Overview

Places of interest in Higashiyama

Overview
1 Gion
Wooden teahouse lanes where geiko work
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Kyoto's best known geisha district, centered on wooden teahouses along Hanamikoji Street and the Shirakawa canal. Yasaka Shrine and Shijo Street frame its edges, so evening walks pass lanterns, restaurants and teahouses on every side.
Highlights:
  • 🍵 Join a tea ceremony in a centuries-old teahouse
  • 🍱 Dine at a traditional Kaiseki restaurant overlooking the Shirakawa River
  • 👘 Spot a geisha or maiko walking along Hanamikoji Street
1 Arashiyama Bamboo Grove (West)
POI
2 Kamo River
River
3 Mount Hiei Summit
Peak
1 Yasaka Shrine
Place of Worship
1 Kiyomizu-dera Temple
POI
1 Nishiki Market
Marketplace
2 Fushimi Inari-taisha
Thousands of torii gates up a Kyoto mountain
The head shrine of Japan's Inari shrines, in southern Kyoto, with thousands of orange torii gates along paths up a forested mountain. It costs nothing to enter and foxes appear everywhere as the deity's messengers.
Highlights:
  • 🥾 Hike to mountain summit for serene shrine views
  • 🦊 Visit fox statues, messengers of the Inari deity
  • ⛩️ Walk through the iconic vermillion Senbon Torii gates tunnel
3 Kiyomizu-dera
Kyoto's hillside temple with the wooden stage
A hillside Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto, known for a wooden stage built out from the main hall over the slope. It has a three-stream waterfall, a shrine for romance and views across the city.
Highlights:
  • ❤️ Visit Jishu Shrine and try the love fortune stones challenge
  • 💧 Drink from Otowa Waterfall’s streams for luck and longevity
  • 🌆 Stand on Kiyomizu Stage for panoramic Kyoto city views
4 Yasaka Pagoda
Pagoda
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