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This revised and updated edition of the Japan travel classic and cultural guide gets you wandering from downtown quarters to remote mountaintop temples and features expanded information on new museums and gardens now open year-round for viewing.
Judith Clancy's expert research weaves a rich narrative of Kyoto's history, local lore, and artistic and religious background to g ...more
Judith Clancy's expert research weaves a rich narrative of Kyoto's history, local lore, and artistic and religious background to g ...more
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Feb 01, 2013
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To tell you the honest truth, I don't know why I didn't buy this sooner. OK, I do know why I didn't buy it sooner. "A guide book on Kyoto? Yeah, right. Why does someone living in Kansai need one of them?" Arrogance, at its best. Well, I humble myself to say that I'm now kicking myself for not getting it years ago.
Every resident of Kansai, at least - and local residents who visit Kyoto regularly, for that fact - should buy this guide and Clancy's latest, Machiya Restaurant Guide. Both are indisp ...more
Every resident of Kansai, at least - and local residents who visit Kyoto regularly, for that fact - should buy this guide and Clancy's latest, Machiya Restaurant Guide. Both are indisp ...more
Thirty walking tours -- I did several of them (or portions) and found Clancy's information helpful, though I wish some of the maps that accompany the text were a little easier to read. Or at least the one for Arashiyama.
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