Kyoto Attractions

Heian Shrine is a Shinto shrine built in 1895 for the 1100th anniversary of the founding city of Kyoto. Unlike other shrines, it has ... Detail Page

The Higashiyama District is one of Kyoto's main attractions (this is said about many Kyoto attractions... well, there is so much to se... Detail Page

Hikone Castle was built as a Prize Castle when Tokugawa Ieyasu awarded the surrounding lands to Ii Naomasa (Ii Naomasa was one of Toku... Detail Page

The Honganji Temples composed of the Nishi Honhanji and the Higashi Honganji which are considered as the 2 largest temples in Kyoto. The... Detail Page

Hozugawa River Cruise (In Japanese;r Hozugawa Kudari) is a tourist sightseeing adventure where you ride traditional Japanese river boa... Detail Page

The Katsura Imperial Villa is one of Japan's most important cultural treasures and is considered by many as one of the finest exam... Detail Page

Kibune ("Yellow Boat") is a quaint and pretty little small town up in the northern valleys of Kyoto City which was built around the Ki... Detail Page

Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) is one of the most well known places about Japan around the world. It is a UN World Heritage Site, putting ... Detail Page

First built in 947 to appease the angry spirit of Sugawara No Michizane (a poet and scholar who had been exiled by his enemies in the ... Detail Page

One of the most well known and famous temples in Kyoto, The Kiyomizu-dera temple is an independent Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. T... Detail Page

The Kodaiji temple was made in memory of Toyotomi Hideyoshi who has a great influence in Japanese history. Built in 1606, the temple was... Detail Page

Kurama is a small town about an hour from Kyoto that offers a nice Japanese town, a temple (Kurama-dera) and an Onsen (Japanese Hot Sp... Detail Page