Best around Kyoto Spot List

Enjoy views in every season

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

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

The main training center for Shingon Esoteric Buddhism with its iconic five-story pagoda, the key landmark of Kyoto's scenery. The temple is known as ”Daishi's temple.”

A well-established ryokan where people of culture would gather for traditional performance art during the Taisho period

Blessed with knowledge by Monju

The mountain villa of Minamoto no Toru, the model for Hikaru Genji

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

Known for its god that brings economic blessings

A majestic temple and garden with beautiful Arashiyama in the background

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

Make your wishes at Nariai-ji Temple

Featuring a garden created by Motonobu Kano

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).

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

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

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

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A temple founded in Higashiyama by Hideyoshi Toyotomi's wife, Nene, to mourn his passing and pray for his soul. The nighttime illuminations in spring, summer and fall are beautiful to see.