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Destination Spotlight— Kyoto, Japan

If you can visit only one city in Japan, Kyoto is the one. This ancient city 30 mi northeast of Osaka was the capital of Japan for more than 1,000 years. Three thousand shrines and temples dot the city, including three shrines and 14 temples on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Kyoto is also the nation's capital of traditional arts. Whether your interest is in pottery, textiles, dance, the tea ceremony or any of the other innumerable arts, Kyoto has excellent galleries, museums, shops and tea houses.

Kyoto is also Japan's heartland of history. With 1,300 years of tumultuous existence, the city's past intrudes upon the present day as in few other Japanese cities. In Gion, you can spot a geisha (or geiko, as they are called in Kyoto), one of the last hundred or so in Japan, slipping down a side-street to entertain rich guests with witty conversation, dance or music.

Must Do Activities

· Go shopping and find some unique treasures from personally engraved chopsticks, kimonos, incense or matcha green tea which is grown in the area. 

· Attend a traditional tea ceremony

· Enjoy the local cuisine including French bakeries.  Kyoto has an image as the place to go for Japanese food, but did you know that Kyoto is also famous for its great bakeries? Actually, the people of Kyoto eat the most bread in Japan!

 

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Beloved by active guests, Couples Swept Away is set on 19 acres on world-famous Seven Mile Beach. Among the most beloved Jamaica all-inclusive resorts, its signature features include the island’s largest fitness complex.

Watersports are included in this adults only resorts such as, Scuba Diving, Snorkeling and Water Skiing.

 

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