Best around Kyoto Spot List

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.

An elegant temple with a Japanese rock garden and wonderful autumn foliage

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

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.

Featuring a garden created by Motonobu Kano

A Cultural Procession to Celebrate the More Than 1000 Year History of Kyoto

Tour the distillery where Japan's first malt whisky was created

Refined, high-quality Japanese stationery and incense

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

The beloved boathouse of Ryoma Sakamoto

Check out the ”Sento Kuyo” ceremony on summer nights

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.

Walk along the train tracks as cherry blossoms fall around you

An ancient temple with a beautiful garden, connected to Murasaki Shibibu

The abbot’s chambers are surrounded by four gardens

Maiko hurry back and forth at night amongst establishments fit for heads of state

Known by locals as “Kurodani-san”

Renowned for its famous Somei spring water and bush clover flowers

Where the emperors and nobles enjoyed themselves

Have fun at a mountain villa that belonged to a samurai film actor