Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Kiyomizu-dera Temple is one of Kyoto’s most famous temples, located in the Higashiyama area. It is also registered...
294 Kiyomizu 1-chome, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0862, Japan
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Ginkaku-ji Temple (Silver Pavilion)
Ginkaku-ji Temple, officially known as Jisho-ji Temple, is a Zen temple located near the Philosopher’s Path in eas...
2 Ginkakujicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8402, Japan
Kōdai-ji Temple
Kōdai-ji Temple is one of the most beautiful Zen temples in Kyoto’s Higashiyama district. Founded by Nene, the wif...
526 Shimokawaracho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Entoku-in Temple
Entoku-in Temple is a peaceful sub-temple of Kōdai-ji and is best known as the place where Nene, the widow of Toyotomi H...
530 Shimokawaracho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kōdai-ji Sho Museum
Kōdai-ji Sho Museum is a small museum dedicated to the treasures and artistic heritage of Kōdai-ji Temple and its affili...
2F Kyō Rakushi Nene, 530 Shimokawaracho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Nene-no-Michi
Nene-no-Michi is a charming stone-paved walking street in Kyoto’s Higashiyama district, connecting Kōdai-ji Temple...
Shimokawaracho Area, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Jishu Shrine
Jishu Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine located within the grounds of Kiyomizu-dera Temple. Dedicated to the deity of m...
317 Kiyomizu 1-chome, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan (within the grounds of Kiyomizu-dera)
Hōkan-ji Temple (Yasaka Pagoda)
Hōkan-ji Temple is best known for the iconic Yasaka Pagoda, one of Kyoto’s most recognizable landmarks. Rising abo...
388 Kiyomizu Yasaka Kamimachi, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Yasaka Koshindo (Kongo-ji Temple)
Yasaka Koshindo, officially known as Kongo-ji Temple, is a small Buddhist temple famous for its colorful Kukurizaru wish...
390 Kinencho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Ryozen Kannon
Ryozen Kannon is a striking 24-meter-tall white statue of Kannon, the Buddhist Goddess of Compassion, standing in Kyoto&...
526-2 Shimokawaracho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku Shrine
Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku Shrine is dedicated to the men and women who played important roles during the final years of the Ed...
Ryozencho, Seikanji, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Ryozen Museum of History
Ryozen Museum of History is one of Japan’s leading museums dedicated to the Bakumatsu period and the Meiji Restora...
1 Ryozencho, Seikanji, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Ishibei-koji Alley
Ishibei-koji Alley is one of Kyoto’s most picturesque traditional streets, tucked away between Kōdai-ji Temple and...
Shimokawaracho Area, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Ninenzaka Slope
Ninenzaka Slope is one of Kyoto’s most charming historic streets, leading toward Kiyomizu-dera Temple through the ...
Masuyacho Area, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Sannenzaka Slope
Sannenzaka, also known as Sannei-zaka, is one of Kyoto’s most famous historic streets leading to Kiyomizu-dera Tem...
Kiyomizu 2-chome Area, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Daiun-in Temple (Gionkaku Pavilion)
Daiun-in Temple is best known for Gionkaku, a distinctive tower that rises above Kyoto’s Higashiyama district. Sta...
594-1 Gionmachi Minamigawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Site of Suikokan
The Site of Suikokan is a quiet historical landmark near Kōdai-ji Temple in Kyoto’s Higashiyama district. During t...
Masuyacho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Yasaka Shrine
Yasaka Shrine is one of Kyoto’s most important and recognizable Shinto shrines, standing at the eastern end of Shi...
625 Gionmachi Kitagawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Maruyama Park
Maruyama Park is Kyoto’s oldest public park and one of the city’s most beloved green spaces. Located beside ...
Maruyamacho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Choraku-ji Temple
Choraku-ji Temple is a peaceful Tendai temple located on the eastern hillside of Maruyama Park in Kyoto’s Higashiy...
626 Maruyamacho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Chion-in Temple
Chion-in Temple is the head temple of Jōdo (Pure Land) Buddhism and one of Kyoto’s most impressive temple complexe...
400 Rinka-cho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Shoren-in Monzeki Temple
Shoren-in Monzeki is one of Kyoto’s most prestigious temple complexes and one of the three principal Monzeki templ...
69-1 Awataguchi Sanjobocho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Yasui Konpiragu Shrine
Yasui Konpiragu Shrine is one of Kyoto’s most famous spiritual destinations, renowned for helping visitors break u...
