
[Kyoto Station – Finding your way]
To get to the Karasuma side, you just gave to navigate your way to the central gate/entrance and exit towards the side of the bus terminal.
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| The central gate |
The bus terminal at
Kyoto Station is the end/beginning point for most city buses that cover many tourist attractions. The fare depends on the distance, but as long as it is within the flat-rate zone, it costs
230¥ per trip. Alternatively, there is the
Kyoto City Bus One Day Pass which costs
500¥ for unlimited travel within the
City Bus & Kyoto Bus Flat-Fare Zone. The pass can be purchased at the tourist center right next to the bus terminal.
[Kyoto City Bus & Kyoto Bus One-Day Pass]
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| Near the bus terminal |
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| A directory of buses and destinations |
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| Kyoto Easy Sightseeing Bus Map |
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| City Bus and Subway Route Map of Kyoto |
Just right across the road is the famed
Kyoto Tower, which also has a shopping corner and hotel.
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| Kyoto Tower in the early evening |
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| The entrance to the tower |
Further out, there were hotels and shopping places such as
BIC,
Kyoto-Yodobashi etc...
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| A junction further down the road |
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| There were other shopping places and restaurants/cafes/eateries. We spotted some familiar ones such as MacDonald's and Starbucks. |
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| After walking along the streets & checking out a couple of shops, we settled on where to have breakfast the next morning! |
With breakfast already decided on (What can I say? We just like to be prepared and not wandering around aimlessly looking for a place to eat early in the morning 😛), we made our way back to the apartment for our well deserved rest!
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| The view of Kyoto Tower on our way back to the apartment |
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