Higashiyama is a district to the east of Kyoto's city center. Sitting between the Kamo River and the Higashiyama Mountain Range, the narrow streets between Yasaka Shrine and Kiyomizu Temple are lined with traditional merchant houses selling crafts, sweets and local specialties. In Higashiyama, the feeling of old Kyoto has been preserved, with shops offering the chance to experience tea ceremony or dress up as a maiko or samurai for a photo session. Travel back in time during a walk or (even better) rickshaw ride through historic architecture in Kyoto's most picturesque district.
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A Day in Higashiyama
Travel back in time in Kyoto's most picturesque ward

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Ninenzaka Street, lined by historic buildings

Traditional architecture

Camellia Tea Ceremony

Camellia Tea Ceremony

A lantern-lit alleyway in Higashiyama

Yasaka Pagoda

Travel through time in Ninenzaka Street

Maiko Photo Shoot at Studio Shiki

Rickshaw Ride

Niōmon at Kiyomizu-dera

Saimon at Kiyomizu-dera

Saimon (west gate) at Kiyomizu-dera

Detail of the pagoda at Kiyomizu-dera

Pagoda at Kiyomizu-dera

Three-story pagoda at Kiyomizu-dera

Sunset and city views from Kiyomizu-dera

Sunset from Kiyomizu-dera

Yasaka Shrine during Gion Matsuri

Lanterns at Yasaka Shrine

Lanterns at Yasaka Shrine
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Sleiman Azizi
4 years ago
That lantern lit alleyway is gorgeous. I love that kind of aesthetic. I recall the mystery it seemed to create in me when I first witnessed such an alleyway in Gion. The memory still lingers.
Elena Lisina
4 years ago
Wonderful atmospheric shots!
Angelina Dietz
7 years ago
beautiful pictures! been there last year but had only one day so i missed most of the beauty and hadn´t enough time to enjoy ^^
Thank you, Angelina. If you have the chance, you should go back one day. :-)
Odilia Sindy Okinawati
7 years ago
A good place to stay. I stayed in Higashiyama for 4 days and it's really intertesting place to explore
Relinda Puspita
7 years ago
a nice spot to take pictures.
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