Explore places

This modern aquarium has nine zones featuring giant salamanders, penguins, seals, and a dolphin program.

• Wheelchair Accessible
• Aquarium

Known as a sacred mountain, with hiking trails leading to temples and shrines.

• Nature
• Culture
• Hiking

A Buddhist temple known for its collection of ancient artworks and the Mikaeri Amida.

• History
• Temple
• Autumn Leaves
• Art

This tower has an observation deck with binoculars and a touch-screen tourist information guide, as well as restaurants and a lounge.

• Landmark
• Wheelchair Accessible
• Architecture
• Open at Night
• Observation Deck

A Buddhist temple established in the 16th century and the head temple of the Hongwanji branch of Jōdo Shinshū.

• Wheelchair Accessible
• Garden
• History
• Architecture
• Temple

A charming confectionery shop serving traditional Japanese sweets and matcha in a spacious interior.

• History
• Food

A Buddhist temple with a magnificent five-story pagoda and wonderful views from the top floor.

• Landmark
• Strolling
• Architecture
• Photo Spot
• Temple

A venerable Buddhist temple with traditional dry gardens, a tea house, and vividly colored sliding-screen paintings.

• Garden
• History
• Architecture
• Culture
• Temple
• Art

A shrine famous for its vast hydrangea garden and a ritual showcasing a variety of horseback riding skills.

• Wheelchair Accessible
• Garden
• History
• Culture
• Shrine

• History
• Open at Night
• Museum

A vast botanical garden displaying a wide variety of plants, including exotic species, in a quiet setting.

• Wheelchair Accessible
• Garden
• Nature

A quiet temple with a 76-metre-wide frontage on Goei-do Hall.

• Wheelchair Accessible
• History
• Architecture
• Temple

A protected park along the river in a gorge, thick with beautiful trees, with an observation deck and a children's play area.

• Nature
• Park
• Open at Night
• Observation Deck

A popular spot on a summit in Arashiyama where you can observe wild Japanese macaques, with views over the whole city.

• Nature
• Park

A large 15-story station with shops, restaurants, various services, a movie theater, and a hotel.

• Railway
• Wheelchair Accessible
• Anime Pilgrimage

An upscale hotel with refined rooms featuring mini fridges, a simply furnished restaurant, and a large public bath.

• Wheelchair Accessible
• Open at Night

A quiet Buddhist temple with a beautiful Japanese garden and superb screen and wall paintings.

• Garden
• Architecture
• Temple
• Autumn Leaves
• Cherry Blossom
• Art

A Buddhist temple founded in the 8th century, with more than 1,200 stone Buddhas on its grounds.

• History
• Temple
• Anime Pilgrimage

A mountainside shrine founded in 711, famous for its thousands of torii gates.

• Wheelchair Accessible
• History
• Culture
• Photo Spot
• Cherry Blossom
• Open at Night
• Shrine
• Anime Pilgrimage

The museum displays a permanent collection of works by 20th-century Japanese artists, with regular changes to its exhibitions.

• Wheelchair Accessible
• Open at Night
• Art
• Museum