Best around Kyoto Spot List

From crafts, paintings, and more: this museum has many famous works on display

Famous for the bell that angered Ieyasu

Refined, high-quality Japanese stationery and incense

Handmade artisanal canvas bags that are study and built to last

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

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

A journey from the past to the present of Kyoto railways

The head temple of the Rinzai sect, known as the highest-ranked Zen temple in Japan.

Occasionally open seasonally for cherry blossom, azalea, and fall leaves viewing

Where the emperors and nobles enjoyed themselves

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

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

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

Don't miss seeing the resting place for Shinsengumi members, Mibu-zuka

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden

Ono no Komachi concealed herself here amongst the plum blossoms

The head temple of the Shingon Sect's Omuro School. Holding a long association with the Imperial Household, the temple is also well known for its late-blooming cherry trees called Omuro-zakura.

Autumn colors light up the moss garden in this temple's garden of enlightenment

The representative garden of the Meiji period in Higashiyama

The school Yae Niijima’s husband Joseph dreamed of opening