観光スポット · 京都
京都おすすめ観光スポット。
神社や寺院はほとんどが無料か、入場料が安く済みます。京都で本当によく売れているのは、着物レンタル、茶道体験、そして嵐山のトロッコ列車です。
スポットの紹介は現在英語版のみで、予約方法は日本語で説明しています。
Kimono rental in Gion
Rent a kimono for the day and walk the preserved lanes of Gion and Higashiyama dressed for them. Shops cluster around Kiyomizu and Yasaka.
予約方法：Booked online by the day; most include a hair set. Return by early evening.
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The candle-shaped tower opposite the station, 131 metres: the orientation view on arrival day.
予約方法：Tickets online or at the door.
Book ticketsvia Klook · affiliate linkSagano Romantic Train
The slow open-carriage train along the Hozugawa gorge from Saga to Kameoka: twenty-five minutes of river and maples.
予約方法：Reserved seats, booked ahead in season; closed Wednesdays and for winter maintenance.
Book ticketsvia Klook · affiliate linkTea ceremony
A seated ceremony in a machiya townhouse, explained in English: the bowl, the sweet, the whisking, and what to do with your hands.
予約方法：Small groups of an hour or so; book a day or two ahead.
Book ticketsvia Klook · affiliate linkFushimi Inari Taisha
Ten thousand vermillion gates climbing the mountain, free and open around the clock. The full summit loop takes two to three hours.
予約方法：Free, no ticket. Dawn and evening are the quiet times; the crowds thin above the first lookout.
Arashiyama and the bamboo grove
The bamboo grove, Tenryuji's garden and the river at the foot of the mountains, Kyoto's classic half day.
予約方法：The grove is free and public, and best before 9 in the morning. The Sagano Scenic Railway along the gorge is the paid extra, booked ahead.
Kiyomizu-dera Temple
The great wooden stage above the eastern hills, and the preserved lanes of Sannenzaka running below it.
予約方法：Tickets at the gate. Go at opening time for the temple in something like peace.
Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion
The gold-leaf pavilion mirrored in its pond, Kyoto's most reproduced image, in the north west of the city.
予約方法：Tickets at the gate; mornings catch the best reflection.
Gion
The geisha district around Hanamikoji street: teahouses, lanterns and, at dusk, geiko on their way to appointments.
予約方法：Free to walk. Photography is restricted on the private lanes; the main street is the viewpoint.
Nishiki Market
Four hundred metres of food stalls in the city centre: Kyoto's kitchen, eaten standing up as you go.
予約方法：Free to browse; most stalls close by early evening.
Nijo Castle
The shogun's Kyoto palace, with nightingale floors that chirp underfoot and the finest surviving palace interiors in Japan.
予約方法：Tickets at the gate or online; last entry is mid afternoon.
Sanzen-in Temple, Ohara
The moss-garden temple in the village of Ohara, an hour north: Kyoto's escape valve in maple season.
予約方法：Tickets at the gate; buses run from the city centre.
Kyoto Railway Museum
One of the great railway museums: steam engines to shinkansen, a short walk from the station.
予約方法：Tickets at the door or online; closed Wednesdays.
Toei Kyoto Studio Park
A working film studio's open set: an Edo-period street where samurai dramas are still shot, with stunt shows.
予約方法：Tickets online or at the door.
旅程の計画そのもの：都市ガイドには都市ごとのイベント、ホテルページには宿泊のおすすめがあります。