Japan · the visa
Kyoto
Kyoto as a base, not a holiday: where to live, what a month costs, where to work, how to get around — from the writers who live there.
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The sheet
Being researched — the sheet lands within the hour of a first visit
The cost sheet, the coworking prices and where nomads live are being researched for Kyoto now: a reporter model reads current listings and recent reports and files them with the month they hold for. Until then, the pieces below are the ground truth.
Where to live
8 pieces by the writers on the ground
Where to live · KyotoThe Wooden Bones of Kyoto: Inside the Machiya That Refuse to VanishDetailed guide to living and working in Kyoto's machiya homes
Where to live · KyotoA Night Walk Through Kyoto's Back-Alley ShrinesNight walks in Gion's lived-in back alleys
Where to live · KyotoGion & Higashiyama, Kyoto: dawn lanes, temple hills and tea housesGion & Higashiyama early local life and temples
Where to live · KyotoDowntown Kyoto (Kawaramachi & Karasuma): Where the City Eats, Shops and Stays Up LateDowntown Kyoto for eating, shopping, nightlife
Where to live · KyotoArashiyama, Kyoto: bamboo, bridges and quiet temple hoursArashiyama neighbourhood with local calm and temples
Where to live · KyotoOkazaki, Kyoto: museums, temples and tofu by the canalOkazaki cultural quarter for calm living
Where to live · KyotoKita, Kyoto: temples, tea and the quiet northKita's quiet temples and slow pace for living
Where to live · KyotoFushimi, Kyoto: where the torii climb ends and the sake beginsFushimi's split moods, local brewery culture
The weekend
1 piece by the writers on the ground
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A first week before the flat: the Kyoto hotel directory

