Ukyo Ward Attractions: 16 Best Places, Ranked

1.Arashiyama
★ 4.5(7,635)

Arashiyama in Kyoto is a sightseeing area that combines the Katsura River, mountains, a bamboo forest, and a t…
2.Ninna-ji
★ 4.4(7,978)

temples

Ninna-ji is a Buddhist temple founded in 888 and the head temple of the Omuro branch of Shingon Buddhism, loca…
3.Togetsukyō Bridge
★ 4.5(5,617)

Togetsukyo is a 155-meter bridge over the Katsura River in Arashiyama, Kyoto. The river and mountain ridges ar…
4.Uzumasa Kyoto Village
★ 4.0(11,169)

Toei Uzumasa Eigamura in Kyoto is a theme park built around Edo-period film sets. Indoors it has Kamen Rider, …
5.Arashiyama Park Nakanoshima Area
★ 4.4(4,267)

Arashiyama Park Nakanoshima District is a riverside park in western Kyoto, in front of Togetsukyo Bridge. Cher…
6.Okochi Sanso Garden
★ 4.7(1,894)

gardens

Okoshi Sanso Garden is a privately owned garden reached from the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove path in Kyoto. Denjir…
7.Kimono Forest
★ 4.1(2,265)

Kimono Forest is an outdoor installation of pillars covered in kimono fabric patterns, located inside Randen A…
8.Arashiyama Yusai-Tei Gallery
★ 4.4(1,159)

art-museums

Arashiyama Yusai-tei is an art museum in Arashiyama, Kyoto, where visitors view the scenery. Its tables reflec…
9.Saga-Arashiyama Station
★ 4.2(1,173)

Saga-Arashiyama Station in Kyoto is the JR station that connects to Arashiyama and the bamboo grove. It is the…
10.Nonomiya Shrine
★ 4.4(332)

shrines

Nonomiya Shrine is a small shrine located midway along the bamboo grove path leading to Chikurin in Arashiyama…
11.斎宮旧趾
★ 4.4(298)

historic-sites

Saigu Ato is a bamboo grove walking path in Arashiyama, Kyoto, lined with tall bamboo. A railway crossing and …
12.Evangelion Kyoto Base
★ 4.3(291)

The Evangelion Kyoto Base is a tourist attraction at Toei Kyoto Studio Park in Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, where visitor…
13.Arashiyama Bamboo
★ 4.5(96)

Arashiyama Bamboo is a bamboo forest park in Arashiyama, Kyoto, where a straight path runs through the bamboo.…
14.Jeonbeomnyunsa
★ 4.2(129)

temples

Senpukurin-ji is a small Buddhist temple in Kyoto, reached by walking about five minutes from a side path by N…
15.Suseongwon
★ 4.4(45)

temples

Suiseongwon is a Buddhist temple in Myoshin-ji in Kyoto with ties to Ishida Mitsunari. Visitors with reservati…
16.Arashiyama Rickshaw
★ 4.8(5)

Arashiyama Rickshaw is a sightseeing service that tours the bamboo forest in Arashiyama, Kyoto by rickshaw. Th…