Best Visiting around Kyoto Spot List

Featuring a wooden statue of a historical Shogun from the Ashikaga period

Enjoy performances from maiko up close

The head temple of the Rinzai sect's Tofuku-ji School, which has Japan's largest monastery and oldest San-mon gate. It is known as one of Kyoto's best places to view autumn leaves.

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

A castle that is deeply rooted in the history of the Tokugawa Clan and became an important historic site during the Meiji Restoration when power was returned to Japan's Imperial Family.

Experience the charm of The Tale of Genji using all five senses

The hermitage written about in ”Saga Nikki”

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

Teaware masterpieces collected by a businessman

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

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

The inner sanctuary is the oldest example of Shinto architecture in Japan

The mountain villa of Minamoto no Toru, the model for Hikaru Genji

The symbol and picturesque area of Arashiyama

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

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.

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

Walk along the train tracks as cherry blossoms fall around you

A temple that has existed since the Warring States period and is connected to Nobunaga

The roads are covered with colorful leaves in autumn