Kyoto City; the most popular sightseeing spot in Japan

Kyoto is the best sightseeing place in Jaoan according to "TRAVEL+LEISURE ", a journal in US.
You can see the information about Kyoto sightseeing at, for example, Japan Guide.com, http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2158.html.

In fact, I had lived in Kyoto for six years when I was a university student.
Kyoto is comfortable place to live for me, then I can recommend to travel Kyoto.
Some points about Kyoto sightseeing are shown here.

Kyoto had been capital for a long time.
So there are many Japanese heritage, such as temple and shrine. In addition, there are also shopping places near Shijo.

(Ginkaku)

In particular, I recommend to travel in spring and autumn, because cherry blossom in spring and colored leaves in autumn are so beautiful and night lightup is held and opened specially in many temples at the season. This event is so fantastical.
We also will visit Kyoto in November.

(Kiyomizudera)

There are so many tourists, so you should book the hotel in advance.
When you search the hotel in Kyoto town, hotel apart from center hits occasionally because Kyoto town is broad. Therefore you should take care of the location of hotel.
 
I think you should not take a bus near Kiyomizudera and Gion on holiday, because traffic jam is so heavy.
Many inhabitant use a bicycle for moving.
I can recommend  to avail rental cycle. That's because main seeing spots in Kyoto are not apart each other and there are few sloping road.
I like to bike on the riverside road of Kamo river.

 (Kamo riverside road)

  
There is a low "couples sits at equal distances apart" at Kamo river.
This low is often right, so you can check if you will visit near Kamo river.

 (Couples by Kamo river)

Kyoto university is one of famous university in Japan. You can purchase items there, such as pen, cup or towel.

(Kyoto university)

If you visit Kyoto in summer, I can recommend shaved ice (kakigori) in Tsujiri. Tsujiri is famous for Japan tea and I think sweets of this shop is certainly good.

(Kakigori in Tsujiri)

In fact, there are streets where you have a good view of the Kyoto tower in the Kyoto station!

(Kyoto tower seen from Kyoto station building)

There are many other high spots in Kyoto.

I hope you enjoy travelling in Kyoto!