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

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

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

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

Search for your favorite aroma

Enjoy performances from maiko up close

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

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

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

Teaware masterpieces collected by a businessman

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.

The representative garden of the Meiji period in Higashiyama

Where the successful Hideyoshi Toyotomi worshipped the three-faced Daikokuten

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.

A shopping spot with all the top brands

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

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

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.

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

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