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Example: importing a Kyoto itinerary as written

A sample five-day Kyoto itinerary, what Keep it as written makes of it, and how to lay out your own itinerary so it imports cleanly.

This guide shows a sample five-day Kyoto itinerary that imports cleanly with Keep it as written. The guide's title names the trip when no name is typed, and the sentence under it becomes the summary. Each Day N - Name heading starts a day named after it, each line is one stop, and a line such as 'Kiyomizu-dera, then walk down Sannenzaka' becomes two stops. Clock times become stop times, and lengths written in words, such as 'Allow two hours', become durations. Named places are found on the map with photos; stays, meals and places listed under another name are marked Place found by Platix. Tips under a heading such as Before you go become the trip's notes, shown after Transport and before Day 1. Markdown is optional, and itineraries in other layouts still import, with a review before anything is created.

Last verified 2026-11-06

This sample five-day Kyoto itinerary imports cleanly with Keep it as written. Below are the text, what Platix makes of it, and what to copy when you lay out your own. It was written for this guide, so its prices and links are only examples.

The itinerary

# Five slow days in Kyoto

Kyoto rewards early mornings. This is the route I walk with friends every November.

## Before you go
Buy an ICOCA card at the airport. Most temples open at 8:30 and close by 17:00.

## Day 1 - Arrival
Settle in and keep the evening light.

- 15:00 Check in at Ryokan Yachiyo. Entry to the garden is free for guests.
- 18:30 Dinner at Ganko Takasegawa Nijoen. Book at https://www.gankofood.co.jp/en/ two weeks ahead.

## Day 2 - Higashiyama
- 06:30 Fushimi Inari before the crowds. Allow two hours for the full loop.
- Lunch in Gion: try the kitsune udon at Gion Uokeya U. ¥1,800.
- Afternoon: Kiyomizu-dera, then walk down Sannenzaka.

## Day 3 - Arashiyama
- Take the JR Sagano line from Kyoto Station to Saga-Arashiyama (15 min, ¥240).
- Bamboo grove, then Tenryu-ji. Entry ¥500, book at https://www.tenryuji.com/en/.
- Free afternoon by the river.

## Day 4 - Return to Fushimi Inari
- Fushimi Inari again at dusk; the lanterns are the point this time.
- Nishiki Market for snacks.

## Day 5 - Departure
- Haruka express to Kansai Airport, 75 minutes.

You can paste it as it is to try an import. Markdown isn't required: the same itinerary in plain lines or in capitals, such as "DAY 1 - ARRIVAL", imports the same way.

What Platix makes of it

  • The trip's name and summary. "Five slow days in Kyoto" names the trip if you didn't type a name, and the sentence under it becomes the trip summary.
  • Before you go becomes a trip note, titled by its heading, with its tips as the text. Trip notes show after Transport, before Day 1. See Trip notes.
  • Five days, named by their headings: Arrival, Higashiyama, Arashiyama, Return to Fushimi Inari and Departure. Platix numbers the days itself. "Settle in and keep the evening light." introduces Day 1.
  • One stop per line. "Kiyomizu-dera, then walk down Sannenzaka" becomes two stops, and so does "Bamboo grove, then Tenryu-ji". Each stop's name is its title, and the rest of your words are its note, such as "Allow two hours for the full loop."
  • Times and lengths. "06:30", "15:00" and "18:30" become the stops' times, and stops without one show "No set time". "Allow two hours" gives Fushimi Inari a duration of 2 hours, and "15 min" and "75 minutes" give the two train rides theirs.
  • Places. Platix finds the places you name on the map, with their address and photos, such as Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kiyomizu-dera, Sannenzaka, Tenryu-ji and Nishiki Market. The ryokan and the two restaurants are marked Place found by Platix because they belong to a stay or a meal, and so is a place the map lists under another name, such as the bamboo grove ("Arashiyama Bamboo Forest"). Check those before you sell the trip.
  • Text stays text. The train rides and the free afternoon have no pin. Prices and links stay in the notes exactly as written.
  • Nothing is added. No stop is invented and nothing is reworded. Each day shows No stay set until you add one, and the trip stays private until you publish it.

Lay out your own the same way

  • Start with the trip's name, then a sentence or two about it.
  • Put tips for the whole trip under their own heading, such as "Before you go". They become the trip's notes.
  • Start each day with a heading that gives its number and a name, such as "Day 2 - Higashiyama". A heading with a date works too, such as "Friday 14 March - Lyon", and Platix then asks you to confirm the dates. A weekday on its own, such as "Thurs - Old town", stays in the day's name.
  • Put each stop on its own line, starting with its clock time when it has one.
  • Name each place the way a map would know it, such as "Kiyomizu-dera" rather than "the big temple".
  • Write how long something takes where it matters, in your own words: "allow two hours", "a 40-minute ferry".

Your itinerary doesn't have to match this one. Phone notes with times such as "9am", a table copied from a spreadsheet with a day column, and paragraphs that each start a day all import, and so do lists without days: Platix shows you how it read your itinerary before it creates anything, and you can move, edit or leave out any item. Import an existing itinerary explains the review step by step.

Try it

If Keep it as written is available on your account, open itinerary import, paste your itinerary, select Keep it as written, then select Create.

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