Kyoto is the cultural capital of Japan and former residence of the emperor and the first shoguns between 794 and 1868.
This provincial town, although modern, strongly perpetuates its cult of traditional culture.
The city is a mixture of modern quarters and countless islets of traditional monuments, not to mention the private mansions with their gardens and tea pavilions, where one can enjoy ancestral practices such as flower arrangement, dancing and lute or harp music.
