Best around Kyoto Spot List

Tour the distillery where Japan's first malt whisky was created

Denim made using traditional methods

A temple located in the holy mountain of Kurama in Kyoto. Minamoto no Yoshitsune is said to have trained here, and visitors can feel the vibrant energy of nature and the universe.

Here at Shoren-in Temple, Emperor Kanmu prayed for peace for the capital and buried a shogun statue inside its burial mound

A select shop with a wide selection of books and goods

Now the oldest and most comprehensive botanical gardens in all of Japan

Have fun at a mountain villa that belonged to a samurai film actor

The main street of Gion features a machiya-style townscape on a cobblestone street

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

A stone paved street where shops of long standing are lined up, full of Kyoto atmosphere

Where the successful Hideyoshi Toyotomi worshipped the three-faced Daikokuten

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

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

The mountain villa where a scholar lived a secluded life

A facility introducing Kyoto’s traditional crafts

The scattered fallen leaves in autumn are beautiful

Pray for good health and matchmaking at this shrine built for subduing an epidemic

A Zen temple of the Rinzai School built in the scenic area of Arashimaya in Kyoto. It was built by Takauji Ashikaga in memory of the recently deceased Emperor Go-Daigo.

Learn about sake brewing

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body