'''Kyoto''' (京都) is Japan's second most well-known city and capital of Kyoto Prefecture. It served as the country's capital city for over 1000 years and so much of traditional Japanese culture and architecture originated there -- as a result it is a mecca for all things olden Japan.

*:Direct limited express trains run between Kashikojima (in [[Shima]]) and Kyoto, running through eastern, central, and western Mie on the way. They run about once an hour just in the daytime, and stop at Ugata, Shima-Isobe, Toba, Ujiyamada, Iseshi, Matsusaka, Ise-Nakagawa, and Nabari. If you can't catch one of the trains that run directly to Kyoto, you can get any of the many tokkyū that run in the direction of Osaka and change trains at Yamato-Yagi.

*:Direct buses to Kyoto run out of Yokkaichi, Tsu, and Ise. Slightly cheaper than trains but a good deal slower, especially from Tsu and Ise.

City bus/subway one day pass is ¥1200 or a 2-day pass is ¥2000. Note, you can't use these passes on the JR/Hankyu lines or on buses that aren't in more central parts of Kyoto (e.g. to Takao/Ohara).

YES! Great city for walking. Kyoto is easy to navigate, plenty of stuff to see in random ambles about town and can be time/money efficient, particularly in bad traffic.