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RAYMOND PATRICK

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World’s Best Cities

for Culture

These are the cities that resonated most with our readers for their rich

history and immersive experiences—and they are all miles and continents apart.

Tokyo may be Japan’s

humming capital,

but Kyoto is arguably

its spiritual center,

a city where ritual and

tradition inform the

culture. Staying at

a ryokan, or inn, like the

centuries-old Hiiragiya,

offers a unique window

to the past, as guests

take multicourse meals

in their rooms and

sleep on futons over

tatami-mat fl oors.

1 Kyoto, Japan

2 Rome

3 Jerusalem

4 Florence

5 Paris

6 Venice

7 Barcelona

8 Charleston,

South Carolina

9 Lhasa, Tibet

10 New Orleans