Kyoto International Manga Museum
A Former School Housing 300,000 Manga Volumes
Housed in a former elementary school, this museum holds approximately 300,000 manga items. Visito...
Nanzen-ji
Nanzen-ji Temple
Highest-ranked Rinzai Zen temple in Kyoto. The 22-meter sanmon gate has city views from the top. ...
Gio-ji
A Tiny Moss-Carpeted Temple Steeped in Tragic Romance
A small thatched-roof temple blanketed in luminous green moss, linked to a tragic love story from...
Fushimi Sake District
Historic Sake Brewing Quarter with Canal Walks and Tasting Rooms
A historic sake brewing quarter in southern Kyoto where famous brands like Gekkeikan and Kizakura...
Kifune
Mountain Village Famous for a Water Shrine and Riverside Dining
A scenic mountain village north of Kyoto famous for Kifune Shrine, dedicated to the water deity, ...
Tofuku-ji
Kyoto's Supreme Autumn Foliage Temple
One of Kyoto's Five Great Zen Temples. Best autumn foliage in the city. The view from Tsutenkyo B...
Ine
Ine - The Venice of Japan
The 'Venice of Japan', a fishing village with 230 traditional funaya boat houses lining a tranqui...
Seiryo-ji
The Living Buddha of Saga and Its Hidden Treasures
Houses the 'Living Buddha' statue brought from China in 987, a wooden Shaka Nyorai said to replic...
Daigo-ji
Hideyoshi's Cherry Blossom Temple on the Mountainside
A sprawling World Heritage Site famous for Toyotomi Hideyoshi's legendary 1598 cherry blossom vie...
Shugakuin Imperial Villa
An Imperial Garden Masterpiece with Sweeping Mountain Views
Built in the 1650s by retired Emperor Go-Mizunoo. Three terraced gardens using the Higashiyama mo...
Jojakko-ji
A Hillside Temple Famous for Its Fiery Autumn Foliage
Hillside temple in Sagano, best in autumn. The pagoda surrounded by red and orange maples is the ...
Kitano Tenmangu
Shrine of Learning Famous for Plum Blossoms and Flea Markets
A major shrine dedicated to the deity of learning and scholarship, celebrated for its 2,000 plum ...
Kodai-ji
Nene's Temple for Hideyoshi, With Gold Lacquer and Lit Autumn Nights
The Zen temple Toyotomi Hideyoshi's widow Nene founded in 1606 to pray for him, with her tomb und...
Toei Kyoto Studio Park
Working Film Set and Samurai-Drama Theme Park in Uzumasa
A theme park and active film studio in Uzumasa where you walk an Edo-period townscape used for re...
Adashino Nenbutsu-ji
Eight Thousand Nameless Stones at the End of the Sagano Road
Around 8,000 stone buddhas and pagodas gathered from Adashino, a burial ground since the Heian pe...
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- Kinkaku-ji
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