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.
Fukuchiyama Castle
Before Fukuchiyama Castle, there was Yokoyama Castle, a fortress of the Yokoyama, the local ruling f ...
Kurotani District
Kurotani washi paper is a tradition that has been protected for 800 years, and is also designated an ...
Kewara District
In the Kewara District in Oe-cho, Fukuchiyama City, a large number of rice paddies of various sizes ...
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 ...