Kyoto was the capital of Japan for over a thousand years, and the city is filled with exquisite Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, castles and villas. Don't go nuts trying to see all seventeen World Heritage Sites in Kyoto with your kids - pick three or four and spend time in each. Kyoto is also a center of traditional arts and crafts - around the city there are places to see ancient court music and dance, flower arranging, silk dyeing and weaving, doll making, fan painting.