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Visit Kyoto Like Disha Patani: Places To Visit, Things To Do, Where To Eat And More

Hindi actor Disha Patani is on a tour of Japan and made sure to visit Kyoto City, the country's imperial capital for over 1,000 years. Here's your guide to Kyoto, including places to visit, things to do, where to eat and more

Hindi actor Disha Patani wearing a kimono during her Japan tour Photo: dishapatani/Instagram
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Once the capital of Japan for over a millennium, Kyoto City’s rich cultural heritage, temples, shrines, gardens and universities continue to awe visitors even today. Perhaps that’s the reason why Hindi actor Disha Patani made it one of her preferred stops on her ongoing Japan tour. The capital of the Kyoto prefecture escaped the ravages of World War II with its cultural treasures mostly intact. It contains about 20 per cent of Japan's National Treasures and has 17 places which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Kyoto City has nurtured its elegant simplicity in parallel with its aesthetics of cleanliness and purity for centuries. Many aspects of traditional culture have been carefully preserved since the Heian period and its people are justifiably proud of their traditions, including omotenashi (traditional hospitality) and kaiseki-ryōri (food beautiful enough to be called art), among many others.