Tofukuji Temple is a massive religious complex that was founded in 1236 and built in the ensuing decades. Tofukuji Temple has been plagued by fire on many occasions

• From the hotel, walk to Shijo Station and take Karasuma Line to Kyoto Station, then transfer to Nara Line and alight at Tofukuji Station.

Fushimi Inari Shrine is famous for its thousands (over 10,000) of closely-spaced orange torii gates that wind over the hills of Inariyama beyond the entrance to the shrine.

• Take JR @ 0939 from Tofukuji to Inari - 17min 140yen

Byodo - in Temple, formerly the villa of Fujiwara-no-Michinaga, was converted into a temple by his son, the Kanpaku, Fujiwara-no-Yorimichi, in 1052, during the glory period of the Fujiwara family

• From here, you can walk to the town of Uji, which some believe is where green tea originated from.