Kyoto Station, where trains and buses arrive and depart, is Kyoto's sightseeing hub. The nearby East and West Honganji Temples and Toji Temple can also be reached on foot. Kawaramachi is lined with department stores, apparel stores, and gourmet restaurants.
Kyoto Station and Kawaramachi are home to Kyoto Tower, Higashi Honganji Temple, Nishi Honganji Temple, Sanjusangendo, Nishiki Market, Shijo Kawaramachi, Ponto-cho, Toji Temple, Shoseien, Nishiki Tenmangu Shrine, and other tourist spots.
Also recommended are local gourmet restaurants such as Kaiseki Cuisine, Shinpuku Cuisine, and Daiichi Asahi.
Toji Temple, officially known as Kyoo Gokokuji Temple, is one of the East and West official temples built in 794 after the capital was relocated to Heian-kyo. It is located to the east and west of Rajomon, the main gate of the capital. It was later designated by Kukai as the fundamental center of Shingon esoteric Buddhism, a role it still plays today. To-ji Temple has maintained its original layo...»
The view of bamboo trees standing in neat rows high in the sky and the fresh green covering the sky is breathtaking. The sound of leaves rustling in the wind and the pale light shining through the gaps between the bamboos make this one of Kyoto's most popular tourist attractions, where you can feel the Japanese atmosphere....»
This bridge spans the Katsura River at the foot of Arashiyama, a 382-meter-high mountain famous for its cherry blossoms and autumn leaves. The combination of the gently flowing Katsura River and Arashiyama in the background is beautiful,Arashiyama is a symbolic sightseeing spot in Kyoto, used for filming of movies and TV dramas and in tourist brochures. At night, the bridge is illuminated by ele...»
The main shrine is located at the foot of Mt. Known as "Inari-san," the shrine is one of the most visited in Japan and has a long history. The path leading from behind the main shrine to the top of the mountain is called "Senbon-torii," or one thousand torii.The path from behind the main shrine to the top of the mountain is lined with endless vermilion torii gates called "Senbon-torii" (thousand...»
Saiho-ji Temple is called "moss temple" because of the impressive moss that covers the temple grounds like a carpet of green. The garden is a karesansui garden created by Soseki Muso, a Zen monk and one of the world's greatest gardeners of all time, who perfected the Zen garden or karesansui style,The other is a karesansui garden with a pond at its center and beautiful mosses. Both gardens are d...»
Noryo-doko along the Kamogawa River is a place where the generous and chic culture of the townspeople of the Edo period has been passed down from generation to generation. About 100 restaurants are open, offering a variety of cuisines including Kyoto cuisine, Italian, French, and café food, while enjoying the waterside scenery with the mountains in the background....»
Tenryu-ji was founded in 1343 by Ashikaga Takauji, a barbarian general, to mourn the loss of Emperor Godaigo.As a Zen temple associated with the Ashikaga shogunate and Emperor Godaigo, it has been ranked first among the five temples of Kyoto. The garden around the central pond was created by Soseki Muso, a Zen monk and one of the world's greatest gardeners of all time, who perfected the Zen garde...»
Nijo Castle, a plain castle, was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603. Ieyasu was the victor in the Battle of Sekigahara.Ieyasu built Nijo Castle to protect Kyoto and to serve as a lodging house for his troops traveling to Kyoto,In the same year, Ieyasu was inaugurated as the first shogun of the Edo shogunate. At the end of the Edo period, the 15th shogun of the Edo shogunate, Yoshinobu Tokugawa, an...»
Shorenin Monzeki, located within walking distance of Gion, is a temple that is said to have its origin in Seirenbo, one of the priests' residences built by Saicho, the founder of the Tendai sect, at the top of Mt. The temple is known for enshrining the national treasure Ao-Fudo Myoo (Blue Fudo), which is enshrined in the Shogunzuka Seiryuden, which was established in October 2014 in the Tobichi-k...»
The site of Fujiwara Teika's Shiguretei is famous for the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Located halfway up Mt. Ogura with beautiful autumn leaves, this is the temple where Nisshin (Shin) Shonin lived in seclusion. The temple has a multi-purpose pagoda and Myokendo, both of which are designated as important cultural properties....»
