Best around Kyoto Spot List

The school Yae Niijima’s husband Joseph dreamed of opening

A historical ryokan designated as a tangible cultural property where every room offers a view of the garden

Learn about sake brewing

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

The symbol and picturesque area of Arashiyama

A shrine to visit for breaking bad habits or starting good ones

Learn about the defenses of this castle town and building fireproofing

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.

Famous for the bell that angered Ieyasu

Get up close and personal with a Japanese macaque

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.

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

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden

The roads are covered with colorful leaves in autumn

The shrine to the north of the main hall of Kiyomizu-dera Temple, whose spirit is worshipped as a deity of marriage. A pair of guardian stones in the grounds known as ”Koi uranai-no-Ishi” dates back to the Jomon period.

The hermitage written about in ”Saga Nikki”

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.

Tie your prayers under the branches of the willow trees

A famous location for autumn leaves, connected to Kukai (Kobo-daishi)