70 Shimobentencho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kennin-ji Temple
Kennin-ji Temple is Kyoto’s oldest Zen temple and the head temple of the Kennin-ji school of Rinzai Zen Buddhism. ...
584 Komatsucho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Hanamikoji Street
Hanamikoji Street is the heart of Kyoto’s famous Gion entertainment district and one of the city’s most icon...
Gionmachi Minamigawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Tatsumi Shrine
Tatsumi Shrine is a small but iconic shrine located beside Shirakawa Canal in Kyoto’s historic Gion district. Surr...
Motoyoshicho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Gion Shinbashi Historic District
Gion Shinbashi is one of Kyoto’s most beautifully preserved historic districts, famous for its elegant streetscape...
Motoyoshicho & Hashimotocho Area, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto Ebisu Shrine
Kyoto Ebisu Shrine is one of Japan’s most important shrines dedicated to Ebisu, the Shinto deity of prosperity, su...
125 Komatsucho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Pontocho
Pontocho is one of Kyoto’s most famous entertainment districts, running along a narrow alley between the Kamogawa ...
Pontocho-dori, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Rokuharamitsu-ji Temple
Rokuharamitsu-ji Temple is one of Kyoto’s oldest Buddhist temples and is closely associated with the wandering mon...
81-1 Rokurocho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Rokudo Chinno-ji Temple
Rokudo Chinno-ji Temple is one of Kyoto’s most mysterious and legendary temples. Located at the historic crossroad...
595 Komatsucho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Awata Shrine
Awata Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine located on a hillside at the eastern entrance to Kyoto. For centuries, traveler...
1 Awataguchi Kajicho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
The Philosopher's Path
The Philosopher’s Path is a scenic walking trail that stretches for about 2 kilometers along a canal in eastern Ky...
Jodoji Ishibashicho Area, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Otoyo Shrine
Otoyo Shrine is a peaceful Shinto shrine located just a short walk from Kyoto’s famous Philosopher’s Path. S...
1 Shishigatani Miyanomaecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Honen-in Temple
Honen-in Temple is a peaceful Buddhist temple located just off the Philosopher’s Path in eastern Kyoto. Surrounded...
30 Goshonodan-cho, Shishigatani, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Anraku-ji Temple
Anraku-ji Temple is a small and peaceful Jodo Buddhist temple located near the Philosopher’s Path in eastern Kyoto...
21 Goshonodan-cho, Shishigatani, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Shinnyo-do Temple (Shinsho Gokuraku-ji)
Shinnyo-do Temple, officially known as Shinsho Gokuraku-ji, is a peaceful Tendai Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. Altho...
82 Shinnyo-cho, Jodoji, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Eikando Zenrin-ji Temple
Eikando Zenrin-ji is one of Kyoto’s most celebrated temples, especially famous for its spectacular autumn colors. ...
48 Eikandocho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Nanzen-ji Temple
Nanzen-ji is one of Kyoto’s most important Zen temples and serves as the head temple of the Nanzen-ji branch of Ri...
86 Nanzenji Fukuchicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Suirokaku Aqueduct
Suirokaku Aqueduct is a striking brick aqueduct located within the grounds of Nanzen-ji Temple in eastern Kyoto. Complet...
Nanzenji Fukuchicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Keage Incline
Keage Incline is the preserved remains of Japan’s largest historic inclined railway, built as part of the Lake Biw...
Higashikomonozacho Area, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Lake Biwa Canal Museum
The Lake Biwa Canal Museum introduces the history, engineering, and lasting impact of the Lake Biwa Canal, one of Japan&...
17 Kusakawacho, Nanzenji, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto City Zoo
Kyoto City Zoo is Japan’s second-oldest zoo, having opened in 1903. Located in Kyoto’s cultural Okazaki dist...
Okazaki Park, Hoshojicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Murin-an Garden
Murin-an Garden is one of Kyoto’s finest examples of a modern Japanese landscape garden. Created as the Kyoto vill...
31 Kusakawacho, Nanzenji, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Heian Shrine
Heian Shrine is one of Kyoto’s most iconic landmarks, famous for its brilliant vermilion buildings, enormous torii...
97 Okazaki Nishitennocho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art
Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art is one of Japan’s oldest surviving public art museums and an outstanding example ...
124 Okazaki Enshojicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (MoMAK)
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (MoMAK) is Japan’s leading museum dedicated to modern and contemporary ar...
26-1 Okazaki Enshojicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto Prefectural Library
Kyoto Prefectural Library is one of Japan’s oldest public libraries and an important cultural landmark in Kyoto...
Okazaki Seishoji-cho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan