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Kyoto: Seven Paths to The Heart of The City (Paperback)

~ Diane Durston (Author), Katsuhiko Mizuno (Photographer) "THERE ARE PLACES left in Kyoto, outside the grand temple gates and villa walls, where the way of life of the everyday townspeople goes on..." (more)
Key Phrases: district page, clay walls, Kitano Tenmangu, Gion Matsuri, Kamigamo Jinja (more...)
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"... an eloquent look at seven neighborhoods where everyday life in Japan continues despite the crush of modernity." -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"Diane Durston's books are classics and have not been superseded by more recent publications." -- New York Times

"Everyone that loves Kyoto knows that Diane Curston is its modern poet laureate." -- Pico Iyer

"Explore the hidden beauty of historic neighborhoods with seven walking tours that transport visitors back to more elegant times." -- Endless Vacation, May / June 2003


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"Everyone that loves Kyoto knows that Diane Curston is its modern poet laureate." -Pico Iyer
"Diane Durston's books are classics and have not been superseded by more recent publications." -The New York Times
"An eloquent look at seven neighborhoods where everyday life in Japan continues despite the crush of modernity." --Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Explore the hidden beauty of historic neighborhoods with seven walking tours that transport visitors back to more elegant times." -Endless Vacation

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  • Paperback: 64 pages
  • Publisher: Kodansha International; Revised edition (November 15, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 4770028776
  • ISBN-13: 978-4770028778
  • Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 9.4 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #227,833 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book for a beautiful city, September 19, 2007
I was privileged to have spent 4 months in Japan, but of all the places I visited, I fell in love with Kyoto. This is a marvelous book for doing all the walking that one needs to do here. Take a city tour first, but then leave several days to revisit all the places that enthralled you, and believe me, there will be many! Get this book and study it well; you won't be disappointed.
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4.0 out of 5 stars walking tours of Kyoto, March 14, 2009
This book is a series of maps for walking tours in different parts of Kyoto. It tells how to get to the start of a walk, what you will see along the way, and how long the walk might take. You will see the site seeing jewels of this ancient and wonderful city, but you will also see their settings which are equally beautiful. Each walking tour has a little writeup on the area, its history, and pictures of what you might see. If this book has a shortcoming it is that it does not have enough pictures, but these are the picture you need to take, and hopefully share. This book is one of the best books for planing a visit to Kyoto if you are in the area for only a short time. I lived there for three years, and use this book to reminisce - along with my photographs of places along each walk.
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3.0 out of 5 stars not a guide book; a large (but thin) picture book, September 27, 2008
By Gertude Whitman (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
Just to be clear: this is not a guide you can take to Kyoto and walk around with; it's a somewhat generic "coffeetable" (but paperback) book that has some well-reproduced photographs. If that's what you're looking for, you might enjoy, but I was looking for a kind of idiosyncratic walker's guide and this is certainly not it.
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