Sakyo Ward Attractions (32)

Ginkaku-ji, formally named Jisho-ji, is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto that is visited together with the Philosoph…

Heian Shrine in Kyoto is a large shrine entered through a big red torii gate. Behind the shrine is a garden wi…

Nanzenji is a large Buddhist temple in Higashiyama, Kyoto, with a massive mountain gate standing at its entran…

Zenrinji is a temple in Kyoto known for autumn foliage, visited together with the walk down from Ginkakuji. Vi…

Suikokaku is a red-brick arched aqueduct located right next to Nanzenji in Kyoto. It was built during the Meij…

Kyoto Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in Kyoto where visitors can view flowers and trees. It contains …

Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art sits next to Heian Shrine and the zoo in Kyoto. The building combines a moder…

The Path of Philosophy is a roughly 2 km walking path along a canal that connects Ginkaku-ji and Nanzen-ji in …

Okazaki Shrine Rabbit Shrine is near Heian Shrine in Kyoto, where rabbit carvings and charms are displayed. Om…

Honenin is a small Buddhist temple located between the Philosopher's Path and Jishoji in Kyoto. It has a moss-…

Shisen-do is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto that takes almost an hour by bus from Kyoto Station. It is a small, qu…

Shugakuin Rikyu is a historic villa managed by the Japanese imperial household, about 1 km from the Shugakuin …

Kyoto City Kangyokan Miyakomesse is an exhibition hall next to Heian Shrine that hosts academic conferences, b…

Kamogawa Delta sits in a quiet neighborhood in Kyoto. During cherry blossom season, it is a good place to picn…

Kyoto Prefectural Garden of Fine Art is an open-air painting exhibition space designed by Tadao Ando, located …

Hosomi Museum is a small museum of Japanese painting and craft northwest of the Higashiyama Nijo intersection …

The Hojo Garden at Nanzenji in Kyoto is a karesansui-style Japanese garden that depicts a landscape of mountai…

North Garden is a large park north of Takaragaike in Kyoto, near Kokusaikaikan Station and Eizan Takaragaike S…

Takenaka Inari Shrine sits near the top of Yoshida Mountain in Kyoto and is a branch shrine of Yoshida Shrine.…

The Nomura Cultural Foundation Nomura Museum of Art is a small museum focused on tea utensils, located on the …

Munetada Shrine sits on Yoshida Mountain in Kyoto, between the rear of Yoshida Shrine and the front of Shinnyo…

Jogyang-san Zendan Oen Fumyo Horin-ji is a Jodo sect temple in Kyoto where visitors can see a black lucky cat …

Shigemori Mirei Garden Museum is a small garden museum near the approach to Yoshida Shrine in Kyoto, showing M…

The Japanese garden beside Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art shows a pond and a hill landscape. Water from the …

Louis Icart Art Museum Kyoto displays Art Deco copperplate prints and paintings of women by Louis Icart. It is…

Choi Seungwon is a subtemple of Nanzenji, located on the mountain path east of the Nanzenji Suirokaku in Kyoto…

Mori Yu Gallery Kyoto is a gallery exhibiting contemporary art near the western edge of the Okazaki museum dis…

Monkey World is a primate zoo in Kyoto where visitors can see monkeys, gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans. …

Kifune Shrine is a subsidiary shrine of Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto and sits directly beside the main hall of Ka…

MtK Contemporary Art is a museum in Kyoto that shows contemporary art. Its exhibitions include a work titled I…

Kyoto no Mori is a zoo in Kyoto where visitors observe animals native to Japan. It is an exhibition area desig…

Kyoto Girisha Roma Museum is a private house-style museum specializing in Greek and Roman art, a 12-minute wal…