Best around Kyoto Spot List

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

The hermitage written about in ”Saga Nikki”

A facility introducing Kyoto’s traditional crafts

Enjoy the burning red foliage in autumn and the cherry blossoms and rhododendrons in spring

The representative garden of the Meiji period in Higashiyama

An ancient temple with a beautiful garden, connected to Murasaki Shibibu

Learn about sake brewing

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

Featuring a wooden statue of a historical Shogun from the Ashikaga period

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.

Famous for the bell that angered Ieyasu

A massive collection of manga from all over the world, from the famous to rare finds

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

The head shrine of all Gion satellite shrines throughout Japan. Local residents call the shrine ”Gion-san.”

Ono no Komachi concealed herself here amongst the plum blossoms

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

A Cultural Procession to Celebrate the More Than 1000 Year History of Kyoto

Take a relaxed trip around Ine Bay by boat

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

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