Best around Kyoto Spot List

The homeland of a goddess at Ise Grand Shrine, located in the old Tango Province

Denim made using traditional methods

The roads are covered with colorful leaves in autumn

A Zen temple of the Rinzai Sect of Buddhism, world famous for its traditional rock garden.

Famous for its connection to Honen and it’s beauty in autumn

Women of all ages patronize this shop

Packed full of nutrients from plants from Japan and China

Refined, high-quality Japanese stationery and incense

Known by locals as “Kurodani-san”

Famous for the bell that angered Ieyasu

A beautiful temple like the Pure Land itself that illustrates the prosperity of the Fujiwara regency during the late Heian Period.

The main training center for Shingon Esoteric Buddhism with its iconic five-story pagoda, the key landmark of Kyoto's scenery. The temple is known as ”Daishi's temple.”

Make your wishes at Nariai-ji Temple

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

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

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.

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

Enjoy the burning red foliage in autumn and the cherry blossoms and rhododendrons in spring

Pray for good health and matchmaking at this shrine built for subduing an epidemic