EXPERIENCE Kyoto Like a LOCAL in 48 Hours! 🇯🇵

Visiting Kyoto? Make sure you watch this first! Here's why Kyoto is my favourite city in Japan! Here are all the best places to eat, unmissable spots, where to stay and so much more...

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[lukeshepherd]

Just started planning an itinerary for visiting Japan for the first time, an can't wait to visit this amazingly beautiful country, thanks for the insights

[steveyim]

Kyoto is my kind of place. I love it when there are small portions, so that many items can be tried. So fun. Everything looks so fresh and delicious.

Thanks for bringing me along on another fine journey Phoebe! ☕️

[frankrogerbuaroy]

Hi Phoebe! I understand your love for Kyoto! Wonderful scenery.So much excellent coffee and delicious food. Your smile is really infectious! Thank you Phoebe!

[fcsuper]

So, timing of this video is absolutely perfect. I'm in the middle of planning my trip to Kyoto right this vary minute.

[costasworldofmusicmemories]

Kyoto is a Favorite of ours. We never had a bad meal. Very affordable. The city is very walkable. And how can you not like that matcha. Temple Heaven! Hope you're doing ok Phoebe 😃
Be Well! Stay Healthy ! Harriet, Jim and Yuki (Currently in Bethany Beach, DE for a little R&R ) 🙏

[TRTravels]

As always, it's an awesome video. I cant wait to Japan one day. I could watch about the street food all day. Cant wait till next week

[liamsaunders]

Love it!! Thanks for taking us on another adventure Phoebe!! Keep smashing it up!

-Liam 🇦🇺 🤙🏿🤙🏿

[philip]

Will be there end of Nov for my birthday. Cant wait to finally experience Kyoto

[annecaraangvlogs]

Hi Phoebe! Thanks for taking us along on your journey! I thoroughly enjoyed this vlog. Keep it up! 💕

[TheVaditi]

Watching this video sitting in Kyoto is vibe!!

[zoeyzuma]

Phoebe what a great video and I can see that your editing skills have become super next level an amazing Job 👌💫

[FelixCattenstart]

Hiya! Sorry I missed a few episodes, I was hooked on the Olympic Games and now on my way to celebrate Notting Hill Carnival in London. I was in Kyoto for one day during my Tokyo trip. Haven’t seen that Hokan-ji temple but I went to the Kinkaku-ji temple and absolutely loved the vibes. 6AM visits are brutal, but the quietness and peace is unbeatable. You were lucky Kinkaku-Ji wasn’t that busy. It was packed when I visited back in 2018. Thanks for sharing Kyoto with us and see you in Tokyo! 🤙

[robertfield]

Having just been there, really enjoyed this. We visited many of the same places, and had Coffee at Stumptown Roasters a couple of times. Amazing place.

[MattH]

Love your energy and smile 😊 I solo traveled to Tokyo in February and absolutely loved it! I want to do Kyoto and Osaka next. What would you say are the biggest differences between Tokyo and Kyoto/Osaka? Thanks so much!

[Migzter]

When we visited Tokyo, we went to Kyoto Toei Studio park. A must visit for Tokusatsu, anime, and samurai film fans!

[aubreyadams]

Amazing video, Phoebe. We were in Kyoto back in May 2024, so the memories were great. In places the crowds were almost overwhelming, while other places were reasonably quiet. I would love to say that Kyoto was my favourite Japanese city, but I can't, ... because I can't choose between any of them! BTW matcha icecream is just the bomb isn't it!

[RobMagill]

Kyoto--a place we've always wanted to visit, and you only made that desire stronger with this vlog!

* I like how you did the opening for this video while walking through the iconic Tori Gates. Best place to do that, imo!
* Good work on the editing and planning of the vlogs. I know you do it almost every time, but I always like how you plan out some of your vlog moments, such as doing your intro from that iconic location, even though it was day 2 in the morning. Then, during the intro, showing flashes of the various activities you were able to somehow get in during such a short time. I can only imagine it's quite a bit of work to try and think it through how you're going to frame, film, and script the entire video while also trying to get in as much as you can during your visit. (Oh, and be sure to have a great time while doing it!). Easier to do in a place you've been to before?
* Erin can't help but comment that, despite the rainy day, your hair still looks great. "I could never do that with my red curls! Tell her I'm jealous!"
* Yup...biggest problem with the Nishiki Market would certainly be wanting to try it all!
* We always really love your brief shots of the sites you visit. You really have a great eye for capturing the vibe and feel of a place. Makes for great quick shots like you do and, I imagine, some great photos!
* In the Gion District, did you see the areas that are now closed off to tourists? If so, did it interfere with your enjoyment of the area? (i.e.: did they have to take away the "best" places?)
* OMG...Matcha Parfait!!! Wow.
* At the hotel--if that's what you think of as a "mess, " please never see what happens to our hotels during our visits! 😆
* Rokkaku Ace: that place looked amazing, right from the get-go of having locals waiting to get in. Always a great sign! And then you showed the food...wowzers that looked great! Also, gotta love a place that gives you a candy on the way out.
* GMYG! And from there!
* Ack...missed having the name of the place on the lower left corner when you start the chapter on the Gates (hence my inability to type it--I'm a terrible speller).
* Said it many times, just as you have, that getting to places early is the secret to avoid the crowds (usually).
* Never had a nitro coffee...had a nitro beer, which I like, so glad to hear it works for coffee as well.
* Glad the group tour worked out for you...despite the rain! (Erin: "Again?!? How does she keep her hair looking so good?!?" I think you've made someone very jealous!)
* Matcha again...torturing us! Quick! enjoy that before it all melts! 🤣 (Great advice--matcha does not taste like grass).
* Cool--another international friend! Another benefit of doing a group tour.
* What beautiful shots of the Golden Pavilion. Thanks for the info--makes for a better experience for the viewers.
* Love Claudia's honest review! 🤣
* Arashiyama is definitely a must-visit. Thanks for the advice that it should be a part of something else while there.
* ABSOLUTELY love the shots looking straight up--surreal!

Again, I can only imaging the hard work you're putting into these. And we're so glad you went to your "happy place" of Japan. I am keenly aware of feeling burned out and I expect you were even more than just that after India; brilliant idea to go and find your smile and sparkle again in a familiar place.

Looking forward to wherever you go next and we'll see you again on Sunday!

Rob & A Very Jealous Erin

PS: Jamaica was awesome! The Scuba diving there was nothing short of spectacular. 🤿Thanks for inspiring me to get back into it. Next site will definitely be the Florida Keys. And, hopefully, we'll make it back to Queensland and get to see the Great Barrier Reef soon!

[lisacommins]

Hi, thanking for your videos and thank yo for including accommodation as many don't. reccomendations on best time of the year to travel to Japan please? Planning on going next year and cant decide May-June or September -October.

[WilnaWanderlust]

Kyoto, kobe & Hiroshima is absolutely the best city that I’ve ever visit 🥰🥰🥰 arghhh I miss japan

[youngcrippen]

Hi again. Wow - the bamboo forest and the setting for the Golden Villa are incredibly beautiful. They look really peaceful. I love an iced coffee, but hardly ever buy them because I practically inhale them!😂😂