Best around Kyoto Spot List

A picture of life in Japan perfectly blended into nature

Experience the sensibility of an artist

Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love

Surrounded by the old-growth forest of Tadasu-no-Mori, the shrine has records that date back before Christ. It is also renowned as a spiritual place believed to bring good luck in romance.

Famous for its majestic, moss-covered garden

Famous for its cherry blossoms and being one of Kyoto’s three Kumano Shrines

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

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.

Having many children themselves, rabbits symbolize safe child-rearing here

Renowned for its famous Somei spring water and bush clover flowers

A journey from the past to the present of Kyoto railways

Maiko hurry back and forth at night amongst establishments fit for heads of state

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

A massive triple gate welcomes you to the head temple for the Obaku sect of Zen Buddhism

The representative garden of the Meiji period in Higashiyama

The inner sanctuary is the oldest example of Shinto architecture in Japan

Denim made using traditional methods

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

Search for your favorite aroma

Ono no Komachi concealed herself here amongst the plum blossoms