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Lonely Planet’s Pocket Kyoto & Osaka is your guide to the city’s best experiences and local life – neighbourhood by neighbourhood. Marvel at Kinkaku-ji, explore the Gion district, and browse at Nishiki Market; all with your trusted travel companion. Uncover the best of Kyoto & Osaka and make the most of your trip!Inside Lonely Planet’s Pocket Kyoto & Osaka: Up-to-date information – all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s COVID-19 outbreakFull-colour maps and travel photography throughoutHighlightsand itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interestsInsider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spotsEssential infoat your fingertips – hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, pricesHonest reviews for all budgets – eating, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks missConvenient pull-out Kyoto map (included in print version), plus over 17 colour neighbourhood mapsUser-friendly layout with helpful icons, and organised by neighbourhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your timeCovers Kyoto Station & South Kyoto, Downtown Kyoto, Gion & Southern Higashiyama, Northern, Higashiyama, Imperial Palace & Around, Minami, Kita and moreThe Perfect Choice:Lonely Planet’s Pocket Kyoto & Osaka, an easy-to-use guide filled with top experiences – neighbourhood by neighbourhood – that literally fits in your pocket. Make the most of a quick trip to Kyoto & Osaka with trusted travel advice to get you straight to the heart of the city.Looking for a comprehensive guide that recommends both popular and offbeat experiences, and extensively covers all of Kyoto’s neighbourhoods? Check out Lonely Planet’s Kyoto city guide.Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet’s Japan guide for a comprehensive look at all that the country has to offer.About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we’ve printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You’ll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. ‘Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.’ – New York Times’Lonely Planet. It’s on everyone’s bookshelves; it’s in every traveller’s hands. It’s on mobile phones. It’s on the Internet. It’s everywhere, and it’s telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.’ – Fairfax Media (Australia)