Kyoto

Kyoto is a city located in the central part of the island of Honshu. It attracts millions of local and international visitors each year looking for traditional Japanese culture, because of formerly the imperial capital of Japan for more than one thousand years, it is now the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture located in the Kansai region, as well as a major part of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area, and It is quite rare that one city abounds so many UNESCO sites.

Sanjusangendo Temple

Sanjusangendo is the popular name for Rengeo-in, a temple in eastern Kyoto which is famous for its 1001 statues of Kannon, the goddess of mercy

Heian Shrine

The shrine was built on the occasion of the 1100th anniversary of the capital's foundation in Kyoto and is dedicated to the spirits of the first and last emperors who reigned from the city, Emperor Kammu (737-806) and Emperor Komei (1831-1867).

Togetsukyo bridge

The present bridge, designed as if it melts into the beautiful scenery of Arashiyama, was completed in 1934. It's also enjoyable to go boating in this area.

Kyoto Railway Museum

The Kyoto Railway Museum was opened in April 2016 by JR West on the former site of the Umekoji Train and Locomotive Museum. It is is one of Japan's three great railway museums alongside JR East's Railway Museum in Saitama and JR Central's SCMAGLEV and Railway Park in Nagoya.

Kyoto Imperial Palace

The Kyoto Imperial Palace used to be the residence of Japan's Imperial Family until 1868, when the emperor and capital were moved from Kyoto to Tokyo.

Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion)

Ginkakuji, or ‘Temple of the Silver Pavilion,’ is representative of the Higashiyama Culture, which saw the blossoming traditional Japanese culture.

Toji Temple

Toji Temple, literally "East Temple", was founded at the beginning of the Heian Period just after the capital was moved to Kyoto in the late 700s. The large temple, together with its now defunct sister temple Saiji ("West Temple")...

Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

Kitano Tenmangu Shrine (北野天満宮, Kitano Tenmangū) is one of the most important of several hundred shrines across Japan that are dedicated to Sugawara Michizane, a scholar and politician who was unfairly exiled by his political rivals.

Eikando Zenrinji Temple

Eikando (永観堂, Eikandō), formally known as Zenrinji Temple, it is very famous for its autumn colors and the evening illuminations that take place in fall. The temple has a long history, and there are a variety of buildings and a pond garden that visitors can explore.

Tofukuji Temple

Tofukuji is a large Zen temple in southeastern Kyoto that is particularly famous for its spectacular autumn colors.