Best around Kyoto Spot List

Here at Shoren-in Temple, Emperor Kanmu prayed for peace for the capital and buried a shogun statue inside its burial mound

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

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.

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

Enjoyable for all ages, offering everything from food, general goods, and fashion

Known by locals as “Kurodani-san”

The hermitage written about in ”Saga Nikki”

Indulge in tea while gazing at the garden

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

A zoo raising approximately 130 different species of animals. Encountering small animals is fun!

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

Blessed with knowledge by Monju

Tie your prayers under the branches of the willow trees

The beloved boathouse of Ryoma Sakamoto

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

A guardian deity of water with miraculous virtue worshipped since ancient times. The shrine has been worshipped for better luck marriage by countless people through the ages, including nobles.

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

Partake of fine chocolat inside an elegant old Japanese-style home

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