You can try walk, Kyoto is surprisingly well planned for pedestrian alongside kamokawa (the long historical river that you see on rightside of the map that links to the former palace, Emperor of Japan use for Hanami back on Edo Period, this was also why so many cherry blossom tree there)
I think you are going on November if I am not mistaken? November month will be having good weather, not too hot and not too cold.
In my Kyoto trip on early March year 2016. It was Plum blossom season, I mostly walk throughout my trip because the view was too good for me to keep walking, not to mention a friendly old lady that works as traffic guide that I met, I even walk from
1) Kyoto University to Arashiyama (12km) I did it, i just treat this as some kind of scenery walking marathon lol. It took me like 4 hours because I also visited Kitano Tenmagu and grabbed some lunch in Kura Sushi near that temple area.
2) Nijo to Kyoto station (4-6km)
3) Kyoto University to Gion and Kiyomizu dera (4km)
AND the best I don't feel tired at all, especially number 2 and number 3.
I really enjoyed walking in Japan that is so pedestrian-friendly, not only Kyoto. I had been walked in Sapporo, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kamakura and many more, either alone or with some partner. I sincerely hope that Malaysia could become a place that are pedestrian-friendly and well planned, at least a walk-able city is one of the criteria to become first world.
Thanks for reading.
Nice writeup. Another option would be to rent a bicycle if you are alone or with a partner who knows how to ride one. Saves a lot of walking time and you can see many things like walking.