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

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

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

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

Discover Western Japan's only Snow Peak Apparel flagship store, right here in historic Kyoto.

Enjoy Japan's outstanding weeping cherry blossoms

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.

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

There is a wide selection of popular home appliances. A store with a passport reader. All items are duty free.

Where the successful Hideyoshi Toyotomi worshipped the three-faced Daikokuten

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

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

Enjoy performances from maiko up close

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

Search for your favorite aroma

Walk along the train tracks as cherry blossoms fall around you

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.

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

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.