# Things to see in Kyoto (Japan): 205 places and when to go

> Kyoto is a major city in Japan with around 1,805,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 205 places in and around it, mainly Temples (87), Hiking (40), History (37). The best known are Kiyomizu-dera, Kinkaku-ji and Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. The best time to come is February to May and October to November; also possible: December to January and June to September. In June there are 14 h 21 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 39. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kioto/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Japan · 35.0319, 135.7481
- **Population:** About 1,805,000
- **Places:** 205 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/espiritual/) (87) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/senderismo/) (40) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/historia/) (37) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/naturaleza/) (26) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/montana/) (22) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/museos/) (11)
- **Best time:** February to May and October to November.
- **Also possible:** December to January and June to September.
- **Nearest airport:** KIX Osaka, 82 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Mount Mikuni, at 959 m.

## What to see in Kyoto

The places in and around Kyoto, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Kiyomizu-dera](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kiyomizu-dera/): Buddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto · 5.3 km
- [Kinkaku-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kinkaku-ji/): Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan · 1.9 km
- [Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/monumentos-historicos-de-la-antigua-kyoto-ciudades-de-kyoto/): World Heritage Site · 4.5 km
- [Fushimi Inari-taisha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/fushimi-inari-taisha/): Shinto shrines in Kyoto, Japan · 7.7 km
- [Kyoto Imperial Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-imperial-palace/): Former imperial palace · 1.5 km
- [Ginkaku-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/ginkaku-ji/): Temple in Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan · 4.6 km
- [Ryōan-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/ryoan-ji/): Temple in Kyoto, Japan · 2.7 km
- [Tō-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/templo-to-ji/): Building in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan · 5.6 km
- [Nijō Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nijo-castle/): Castle in Kyoto, Japan · 2.0 km
- [Heian Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/heian-shrine/): Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan · 3.6 km
- [Fushimi Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/fushimi-castle/): Japanese castle · 11 km
- [Ninna-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/ninna-temple/): Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan · 3.1 km
- [Kamigamo Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/santuario-kamigamo/): Shinto shrine in Kita-ku, Kyōto, Japan · 3.2 km
- [Kyoto National Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-national-museum/): Art museum in Japan · 5.2 km
- [Nanzen-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nanzen-ji/): Building in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan · 4.6 km
- [Saihō-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/saiho-temple/): Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple located in Matsuo, Japan · 7.3 km
- [Tōfuku-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tofuku-ji/): Buddhist temple in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan · 6.6 km
- [Kyoto Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-tower/): Observation tower in Kyoto, Japan · 5.0 km
- [Yasaka Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yasaka-shrine/): Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan · 4.2 km
- [Daitoku-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/daitoku-ji/): Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan · 1.2 km
- [Sanjūsangen-dō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/sanjusangen-do/): Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan · 5.3 km
- [Shimogamo Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shimogamo-shrine/): Shinto shrine in Sakyō-ku, Kyōto, Japan · 2.3 km
- [Chion-in](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/chion-in/): Buddhist temple in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan · 4.3 km
- [Honnō-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/honno-ji/): Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan · 3.0 km

