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

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

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

A facility introducing Kyoto’s traditional crafts

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.

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.

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

Teaware masterpieces collected by a businessman

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

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

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

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

The representative garden of the Meiji period in Higashiyama

Built in 1933, this large museum is the second old municipal art museum in Japan. The collection extends to about 3,300 pieces centered on Kyoto artists from the modern to contemporary period. The museum holds art exhibitions such as Nitten (the largest competition art exhibition in Japan) as well as events organized by fine art associations.