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.

Chion-ji Temple

With the largest temple gate in the Tango region, Chion-ji Temple is a sacred location of the bodhis ...

Temples & Shrines
Kyoto by the Sea

Amanohashidate Viewland

Amanohashidate Viewland is located on top of Mt. Monju, and can be reached via cable car or chair li ...

Other Scenic Spots
Kyoto by the Sea
View of Amanohashidate from Kasamatsu Park

Kasamatsu Park

Kasamatsu Park is one of the two overlooks perfect for viewing Amanohashidate, one of Japan's Three ...

Parks & Nature
Kyoto by the Sea

Tore Tore Center

Tore Tore Center is an indoor seafood market with a huge array of products, including Tango's own ex ...

Other
Kyoto by the Sea

Matsuno-dera Temple

Matsuno-dera is temple 29 of a 33 temple pilgrimage route through western Japan. All of these temple ...

Temples & Shrines
Kyoto by the Sea

Motoise Naiku, Amanoiwato Shrine

This ancient shrine is one of the locations at which Amaterasu, the Shinto Goddess of the Sun, was e ...

Temples & Shrines
Kyoto by the Sea

Japan Oni Cultural Museum

The Japan Oni Cultural Museum is appropriately located at the foot of the Oeyama mountain range, hom ...

Museums
Kyoto by the Sea

Wakamiya Sake Brewery

Founded in 1920 as the successor to Santan Sake Brewery. News of this brewery often appeared in the ...

Workshops & Breweries
Kyoto by the Sea

Farmstay

There are a number of beautiful old farmhouses in the Japanese countryside that will give you a glim ...

Other Scenic Spots
Kyoto by the Sea

Niomon Gate and Komyo-ji Temple

You'll find Komyo-ji Temple on a mountain slope in the forests of Ayabe City. It was said to have be ...

Temples & Shrines
Kyoto by the Sea

Ayabe Gunze Square

Ayabe Gunze Square consists of three facilities, Ayabe Specialty Store, Gunze Museums, and Ayabe Ros ...

Parks & Nature
Kyoto by the Sea

Kurotani Washi

You will find Kurotani Washi paper factory in a small riverside village set against a backdrop of fo ...

Workshops & Breweries
Kyoto by the Sea

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