Best around Kyoto Spot List

Enjoy Japan's outstanding weeping cherry blossoms

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

Search for your favorite aroma

Known by locals as “Kurodani-san”

The Osawa-no-ike Pond is famous for its cherry blossoms and moon-viewing pavilion

Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets

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

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

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

Learn about the defenses of this castle town and building fireproofing

The hermitage written about in ”Saga Nikki”

The object of worship here is Amida Nyorai and the statue of Prince Shotoku in the main hall is an important cultural property

Enjoy performances from maiko up close

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

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

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.

A beautiful temple like the Pure Land itself that illustrates the prosperity of the Fujiwara regency during the late Heian Period.

Kamigamo-jinja Shrine is one of the oldest shrines in Kyoto, founded during the mythical age. It is famous for its Aoi Festival (Kamo Festival) and is registered as a World Heritage Site.

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

A picture of life in Japan perfectly blended into nature