Shimogyo Ward Attractions — Open now

1.Nidec Kyoto Tower
★ 4.2(18,450)

Kyoto Tower stands directly in front of Kyoto Station and looks down over the city of Kyoto. From the observat…
2.Umekōji Park
★ 4.2(10,202)

parks

Umekoji Park is a large city park about a 15-minute walk from Kyoto Station, with lawns, a playground, and wal…
3.Nishi Hongan-ji Temple
★ 4.4(5,873)

temples

Nishi Honganji is a large temple near Kyoto Station where visitors can see Japanese Buddhist heritage. It is a…
4.Kyoto Tower Building
★ 4.2(5,802)

Kyoto Tower Building is a viewing tower about 100 meters tall in front of Kyoto Station, looking down over cen…
5.Byōdō-ji (Inaba-dō) Temple
★ 4.4(1,593)

Heian-ji (Inbendo) is a temple near Nishiki Market in Kyoto that sells amulets and related goods for the healt…
6.Nishijin Asagi Museum
★ 4.8(187)

The Nishijin Asagi Museum is a craft museum on the seventh floor of Tsukaki Square, directly in front of Exit …
7.Koeido
★ 4.5(260)

temples

Goei-do is a large Buddhist temple within walking distance of Kyoto Station and near Kyoto Tower. The Yoiden h…
8.Lawn Field
★ 4.1(256)

parks

Lawn Field is a large lawn park within walking distance of Kyoto Station and close to Umekoji Kyoto-nishi Stat…
9.Shiden Plaza
★ 4.2(203)

Shiden Plaza is a small free tram museum inside Umekoji Park in Kyoto. It displays four former Kyoto City tram…
10.Kotoku Park
★ 3.8(272)

parks

Kotoku Park is within walking distance of Tanbaguchi Station and sits north of the Matsumoto supermarket. It h…
11.Kyoto City University of Arts Art Gallery @KCUA
★ 4.2(107)

art-museums

Kyoto University of the Arts runs this museum on its Kyoto campus, showing exhibitions organized around studen…
12.Sky Garden
★ 4.5(53)

Kyoto Station Sky Garden is a free observation garden on the roof of the Kyoto Station building, looking down …
13.Bukkoji Park
★ 3.8(109)

parks

Butsukoji Park sits along the Kamo River in Kyoto, a five-minute walk from Hankyu Kawaramachi Station. Cherry …
14.Nagura Park
★ 4.1(70)

parks

Nagura Park is an urban park near Roam in Kyoto, with lawns, a children's playground and a gateball court. Fro…
15.Kyoto Art Gallery
★ 4.6(36)

art-museums

Kyoto Art Gallery in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto exhibits and sells paintings by emerging local artists. You can view…
16.Shutoku Park
★ 4.0(68)

parks

Shutoku Park sits in a residential neighborhood west of Karasuma Street, reached by turning off at Manjuji Str…
17.kyoto ddd gallery
★ 4.5(38)

art-museums

Kyoto ddd gallery is on the third floor of a mixed-use building near Shijo Station in Kyoto, set back from the…
18.Hikari Park
★ 3.7(94)

parks

Yakata Park is a small park on the west bank of the Kamogawa in Kyoto, south of the elevated Tokaido Shinkanse…
19.Ryūganji Temple
★ 4.1(55)

temples

Yonganji is a Jodo-shu Buddhist temple in Kyoto that runs programs presenting Buddhism in contemporary forms. …
20.Endo Goki Museum
★ 4.2(35)

art-museums

Endo Goki Art Museum in Kyoto displays the artist's oil paintings and other paintings. The collection ranges f…
21.The Place Where Dogen Passed Away
★ 4.2(34)

Dogen Zenji, the founder of the Japanese Soto school, died here in 1253 at the age of 54. He had been staying …
22.Wakamatsu Park
★ 3.5(36)

parks

Wakamatsu Park is a long, narrow children's park in a residential area of Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto. It has swings,…