Best around Kyoto Spot List

Relax in a tranquil environment surrounded by bamboo

Stroll along the heart-shaped pond in the garden

The inner sanctuary is the oldest example of Shinto architecture in Japan

The head temple of the Myoshin-ji Temple school of the Rinzai sect. It is Japan's largest Zen temple, with 46 sub-temples.

One of the Monzeki temples of the Tendai sect that enshrines the National Treasure Amida Sanzon (Amida Triad) statue in eternal tranquility.

Enjoy performances from maiko up close

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

Where the emperors and nobles enjoyed themselves

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

A Zen temple of the Rinzai Sect of Buddhism, world famous for its traditional rock garden.

A pink tunnel that’s pleasant with greenery and water

Fallen leaves on the road to the temple invite you to this high-status monzeki temple

Where the guardian buck and doe are enshrined

A thatched hut that stands in lush greenery

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

Quietly praying to the rakan statues on the hillsides

Famous for its cherry blossoms and being one of Kyoto’s three Kumano Shrines

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

Twin Dragons created during the Heisei period watch over Kyoto’s oldest Zen temple

Denim made using traditional methods