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

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

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

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

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

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

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

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 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.

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

Walk along the train tracks as cherry blossoms fall around you

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

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

Enjoy Japan's outstanding weeping cherry blossoms

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.

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.