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

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

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

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

Enjoyable for all ages, offering everything from food, general goods, and fashion

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

Handmade artisanal canvas bags that are study and built to last

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.

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

The representative garden of the Meiji period in Higashiyama

Enjoy the adorable shape of wheat gluten manju wrapped in bamboo leaves

Warabimochi on a bed of frozen roasted soybean flour and honey

Partake of fine chocolat inside an elegant old Japanese-style home

A whimsical space reminding you of a western-style home from the Showa period

Enjoy the greenery of the garden inside Nanzen-ji Temple at a boiled tofu store

The 100-year-old white plum tree watches over this Sukiya-style city along the Shirokawa stream

Enjoy the fragrance and bitterness of matcha ice cream and brown sugar sweets fired in a direct-fire oven

The oyakodon (chicken and egg on rice) at this veteran shop is profound in its simplicity

Take a snack break at this Japanese sweet shop’s tea house

These standard sweets are smooth and melt in your mouth