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Pontochō Alley Dinner
A single lantern-lit alley between Sanjō and Shijō, restaurants stacked shoulder to shoulder. In summer many open kawadoko terraces over the Kamo River — book those ahead.
Photo: Sergiy Galyonkin from Raleigh, USA, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Neighborhoods & Walks
The in-between wandering that makes Kyoto: lantern-lit alleys, canal paths, and bamboo.
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Food & Markets
Where to eat and graze. Kyoto is kaiseki country, but the market snacks and tea houses matter just as much.