Founded in 1723 as a temple of the Kegon sect of Buddhism. Today it is a Rinzai sect temple. Located at the foot of Mt. Matsuo in the western part of Kyoto City, the temple commands a panoramic view of the city from the vantage point at the top of the stone steps. The temple's eighth abbot felt enlightened by the sound of the bellbugs chirping in unison, and this was the impetus for keeping them. ...»
The temple was founded by Emperor Uda in 888, and was later called Omuro Gosho, which means "Imperial Residence" in Japanese. The temple is a highly prestigious monzeki temple, and is mentioned in many classics such as "Tsurezuregusa" and "Hojoki". The temple is a prestigious World Heritage site. Passing through the vermilion-lacquered Naka-mon Gate (Important Cultural Property), visitors will se...»
This museum was established to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening of the railroad. The museum preserves and exhibits 18 representative SL cars that were manufactured in Japan from the early Taisho era to the 1950s, and were in service in various parts of Japan until 1975, including 6 dynamically preserved cars.The museum also features a "fan-shaped garage" built in 1914 and a "former...»
Onishi Honganji Temple is the head temple of the Honganji sect of Shinshu Jodo. This is a large temple with the main hall (Amida Hall), the Mikado (Daishi Hall), and other large buildings lined up and surrounded by a Tsukiji wall. The Karamon Gate, a national treasure, also known as "Nipporimon," is a must-see. The temple has many cultural assets, including national treasures and important cultura...»
Higashi Honganji Temple is the head temple of the Otani sect of Shinshu Buddhism, officially known as Shinshu Hongyo. It consists of two halls: the Mikado Hall, where a wooden statue of Shinran, the founder of the sect, is enshrined, and the Amida Hall, where the principal image of Yayoi Buddha is enshrined. The present building was rebuilt in 1895. It is known as one of the largest wooden structu...»
Uzumasa Movie Village is a movie town that has been called Japan's Hollywood, after the world's movie capital Hollywood, and can be called the "home of Japanese movies. The Toei Movie Theater Village was established in this area to "keep the lights of the movies burning". The amusement zone is based on the theme of movies, and visitors can watch powerful performances of actors on the open set of a...»
The main building of the museum is designated as a national treasure. Tours are offered in the new wing, which displays the museum's collection as well as items deposited by temples and shrines. The garden is also beautiful, and exhibits include Rodin's The Thinker. ...»
The villa was built by Denjiro Okochi, a famous actor of the past, over a period of 30 years....»
Exhibitions of Kyoto's history, crafts, arts, folklore, archaeology, and visual materials...»
Sake breweries can be seen everywhere in the town of Fushimi and are a symbol of the city. Among them, Gekkeikan boasts a long history. Near the head office of Gekkeikan is the Okura Memorial Museum, built in an earthen storehouse. The museum provides an easy-to-understand guide to the sake brewing process with video and display panels, and also exhibits tools used in sake brewing in the past. Vis...»
Ryoan-ji Temple is a temple of the Myoshin-ji sect of the Rinzai Sect of Zen Buddhism, and is registered as a World Heritage Site as one of the "Cultural Properties of Ancient Kyoto.Hojo Garden," famous as Kyoto's representative dry landscape garden, is 25m wide and 10m deep, with 15 stones arranged in groups of 5, 2, 3, 2, and 3 on white sand, starting from the east. It is said that it is impossi...»
The tower is 131 meters high, named after the population of Kyoto City of 1.31 million at that time, and was designed in the image of a lighthouse. The 131-meter-high tower, built in December 1964, is the symbol in front of Kyoto Station and the tallest building in Kyoto City....»
Built to commemorate the 1200th anniversary of the founding of the Heian Capital. The garden features a pond garden and a green pavilion. ...»
Located at the eastern end of Nishiki Market, the kitchen of Kyoto, Nishiki Tenmangu Shrine is called Nishiki no Tenjin-san. The shrine is well known for its blessings for good luck in academics, protection from bad luck, and prosperous business....»