Best around Kyoto Spot List

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

The entire space is a work of art! An art museum designed by painter Insho Domoto

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

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

Packed full of nutrients from plants from Japan and China

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

Relax in a tranquil environment surrounded by bamboo

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

Appreciate the palm-sized artworks

Known by locals as “Kurodani-san”

A facility introducing Kyoto’s traditional crafts

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

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.

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

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

Two different windows overlooking a garden

The school Yae Niijima’s husband Joseph dreamed of opening

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

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

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.