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

The representative garden of the Meiji period in Higashiyama

Walk along the train tracks as cherry blossoms fall around you

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

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

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

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

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

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

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.

Teaware masterpieces collected by a businessman

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

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

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.