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Kyoto
Shisen-do Temple
A Buddhist temple built in 1641, with portraits of Chinese poets and famous for its beautiful Japanese garden.
- Garden
- History
- Culture
- Temple
Rating: 4.4
Kyoto
Daitoku-ji Temple
A large Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple known for its magnificent gardens.
- Garden
- History
- Architecture
- Culture
- Temple
- Open at Night
Rating: 4.3
Kyoto
Yasaka Koshindo
A temple known for colorful balls called kukuri-zaru, depicting monkeys with their hands and feet bound.
- Strolling
- Photo Spot
- Temple
- Night View
- Anime Pilgrimage
Rating: 4.3
Kyoto
% Arabica
- Food
- Budget Friendly
Rating: 4.2
Kyoto
Hirano Shrine
A shrine founded in 794 that holds a cherry blossom festival every year.
- Wheelchair Accessible
- History
- Cherry Blossom
- Shrine
Rating: 4.2
Kyoto
Mibu-dera Temple
A Buddhist temple founded in 991, with highlights including a traditionally styled rock garden and an annual kyogen performance.
- History
- Culture
- Temple
- Art
Rating: 4.1
Kyoto
Kyoto National Museum
A historic museum with collections of Japanese sculpture, painting, calligraphy and metalwork, as well as an on-site café.
- History
- Architecture
- Culture
- Open at Night
- Art
- Museum
Rating: 4.3
Kyoto
Genko-an Temple
A Zen temple with a quiet garden, famous for its legendary blood-stained ceiling made of wood used in a castle.
- Garden
- History
- Temple
- Autumn Leaves
Rating: 4.5
Kyoto
Enkoji Temple
A Buddhist temple known for its expansive scenery, well-kept gardens, and lush greenery.
- Garden
- Temple
Rating: 4.4
Kyoto
Ryoan-ji Temple
A 15th-century temple whose scenic grounds hold a famous rock garden embodying Zen thought and a yudofu restaurant.
- Garden
- History
- Architecture
- Culture
- Temple
Rating: 4.5
Kyoto
Mimurotoji Temple
A temple with a 1,200-year history, featuring a guardian ox associated with victory and gardens of hydrangeas, azaleas, and water lilies.
- Garden
- History
- Nature
- Temple
Rating: 4.1
Kyoto
Chion-in
A Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple built in the 17th century, with gardens and events and Buddhist services held there.
- Strolling
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Garden
- History
- Architecture
- Temple
Rating: 4.5
Kyoto
Shokoku-ji Temple
A temple founded in 1382, known for the dragon painted on the ceiling of its Dharma Hall, with many sub-temples and gardens.
- Garden
- History
- Architecture
- Culture
- Temple
Rating: 4.3
Kyoto
Kyoto City Museum of Art
A large museum exhibiting paintings and sculptures by domestic artists.
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Art
- Museum
Rating: 4.4
Kyoto
Kinone-michi Root Path
- Anime Pilgrimage
Rating: 4.5
Kyoto
Ippodo Tea Main Store
A popular shop offering high-quality teas such as matcha, tea classes, tea utensils, and an adjoining tearoom.
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Food
Rating: 4.5
Kyoto
Kyoto Takashimaya S.C.
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Open at Night
- Shopping Mall
Rating: 4.0
Kyoto
Nijo Castle
A castle built of Japanese cypress, with extensive gardens.
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Garden
- History
- Castle
Rating: 4.4
Kyoto
Togetsukyo Bridge
A 400-year-old wooden bridge offering mountain views colored by cherry blossoms in spring and autumn leaves in fall.
- Landmark
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Nature
- Architecture
- Autumn Leaves
- Cherry Blossom
- Open at Night
Rating: 4.5
Kyoto
Kifune Shrine
Set deep in lush green mountains, the shrine is also known for its lantern-lined approach.
- History
- Nature
- Culture
- Autumn Leaves
- Open at Night
- Shrine
Rating: 4.5

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