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.

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

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

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

A facility introducing Kyoto’s traditional crafts

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

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

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

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.

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

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

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

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

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

Where the successful Hideyoshi Toyotomi worshipped the three-faced Daikokuten

An ancient temple known as an exemplary viewing spot for autumn leaves since the Heian period.

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.

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

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

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.