oh! and book and bed Kyoto is a cool hostel with bunks inside the bookshelves - it can get quite warm and not ideal if you're claustrophobic, but a really fun place to stay for a night

also Nara is absolutely worth the trip from Kyoto - not just for hand-feeding the deer but also for my favourite shrine in Japan, Kasuga-Taisha (especially good in the evenings, there are lanterns all the way up the path through the woods)

philosopher's path and silver temple in Kyoto! also the Gorey Café is a small veggie place named after/inspired by Edward Gorey and is a delight