15 classic sights in Kyoto
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Kiyomizu-dera · Fushimi Inari Taisha · Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion). (Updated May 22, 2021.)
The places that top the rankings of Kyoto tourism researchers and Japanese travel agencies, from World Heritage temples to Arashiyama and Gion.
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Top 15
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Kiyomizu-dera
World Heritage temple said to date from 778, famous for its wooden stage built without nails.
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Fushimi Inari Taisha
Head shrine of some 30,000 Inari shrines across Japan, famous for thousands of torii gates up the mountain.
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Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
Gold-leaf pavilion built by shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, reflected in the Kyōko-chi pond.
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Arashiyama and Togetsukyō Bridge
Scenic area centred on the Togetsukyō Bridge over the Katsura River, famed for cherry blossoms and autumn leaves.
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Sagano Bamboo Grove
Bamboo-lined path running from Nonomiya Shrine to Ōkōchi Sansō villa.
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Nijō Castle
World Heritage castle built by Tokugawa Ieyasu, known for the 'nightingale floors' of Ninomaru Palace.
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Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion)
Temple born from Ashikaga Yoshimasa's villa, with its raked-sand garden and sand cone.
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Gion and Hanamikōji
Cobbled geisha district lined with teahouses, where you may spot maiko.
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Yasaka Shrine
Shrine of the Gion Matsuri festival, with its vermilion west gate at the end of Shijō-dōri.
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10
Nanzen-ji
Head temple of a Rinzai Zen school, popular for its Sanmon gate and Meiji-era brick aqueduct.
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Philosopher's Path
About 1.5 km canal-side walk from Ginkaku-ji towards Nanzen-ji.
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12
Nishiki Market
Known as 'Kyoto's kitchen', a 390 m covered shopping street of food stalls.
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13
Ryōan-ji
World Heritage temple famous for its dry rock garden of 15 stones on white gravel.
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14
Heian Shrine
Built in 1895 for the 1,100th anniversary of the capital's founding, with a giant torii and gardens.
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Sanjūsangen-dō
Its 120 m-long hall holds 1,001 statues of the thousand-armed Kannon.
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16
Kōdai-ji
Temple founded by Nene, wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi; popular spring and autumn illuminations.
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哲学の道は桜の季節が一番！
伏見稲荷は朝6時台に行くと鳥居の写真が撮りやすいです。