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.

The front of Iwashimizu shrine with bamboo in the background

Iwashimizu Hachimangu

Iwashimizu Hachimangu is one of the three major Hachimangu shrines. This majestic shrine, with a nea ...

Temples & Shrines
Kyoto Tea Country

Koshoji

This Soto Zen temple was a training monastery opened in Fukakusa (Fushimi) by the Buddhist monk Doge ...

Temples & Shrines
Kyoto Tea Country

Joruriji Temple

Joruriji Temple, located in the southern part of the Kyoto Tea Country region, is a temple of the Sh ...

Temples & Shrines
Kyoto Tea Country

Keihanna Commemorative Park

The Keihanna Commemorative Park, officially called the Kyoto Prefectural Kansai Culture and Science ...

Parks & Nature
Kyoto Tea Country

Jizozen-in Temple

Located at an elevation of over 100 meters and to the southwest of Tamatsuoka Shrine, Jizozen-in Tem ...

Temples & Shrines
Kyoto Tea Country

Omido Kannonji Temple

Omido Kannonji Temple is located in Kyotanabe City in the Kyoto Tea Country region. The temple is be ...

Temples & Shrines
Kyoto Tea Country

Kaijusenji Temple

Legend has it that Fujioyama Kannonji Temple was founded in 735 when Emperor Shomu ordered the Buddh ...

Temples & Shrines
Kyoto Tea Country

Ikkyuji Temple

In ancient times, there was a Zen training monastery here, but it was destroyed in a war. In the Mur ...

Temples & Shrines
Kyoto Tea Country
A couple surrounded by the greenery of a bamboo forest

Shokado Garden Art Museum

Shokado Garden Art Museum is associated with Shokado Shojo (1584-1639), who was a buddhist priest fr ...

Historical Sites
Kyoto Tea Country

Mt. Kasagi / Kasagi-yama Maple Park

Mt. Kasagi in Kasagi rises 288 meters about the south bank of the Kizu River. It is home to many str ...

Scenic Spots
Kyoto Tea Country

Yodo River Park Sewaritei District

This park is located to the north of Iwashimizu Hachimangu Station on the Keihan Line, just across G ...

Parks & Nature
Kyoto Tea Country

Uji River Islands Tonoshima & Tachibanajima

Tonoshima and Tachibanajima Islands are collectively called Nakanoshima (islands in the middle of th ...

Scenic Spots
Kyoto Tea Country

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