Most reviewed Historical landmarks in Kyoto

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Nijō Castle
Castle
Built in 1603, this cypress-wood castle with extensive gardens was a home for the shogun Ieyasu.
4.40 (35.8K reviews)
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Sannenzaka
Tourist attraction
Bustling pedestrian street on a hill lined with souvenir stalls & traditional Japanese architecture.
4.40 (13.5K reviews)
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Ninenzaka
Tourist attraction
Charming pedestrian thoroughfare known for its classic architecture, teahouses & cherry blossoms.
4.40 (7.8K reviews)
Nijō Castle Ninomaru Goten Palace image
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Nijō Castle Ninomaru Goten Palace
Castle
Ornate palace & residence for the Tokugawa shoguns, with screen paintings & traditional gardens.
4.50 (2.1K reviews)
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Shinsen-en
Buddhist temple
Established in 826, this small Buddhist temple features a tranquil pond with a water garden.
4.20 (1.7K reviews)
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Old Mitsui Family Shimogamo Villa
Heritage building
Former residence of the Mitsui family built in 1925, with a tea room & landscaped water gardens.
4.10 (1.3K reviews)
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Shogunzuka Mound
Historical landmark
Ancient mountaintop burial ground next to a temple with observation decks for sweeping views.
4.30 (1.3K reviews)
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Manshuin Monzeki
Buddhist temple
8th-century Buddhist place of worship in a serene, botanical environment with vibrant fall color.
4.20 (1.2K reviews)
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Shugakuin Imperial Villa
Historical landmark
Striking 17th-century imperial villa offering tours of its celebrated gardens with cascading ponds.
4.50 (1.1K reviews)
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Kyoto Sento Imperial Palace
Historical landmark
Scenic grounds of a 17th-century palace destroyed by fire, with tree-lined footpaths & ponds.
4.40 (982 reviews)
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Tadasu-no-Mori Forest
Historical landmark
Peaceful forested park anchored by cherry & plum trees, a stream & walking paths.
4.40 (932 reviews)
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Rakushisha
Heritage building
Thatched hermitage of 17th-century haiku master Mukai Kyorai, with poems displayed in ink & stone.
4.10 (609 reviews)
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Kiyomizu-Dera Otowanotaki Falls
Tourist attraction
Visitors drink from this temple cascade, with 3 streams thought to bring love, success & longevity.
4.20 (608 reviews)
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Kyoto Prefectural Office - Former Main Building
Historical landmark
Renaissance-style former prefecture HQ from 1904, with tours & a cherry tree in the courtyard.
4.00 (493 reviews)
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Yodo Castle Ruins
Historical landmark
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3.40 (335 reviews)
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Suirokaku (Waterway Bridge)
Heritage building
👍👍 The bridge makes for great photos, especially when you come early or late without the tourists.
4.60 (309 reviews)
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Remains of the Kan-in-no-miya Residence
Local history museum
👍👍 Interesting building and film based explanation of the park history. Free access. Very few people venture there. A welcome opportunity to escape the tourist crowd
4.30 (289 reviews)
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Nanzenji Sammon Gate
Buddhist temple
👍 I capture an image of the entrance and carefully climb up the building to take another picture. View from the highest level of the building gives me an eye-catching facility in the middle of the mountain, though marked with white like an unremovable dust on image. With the landscape facing norther...
4.50 (279 reviews)
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Tomb of Akechi Mitsuhide
Historical landmark
4.00 (258 reviews)
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Site of Abstinence Palace
Historical landmark
👍👍 The Sagano Bamboo Forest in Kyoto, Japan is known not just for its visual allure but also for its aural beauty. The forest's natural noise was deemed so lovely that Japan’s Ministry of the Environment voted it one of the official “100 Soundscapes of Japan"
4.40 (251 reviews)
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