Kansai International Airport

International airport

4.0

Serving the greater Osaka area, this hub on a man-made island has rail access & an adjacent hotel.

Kyoto Station

Transit station

4.3

Sprawling 15-story railway station with shops, eateries & services plus a movie theater & hotel.

Kyoto Spring Evening (Cherry Blossom) Food Tour

Activity

3.0

Kinkaku-ji

Place of worship

4.5

Historic, tranquil temple with a gold-leaf facade set amid landscaped gardens & a reflecting pond.

Fushimi Inari Taisha

Place of worship

4.6

Mountainside Shinto shrine dating from 711 A.D. featuring a path with hundreds of traditional gates.

Kiyomizu-dera

Place of worship

4.5

Iconic Buddhist temple on Mount Otowa known for the scenic views afforded from its sizable veranda.

Arashiyama Bamboo Forest

Attraction

4.4

A popular sightseeing path runs uphill through this forest of towering bamboo stalks.

Nijō Castle

Historical place

4.4

Built in 1603, this cypress-wood castle with extensive gardens was a home for the shogun Ieyasu.

Nishiki Market

Market

4.2

400-year-old iconic market studded with stalls offering all manner of Japanese edibles.

Nanzen-ji Temple

Place of worship

4.5

Stately Buddhist temple complex with a Zen garden, forested grounds & walking paths.

Higashiyama Jisho-ji

Place of worship

4.5

This 15th-century Zen temple features picturesque gardens & a sand mound shaped like Mount Fuji.

Kibune River

Attraction

4.4

Uji

Landmark