Best around Kyoto Spot List

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

Get up close and personal with a Japanese macaque

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

Relax in a tranquil environment surrounded by bamboo

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

Handmade artisanal canvas bags that are study and built to last

The main temple of the Shingon Sect of the Daigo School of Buddhism that stretches across Mt. Daigo. Famous for its cherry blossoms, Hideyoshi Toyotomi used to hold spring parties here to enjoy the trees when they are in bloom.

Teaware masterpieces collected by a businessman

Enjoy Japan's outstanding weeping cherry blossoms

Learn about the defenses of this castle town and building fireproofing

Famous for the bell that angered Ieyasu

The mountain villa where a scholar lived a secluded life

Where the successful Hideyoshi Toyotomi worshipped the three-faced Daikokuten

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

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

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

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.

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

Take a trip around the picturesque view of one of Japan’s three famous sights

Women of all ages patronize this shop