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Kyoto During the Pandemic

How the Old Capital Used to Be

Donny Kimball
19 min readSep 25, 2020

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Ninenzaka in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto without any tourists for once during the pandemic
Note: Sadly, the announcement that Japan's borders would again open on Oct 11, 2022 brought the fleeting dream of a Kyoto without tourists to an end...

It’s no secret that I’ve been very vocal about my animosity for Kyoto. While I certainly hold much love for the city, the…

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Donny Kimball

I'm a travel writer and freelance digital marketer who blogs about the sides of Japan that you can't find in the mainstream media. https://donnykimball.com/