Culture Kinkakuji Temple 4.8 (4Reviews) Kinkakuji is widely known as the Golden Pavilion and is a three-story Zen Buddhist temple in northern Kyoto. Built during the 13th century, Kinkakuji..
Culture Kiyomizu-dera Temple 4.6 (8Reviews) Kiyomizudera, or Kiyomizu Temple, is a famous temple on the edge of the Higashiyama district of Kyoto. The temple, whose name translates to “Pure..
Activities Arashiyama Bamboo Grove 5 (1Review) Bamboo Forest, or Arashiyama Bamboo Grove or Sagano Bamboo Forest, is a natural forest of bamboo in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan. The forest consists of several..
Culture Fushimi Inari Taisha 5 (6Reviews) Fushimi Inari, officially known as Fushimi Inari Taisha, is a beautiful Shinto shrine in south Kyoto famous for its thousands of vermilion torii gat..
Culture Nijo Castle 5 (1Review) Nijo Castle is one of the most accessible UNESCO spots in Kyoto, being just a short walk from Nijojo-mae Station. The former residence of the Tokugawa..
Culture Toji Temple Toji Temple is one of the original three Buddhist temples that were allowed to be built in Kyoto at the beginning of the Heian period (when Kyoto replaced..
Culture Byodo-in Temple 5 (1Review) Byodo-in Temple is one that all Japanese people have seen — on the back of a 10-yen coin. The Buddhist temple is most well-known for the view of its..
Culture Ryoan-ji Temple Ryoanji Temple is home to Japan’s most famous Zen stone garden and one of Kyoto’s most iconic scenes. Believed to be built back in the Muromachi period..