Best around Kyoto Spot List

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

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

Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

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

Women of all ages patronize this shop

An ancient temple known as an exemplary viewing spot for autumn leaves since the Heian period.

The symbol and picturesque area of Arashiyama

For those who want to succeed like Hideyoshi did

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.

Founded in 1895 for the 1,100th anniversary of the relocation of the capital city to the Heian-kyo, the shrine reproduces the Imperial Palace of the Heian-kyo. It enshrines Emperor Kanmu and Emperor Komei.

Relax in a tranquil environment surrounded by bamboo

Known by locals as “Kurodani-san”

The abbot’s chambers are surrounded by four gardens

Kudo-no-kami, the god of the kitchen, is enshrined here

Where the emperors and nobles enjoyed themselves

Famous for its strange festival, the Kurama Fire Festival

A shopping spot with all the top brands

Walk along the train tracks as cherry blossoms fall around you

The head temple of the Shingon Sect's Omuro School. Holding a long association with the Imperial Household, the temple is also well known for its late-blooming cherry trees called Omuro-zakura.