Kyoto Station
Kyoto Station is the gateway to Kyoto and the starting point for all tourist attractions in Kyoto.Bus stops are clearly marked with the destination tourist attractions. Cab stands are divided into general cab stands and priority cab stands (for large luggage, baby strollers, wheelchairs, pregnant wo....
Kyoto International Manga Museum
The Kyoto International Manga Museum is a manga museum built in November 2006 in a renovated elementary school.There is a wall of manga (about 50,000 manga in about 200 meters), which can be read freely.....
Kyoto Imperial Palace
The Kyoto Imperial Palace is approximately 450 m north to south, 250 m east to west, and 110,000 m2.It was used as the Imperial Palace where the Emperor resided until 1869, when the capital was moved to Tokyo.....
Kyoto Tower
Kyoto Tower is the symbol of Kyoto. It was built in the image of a lighthouse in the city of Kyoto, which has no sea.Kyoto Tower is 131 meters high, including the nine-story building, making it the tallest structure in Kyoto City.....
Kyoto Culture Museum
Kyoto Culture Museum introduces the history and culture of Kyoto in an easy-to-understand manner.The impressive red brick annex building is the former Bank of Japan Kyoto branch, built in 1900.On the first floor of the main building, there is a roji store inspired by the streets of Kyoto in the Edo ....
Goou Shrine
The deities of Goou Shrine are Prince Wake-no-Kiyomaro, who advised Emperor Kanmu to move the capital to Heian-kyo, and his sister Wake-Hiromushi-no-Mikoto.The temple grounds are filled with wild boars because of an ancient legend that 300 wild boars appeared and protected and guided Prince Wake-no-....
Shokokuji Temple
Shokokuji Temple has Shakyamuni Buddha as its principal deity.The World Heritage sites of Kinkakuji Temple and Ginkakuji Temple belong to Shokokuji Temple.The ceiling of the Hatto is decorated with a painting of “Naruki-ryu,” a dragon that resonates with sound (by Mitsunobu Kano).....
Shiramine Jingu Shrine
Shiramine Jingu Shrine was founded by Emperor Meiji.Shiramine Shrine is known as a guardian deity of sports and is revered by those involved in soccer and other ball games.On July 7, kemari is dedicated at the ball garden.....
Shinsenen
Shinsenen was so named because the water in the pond never dries up.Shin means god, sen means water naturally flowing out of the ground, and en means garden.It is said that Oike Dori, which faces Shinsen-en, derives its name from the Oike pond in Shinsenen.....
Seiganji Temple
Seigan Temple is dedicated to the Amida Nyorai.During the Heian period, Sei Shonagon and Izumishikibu took refuge in the temple.It was destroyed by fire 10 times and rebuilt each time. In the Meiji era (1868-1912), 80% of the precincts were confiscated and a downtown area was built, which became Shi....
