Best around Kyoto Spot List

The representative garden of the Meiji period in Higashiyama

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

A temple of the Nichiren sect on Mt. Ogura in Sagano. It is well-known for ”Hyakunin Isshu” (a collection of 100 poems by 100 different poets). In autumn, the nearby mountains awash with brilliant red leaves.

Kamigamo-jinja Shrine is one of the oldest shrines in Kyoto, founded during the mythical age. It is famous for its Aoi Festival (Kamo Festival) and is registered as a World Heritage Site.

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

The main street of Gion features a machiya-style townscape on a cobblestone street

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.

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

Relax in a tranquil environment surrounded by bamboo

Featuring a garden created by Motonobu Kano

A Tendai sect temple with the magnificent natural monument, Yoryu no Matsu

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.

Get up close and personal with a Japanese macaque

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

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

Flowers blossom throughout the seasons at this temple, also known as “The Flower Temple”

Enjoy a 2km Path of Blooming Yoshino Cherry Trees Along a Canal

The entire place has a classic feel. This public bath is filled with unrivaled nostalgia

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

The head temple of the Myoshin-ji Temple school of the Rinzai sect. It is Japan's largest Zen temple, with 46 sub-temples.