Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 33 minutes ago

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Kyoto's overtourism problem can make travel in the city suffocating and unenjoyable. Hiring a bicycle (or an e-bike) and going slightly off the beaten track is definitely a fantastic way to soak in all the traditional architecture and culture Kyoto has to offer, without the crowds!

//COME SAY HI!
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//TRAVEL INFO:
KYOTO ECO TRIP Rental Bike - kyoto-option.com/english
Green Terrace Cafe - maps.app.goo.gl/EYrHKZW4d1dyR9DN6
Yukata Store - maps.app.goo.gl/skuxMJFUHCCYWrvN9

//MUSIC FROM:
Epidemic Sound - epidemicsound.com/referral/zjyf0a

//CHAPTERS:
00:00 Kyoto's overtourism
00:36 Route overview
01:30 Kamogawa River
02:50 Ginkakuji Temple
05:15 Philosopher's Path
05:53 Obanzai - Kyoto's traditional cuisine
08:40 A hole-in-the-wall yukata shop
09:45 Eikando Temple
11:13 Kyoto sightseeing by bike

//ATTRIBUTION
Shimogamo Shrine: Jaycangel, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mochi at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons

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