Best around Kyoto Spot List

A Tendai sect temple with the magnificent natural monument, Yoryu no Matsu

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).

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden

The head temple of the Rinzai sect's Tofuku-ji School, which has Japan's largest monastery and oldest San-mon gate. It is known as one of Kyoto's best places to view autumn leaves.

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.

Learn about sake brewing

For those who want to succeed like Hideyoshi did

A castle that is deeply rooted in the history of the Tokugawa Clan and became an important historic site during the Meiji Restoration when power was returned to Japan's Imperial Family.

Learn about the defenses of this castle town and building fireproofing

The head shrine of all the Tenman-gu shrines in Japan, affectionally called ”Kitano no Tenjin-san.” The shrine is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane.

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

For centuries, Nishiki Market has been known and loved as Kyoto's kitchen.

Successive generations of emperors lived at the site of these historical remains

Two different windows overlooking a garden

A select shop with a wide selection of books and goods

A shrine affiliated with boars and protection for the lower body

A movie theater and 130 specialty stores in the Kyoto Station area

The head temple of the Myoshin-ji Temple school of the Rinzai sect. It is Japan's largest Zen temple, with 46 sub-temples.

A famous shrine that plays a central role in the Gion Festival

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