Best Visiting around Gion, Kawaramachi, Kiyomizu-dera Temple Spot List

We would be truly happy if you could feel even a little of what it’s like to spend time with puppies and the joy they bring.

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

The main street of Gion features a machiya-style townscape on a cobblestone street

The head temple of the Rinzai sect, known as the highest-ranked Zen temple in Japan.

A temple founded in Higashiyama by Hideyoshi Toyotomi's wife, Nene, to mourn his passing and pray for his soul. The nighttime illuminations in spring, summer and fall are beautiful to see.

The representative garden of the Meiji period in Higashiyama

From crafts, paintings, and more: this museum has many famous works on display

Famous for its tea room, ”Hasso-no-seki”

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

Founded in 1895 for the 1,100th anniversary of the relocation of the capital city to the Heian-kyo, the shrine reproduces the Imperial Palace of the Heian-kyo. It enshrines Emperor Kanmu and Emperor Komei.

Famous for its cherry blossoms and being one of Kyoto’s three Kumano Shrines

Enjoy performances from maiko up close

Here at Shoren-in Temple, Emperor Kanmu prayed for peace for the capital and buried a shogun statue inside its burial mound

Maiko hurry back and forth at night amongst establishments fit for heads of state

The head shrine of all Gion satellite shrines throughout Japan. Local residents call the shrine ”Gion-san.”

A zoo raising approximately 130 different species of animals. Encountering small animals is fun!

The object of worship here is Amida Nyorai and the statue of Prince Shotoku in the main hall is an important cultural property

Where the successful Hideyoshi Toyotomi worshipped the three-faced Daikokuten

A shrine to visit for breaking bad habits or starting good ones

Don't miss seeing the resting place for Shinsengumi members, Mibu-zuka