Best around Kyoto Spot List

A facility introducing Kyoto’s traditional crafts

One of Kyoto's most renowned temples, located on the side of Mt. Otowa in the Higishiyama Range. It has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Enjoy views in every season

A classical red brick building

For centuries, Nishiki Market has been known and loved as Kyoto's kitchen.

The school Yae Niijima’s husband Joseph dreamed of opening

The representative garden of the Meiji period in Higashiyama

Where the emperors and nobles enjoyed themselves

Surrounded by the old-growth forest of Tadasu-no-Mori, the shrine has records that date back before Christ. It is also renowned as a spiritual place believed to bring good luck in romance.

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.

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

Kudo-no-kami, the god of the kitchen, is enshrined here

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

A shopping spot with all the top brands

Known by locals as “Kurodani-san”

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

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.

The Kyoto National Museum houses many artworks and cultural properties of Kyoto dating from the Heian period (794-1185) to the Edo period (1603-1868).

Ono no Komachi concealed herself here amongst the plum blossoms