Kyoto & Kansai is one of those places where the obvious plan and the good plan are two different trips.

We mapped a 3-day Kyoto & Kansai route ourselves, kept tight enough to actually enjoy it, built to avoid the Fushimi Inari gate queue from day one.

Once you've seen Kyoto & Kansai done differently, going back to the standard route feels like a waste of a trip. Free to download, no catch, just don't leave it until the week before you fly.