Top 5 Can’t Miss Nazuna’s ryokan -style inns feature private open-air baths set in serene Japanese gardens. Try all sorts of local goodies at Nishiki Market, like pickles from Uchida Tsukemono, a specialty food shop that's been operating since 1940. Home to over 1,000 Buddhist statues, the Sanjusangendo Temple draws far fewer crowds than some of the more popular temple sites. At Kobayashi Saketen, diners can pair seasonal Kyoto-style tapas with local craft sake, beer, and gin.   A private river cruise in Arashiyama offers an escape from the crowds at the bamboo forest as well as a chance to enjoy lunch out on the water. Kyoto is the very image of traditional Japan: gold-clad temples and shrines with tunnels of red torii gates, kimono-clad geisha gliding down cobblestone alleys, grassy matcha tea served by the exquisitely choreographed rules of ancient ceremony.…