Best around Kyoto Spot List

A picture of life in Japan perfectly blended into nature

A garden enjoyed by many writers and artists

Enjoy Japan's outstanding weeping cherry blossoms

Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

Make your wishes at Nariai-ji Temple

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

Where the successful Hideyoshi Toyotomi worshipped the three-faced Daikokuten

A Zen temple of the Rinzai School built in the scenic area of Arashimaya in Kyoto. It was built by Takauji Ashikaga in memory of the recently deceased Emperor Go-Daigo.

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.”

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

The scattered fallen leaves in autumn are beautiful

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

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 head shrine of all the Inari-jinja shrines across Japan. Its approximately 1,000 photogenic torii gates (an archway to a Shinto shrine) attract many visitors.

The head shrine of all the Tenman-gu shrines in Japan, affectionally called ”Kitano no Tenjin-san.” The shrine is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane.

Successive generations of emperors lived at the site of these historical remains

Indulge in tea while gazing at the garden

Denim made using traditional methods

A place for relaxation for the citizens of Kyoto and famous for its plum blossoms