Best around Kyoto Spot List

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).

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

The main training center for Shingon Esoteric Buddhism with its iconic five-story pagoda, the key landmark of Kyoto's scenery. The temple is known as ”Daishi's temple.”

Make your wishes at Nariai-ji Temple

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

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.

The building and the interior itself are the display! Experience Kyoto's elegance

The shrine to the north of the main hall of Kiyomizu-dera Temple, whose spirit is worshipped as a deity of marriage. A pair of guardian stones in the grounds known as ”Koi uranai-no-Ishi” dates back to the Jomon period.

Fallen leaves on the road to the temple invite you to this high-status monzeki temple

A classical red brick building

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

The head shrine of all the Inari-jinja shrines across Japan. Its approximately 1,000 photogenic torii gates (an archway to a Shinto shrine) attract many visitors.

The representative garden of the Meiji period in Higashiyama

Take a snack break at this Japanese sweet shop’s tea house

The 100-year-old white plum tree watches over this Sukiya-style city along the Shirokawa stream

A whimsical space reminding you of a western-style home from the Showa period

A well-established Kyoto confection shop that’s perfect for those with a sweet tooth

Enjoy the greenery of the garden inside Nanzen-ji Temple at a boiled tofu store

Directly connected to Kyoto Station, this major complex facility contains hotels, department stores, specialized stores, restaurants, and theaters, offering various kinds of recreation.

Enjoy the fragrance and bitterness of matcha ice cream and brown sugar sweets fired in a direct-fire oven