Sightseeing Spots
There's more to the allure of Kyoto than just its historical treasures. You can also enjoy its diverse and stunning scenery: exquisite valleys whose appearance changes with each of the four seasons, lush green hillsides, beautiful seascapes, vibrant green tea fields, and traditional rural townscapes. Discover all of Kyoto's spectacular scenery that should be seen at least once in your life.
Kyoto Prefecture is divided into five areas, in each of which you can get to know a side of Kyoto that you never knew existed.
You'll find Kyoto by the Sea facing the Sea of Japan; Woodland Kyoto, where you'll still find unspoilt Japanese landscapes; Kyoto Tea Country, with its beautiful rolling tea fields; Kyoto Otokuni Bamboo Grove, which has many historical and cultural heritage sites; and cosmopolitan Kyoto City.
Yakuno Highland
The Yakuno Highland, located in Yakuno-cho, Fukuchiyama City in the northwest of Kyoto Prefecture, i ...
Fringed Iris & Oriental Paperbush Meadow
Oitomi is a town in Ayabe City in the north of Kyoto Prefecture, where there's a forest with dense f ...
Wachi Wildflower Forest
This park makes use of the natural environment as-is across its area of 12 hectares. There are 900 d ...
Fusai-ji Temple
Surrounded by its Main Hall, temple kitchen, and temple gate, the grounds at Fusai-ji are quiet and ...
Wachi River Terrace
The district of Wachi in the town of Kyotamba is home to some incredible river terrace scenery, wher ...
Old Shitsumi Elementary School
The former Shitsumi Elementary School closed in March, 2011. The building is now being re-used, wit ...
Hiyoshi Dam
Boasting a size that's the largest in the Kinki region, Hiyoshi Dam was the first dam opened in Japa ...
The Fog Terrace
The "Tamba Fog" that appears across the Kameoka Basin from autumn to spring is a unique sight for wh ...
Make-jinja Shrine
Make-jinja Shrine was built long ago, and it is a shrine listed with the highest rank by the Japanes ...
Kyotamba Wine
In the Kyotamba Winery, you can see the full winemaking process, from fermentation all the way to th ...
Rurikei Valley
Rurikei Valley, a nationally designated place of scenic and historical beauty, is a long ravine (500 ...
Nanatani-gawa River (Yawaragi Road)
Approximately 1,500 blossoming Somei-yoshino cherry trees line both banks of the Nanatani-gawa River ...