Introduction to Kyoto (English tour guide)

I am a tour guide and a taxi driver in Kyoto Japan.
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Hello ladies and gentlemen my name is machi and i’m a tour guide in a taxi driver in Kyoto Japan today I’d like to give you a short introduction to Kyoto although Kota is Japan’s ancient capital from the ears 794 to 1867 it’s not merely an old city it also has many

Aspects of a big modern city with a population of 1.4 6 million the seventh biggest city in Japan Kyoto has an abundance of good accommodations and restaurants there are many traditional style Japanese Inns called ryokan as well as modern hotels there are thousands of restaurants in Kyoto seven

Of them even got three stars in the Michelin Guide as for sightseeing 17 sites have been designated by UNESCO as world cultural heritage sites some of these are very popular places for visitors such as the golden temple the kiyomi’s temple and many others however there are numerous off the

Beaten places as well where you can enjoy serene and beautiful Japanese gardens I am now in the kodai’s area from here we can see two towers one is a traditional five storied pagoda and the other a little bit far away is the very modern Kyoto Tower pagodas originated in

India as places to contain the sacred ashes of Buddha they came to Japan by way of China and Korea and in this process the designs were altered at the top of the pavada you can see a round segment the original role of this was to be a chamber to

Enshrine Buddha’s ashes today however crystal or amber which represents Buddha’s ashes is usually stored there such sacred objects are placed high up so that even from far away people can worship them well okay thank you very much for being with me on this brief footage that’s

About it for today but I would really love to someday have the opportunity to guide you around Kyoto in person and looking forward to seeing you them good bye for now