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

Walk along the train tracks as cherry blossoms fall around you

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

For centuries, Nishiki Market has been known and loved as Kyoto's kitchen.

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.

Twin Dragons created during the Heisei period watch over Kyoto’s oldest Zen temple

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

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

Enjoy Japan's outstanding weeping cherry blossoms

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

Enjoy performances from maiko up close

The head temple of the Jodo sect, founded at the place where Honen Shonin passed away. The magnificent monastery was built under the wing of the Tokugawa family.

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

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

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

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.

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

The representative garden of the Meiji period in Higashiyama

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

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