Kyoto is consistently popular among the continually increasing foreign tourists. However, they are attracted to unexpected places that are different than those that are classic Kyoto tourist spots for Japanese people and foods that make you wonder “why in Kyoto?” are popular. So we asked foreign tourists visiting Kyoto about the charms of Kyoto and ranked the top ten charms that are most popular. Unexpected places that Japanese people wouldn’t think of made it in the ranking. We investigate the charms of the continually changing Kyoto from the perspective of foreigners.
