There are few cities that I’ve made such a dedicated effort to get to than Kyoto, Japan. Before visiting this incredible city, I was already buzzing with excitement over the history and culture I’d be able to see ahead of even booking a flight.

Chris and I decided to plan a trip to Kyoto after a pretty incredible trip to Tokyo. Seeing as we had limited time to spend on our initial trip to Japan, and somewhat limited funds at the time, we needed to make a few choices, so the initial choice was that we’d just go to Japan to see Tokyo.

Shortly after returning to Seoul from our trip, we quickly realized that our taste of Japanese culture wasn’t close to being satiated. I don’t think a month had even gone by before we were putting the plan into place for our return to Japan, which would most certainly involve spending 2 days in Kyoto.

Looking back on the Kyoto 2 day itinerary we’d planned for ourselves, it’s a real lesson in the value of going exactly where you want to go when you can. Sometimes travellers can be quick to dismiss returning to a country after spending time there recently, but in this situation, I would plead the case for travelling to Japan twice within four months all over again if I needed to.

And so, with that, let’s get down to what YOU’LL need to put into place when you plan out your own Kyoto 2-day itinerary. I promise you one thing: it will most definitely be worth it.