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.

A stone paved street where shops of long standing are lined up, full of Kyoto atmosphere

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

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

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.

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

Enjoy Japan's outstanding weeping cherry blossoms

Enjoy performances from maiko up close

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

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

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

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

Having many children themselves, rabbits symbolize safe child-rearing here

A facility introducing Kyoto’s traditional crafts

The shrine to the north of the main hall of Kiyomizu-dera Temple, whose spirit is worshipped as a deity of marriage. A pair of guardian stones in the grounds known as ”Koi uranai-no-Ishi” dates back to the Jomon period.

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

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

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

One of Kyoto's most renowned temples, located on the side of Mt. Otowa in the Higishiyama Range. It has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.