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Lists of Attractions in Kyoto City, Japan

Kyoto Prefecture (京都府, Kyōto-fu) is in the Kansai region of Japan. It contains both a coastal region to the north and broad, more densely populated basins in the south. The Tanba Mountains cross the center of the prefecture, dividing the areas and causing their different climates.

Kyoto City Facts, Japan

Country: Japan
Region: Kansai
Prefecture: Kyoto Prefecture
Founded: 794
Time zone: UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Nearby Airport: Itami Airport, Kansai International Airport
Expressway: Meishin Expressway, Kyoto-Jukan Expressway
Website: http://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp

How to Get to the city:

By plane

• Commercial service is provided via Kansai International Airport or the primarily domestic Itami Airport, both in neighboring Osaka prefecture.

By train

• The high-speed Tōkaidō Shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka makes only one stop, at Kyoto Station, a hub for connections to local and regional trains. In the north, the San’in Main Line extends to Tottori. Keihan Electric Railway connects Kyoto with Osaka and Shiga Prefecture.

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Lists of Attractions in Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto Attractions

Central Kyoto

1. Nijo Castle
2. Kyoto Railway Museum
3. Nishiki Market
4. Sento Palace
5. Kyoto Imperial Palace
6. Pontocho
7. Nijo Jinya
8. Honganji Temples
9. Kyoto Manga Museum
10. Kyoto Aquarium
11. Kyoto Station
12. Kyoto Tower

Eastern Kyoto

1. Kiyomizudera
2. Higashiyama
3. Ginkakuji
4. Sanjusangendo
5. Nanzenji Temple
6. Kyoto National Museum
7. Gion
8. Philosopher’s Path
9. Kodaiji Temple
10. Kenninji Temple
11. Shorenin Temple
12. Heian Shrine
13. Chionin Temple
14. Shogunzuka Mound
15. Eikando Temple
16. Shinnyodo Temple
17. Yasaka Shrine
18. Maruyama Park

Southern Kyoto

1. Fushimi Inari Shrine
2. Daigoji Temple
3. Tofukuji Temple
4. Toji Temple
5. Fushimi Sake District

Northern Kyoto

1. Kinkakuji
2. Shugakuin Villa
3. Ninnaji Temple
4. Kibune
5. Kurama
6. Ryoanji Temple
7. Ohara
8. Sanzenin Temple
9. Hieizan
10. Takao
11. Daitokuji Temple
12. Kitano Tenmangu
13. Kamo Shrines
14. Enkoji Temple
15. Manshuin Temple

Western Kyoto

1. Arashiyama
2. Kokedera
3. Katsura Villa
4. Yoshiminedera
5. Daikakuji Temple
6. Tenryuji Temple
7. Myoshinji Temple
8. Toei Eigamura
9. Hozugawa Cruise
10. Sagano Railway
11. Yamazaki Whisky Distillery

Events

1. Gion Matsuri
2. Aoi Matsuri
3. Jidai Matsuri

Side Trips from Kyoto

1. Mount Koya
2. Nara
3. Osaka
4. Kinosaki
5. Himeji
6. Uji
7. Amanohashidate
8. Kobe
9. Iga Ueno
10. Miyama
11. Asuka and Sakurai
12. Koka