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1.Ginkaku-ji
★ 4.5(18,076)

temples

Ginkaku-ji, formally named Jisho-ji, is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto that is visited together with the Philosoph…
2.Heian-jingū Shrine
★ 4.4(16,075)

Heian Shrine in Kyoto is a large shrine entered through a big red torii gate. Behind the shrine is a garden wi…
3.Nanzen-ji
★ 4.5(12,725)

temples

Nanzenji is a large Buddhist temple in Higashiyama, Kyoto, with a massive mountain gate standing at its entran…
4.Eikan-dō Temple
★ 4.6(9,767)

Zenrinji is a temple in Kyoto known for autumn foliage, visited together with the walk down from Ginkakuji. Vi…
5.Waterway Pavilion
★ 4.6(5,111)

Suikokaku is a red-brick arched aqueduct located right next to Nanzenji in Kyoto. It was built during the Meij…
6.Kyoto Botanical Gardens
★ 4.4(7,472)

gardens

Kyoto Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in Kyoto where visitors can view flowers and trees. It contains …
7.Philosopher's Path
★ 4.6(3,339)

The Path of Philosophy is a roughly 2 km walking path along a canal that connects Ginkaku-ji and Nanzen-ji in …
8.Okazaki Shrine
★ 4.4(3,967)

shrines

Okazaki Shrine Rabbit Shrine is near Heian Shrine in Kyoto, where rabbit carvings and charms are displayed. Om…
9.Hōnenin Temple
★ 4.5(2,041)

temples

Honenin is a small Buddhist temple located between the Philosopher's Path and Jishoji in Kyoto. It has a moss-…
10.Shisendo Jozan-ji
★ 4.4(1,775)

temples

Shisen-do is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto that takes almost an hour by bus from Kyoto Station. It is a small, qu…
11.Miyako Messe (Kyoto International Exhibition Hall)
★ 3.8(4,986)

Kyoto City Kangyokan Miyakomesse is an exhibition hall next to Heian Shrine that hosts academic conferences, b…
12.Kamogawa Delta
★ 4.6(921)

Kamogawa Delta sits in a quiet neighborhood in Kyoto. During cherry blossom season, it is a good place to picn…
13.Garden of Fine Arts Kyoto
★ 4.3(935)

Kyoto Prefectural Garden of Fine Art is an open-air painting exhibition space designed by Tadao Ando, located …
14.Hojo Garden （南禅寺方丈庭院）
★ 4.5(176)

The Hojo Garden at Nanzenji in Kyoto is a karesansui-style Japanese garden that depicts a landscape of mountai…
15.North Garden
★ 4.2(250)

parks

North Garden is a large park north of Takaragaike in Kyoto, near Kokusaikaikan Station and Eizan Takaragaike S…
16.Takenaka Inari Shrine
★ 4.3(164)

shrines

Takenaka Inari Shrine sits near the top of Yoshida Mountain in Kyoto and is a branch shrine of Yoshida Shrine.…
17.Munetada Shrine 宗忠
★ 4.1(186)

shrines

Munetada Shrine sits on Yoshida Mountain in Kyoto, between the rear of Yoshida Shrine and the front of Shinnyo…
18.Choe Seungwon
★ 4.2(73)

temples

Choi Seungwon is a subtemple of Nanzenji, located on the mountain path east of the Nanzenji Suirokaku in Kyoto…
19.Kifune-jinja Shrine
★ 4.3(15)

shrines

Kifune Shrine is a subsidiary shrine of Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto and sits directly beside the main hall of Ka…
20.Forest of Kyōto
★ 3.9(16)

zoos

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