And the other 181, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [Kōzan-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/templo-kosan-ji/), [Tenryū-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tenryu-temple/), [Katsura Imperial Villa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/katsura-imperial-villa/), [Nishi Hongan-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nishi-hongan-ji/), [Kōdai-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kodai-ji/), [Higashi Hongan-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/higashi-hongan-ji/), [Sentō Imperial Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/sento-gosho/), [Shugakuin Imperial Villa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shugaku-in-imperial-villa/), [Kwasan Observatory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-university-kwasan-observatory/), [Daihōon-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/senbonshakado-daihoon-ji-temple/), [Shōren-in](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shoren-in/), [Keage Incline](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/keage-incline/), [Amber House Gion](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/amber-house-gion/), [Jeugiya](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/jeugiya/), [Koto Inn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/koto-inn/), [Kwasan Observatory Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kwasan-observatory-museum/), [Kwasan Observatory Solar House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kwasan-observatory-solar-house/), [Kyoto Machiya Zeniyacho](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-machiya-zeniyacho/), [The Gion House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/the-gion-house/), [The Old Modern](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/the-old-modern/)
- **Temples**: [Kitano Tenmangū](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kitano-tenman-shrine/), [Myōshin-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/myoshinji-temple/), [Iwashimizu Hachimangū](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/iwashimizu-hachiman-gu/), [Hōkō-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hoko-ji/), [Shōkoku-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/sho-koku-ji-temple/), [Sennyū-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/sennyu-ji-temple/), [Kennin-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/templo-kenninji/), [Yoshida Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yoshida-shrine/), [Atago Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/atago-shrine/), [Kurama-dera](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kurama-dera/), [Daikaku-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/daikaku-ji-temple/), [Hirano Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hirano-shrine/), [Hōjūjidono](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hoju-ji/), [Yasaka Pagoda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hokan-temple/), [Rokuharamitsu-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/rokuharamitsuji-temple/), [Tōji-in](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/toji-in/), [Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/eikan-do-zenrin-ji-temple/), [Toyokuni Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hokoku-jinja/), [Kōryū-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/koryuji-temple/), [Matsunoo Taisha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/matsunoo-taisha/), [Shinsenen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shinsen-en/), [Jingo-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/templo-jingo/), [Bukkō-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/bukkoji-temple/), [Rokkaku-dō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/choho-temple/), [Kifune Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kifune-shrine/), [Ōharano Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/oharano-shrine/), [Otagi Nenbutsu-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/otagi-nenbutsu-temple/), [Sanzen-in](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/sanzen-temple/), [Shiramine Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shiramine-jingu/), [Shisen-dō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shisen-do/), [Yoshimine-dera](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yoshimine-temple/), [Chishaku-in](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/chishaku-in/), [Daisen-in](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/daisen-in/), [Hōnen-in](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/honen-temple/), [Imamiya Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/imamiya-shrine/), [St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Kyoto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kathredral-of-saint-francis-xavier/), [Konkaikōmyō-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/konkai-komyo-ji/), [Manshu-in](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/manshu-in/), [Nison-in](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nison-in-temple/), [Seiryō-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/seriyo-ji-temple/), [Sōken-in](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/soken-in/), [St. Agnes Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/st-agnes-episcopal-church/), [Adashino Nenbutsu-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/adashino-nenbutsudera-temple/), [Danrin-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/danrinji-temple/), [Enkō-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/enko-ji/), [Jukō-in](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/juko-in/), [Konpuku-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/konpuku-ji/), [Kōtō-in](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/koto-in-temple/), [Holy Annunciation Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-orthodox-church-annunciation-cathedral/), [Nishiki Tenmangū](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nishiki-tenman-shrine/), [Nonomiya Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nonomiya-shrine/), [Shinshōgokuraku-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shinsho-gokuraku-temple/), [Shunkō-in](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shunkouin-temple/), [Hōsen-in](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hosen-temple/), [Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-ryozen-gokoku-shrine/), [Rurikō-in](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/ruriko-in/), [Ryōzen Kannon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/ryozen-kannon/), [Anao-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/anou-ji/), [Genkō-an](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/genko-an/), [Yōkoku-ji Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yanagidani-kan-non/), [Jōshōkō-ji Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/joshoko-ji-temple/), [Make Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/make-jinja/), [Shikobuchi-sha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shikobuchi-shrine/)
- **Architecture**: [Sanjō Ōhashi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/sanjo-ohashi-bridge/)
- **Museums and art**: [Kyoto International Manga Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-international-manga-museum/), [National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/the-national-museum-of-modern-art-kyoto/), [Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-municipal-museum-of-art/), [Kyoto Railway Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-railway-museum/), [Nomura Art Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nomura-art-museum/), [Kyoto Museum for World Peace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-museum-for-world-peace/), [Museum of Kyoto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/the-museum-of-kyoto/), [Kyoto Art Center](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-art-center/), [Villa Kujoyama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/villa-kujoyama/), [Shindo's Little Indigo Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shindo-s-little-indigo-museum/)
- **Nature**: [Mount Atago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-atago/), [Mount Kurama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-kurama/), [Mount Tennō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-tenno/), [Togetsukyo Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/togetsu-bridge/), [Ōeyama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/oeyama/), [Shōryūji Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shoryuji-jo-castle-park/), [Murin-an](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/murin-an/), [Mount Yoshida](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-yoshida/), [Momoyama Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/momoyama-hill/), [Mount Takakuma](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-chozuka/), [Mount Kogane](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-koganegatake/), [Mount Oshio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-koshio/), [Mount Myōjin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-myojingadake/), [Ogurayama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-ogura/), [Mount Mikuni](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/sangoku-dake/), [Mount Wakasa-Komagatake](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/wakasakoma-gadake/), [Mount Daimonji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/daimonjiyama/), [Hachigao-yama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-hachigao/), [Hitsuga-dake](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-hitsugatake/), [Mt. Kutsukake](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-kutsukake/), [Reisenga Dake](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-reisengadake/), [Mount Shaka (Kyōto and Ōsaka)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-shaka/), [Mt. Tatsugao](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-tatsugao/), [Mount Ponpon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-ponpon/), [Mount Waka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/wakayama-2/)
- **Food and drink**: [Yamazaki distillery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/suntory-yamazaki-distillery/), [Nishiki Market](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nishiki-market/), [Kyoto Central Wholesale Market](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-central-wholesale-markets-1/), [Kyoto Arashiyama Brewery Sanjō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-arashiyama-brewery-sanjo/), [Kyoto Beer Labs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-beer-labs/), [The Kyoto Distillery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/the-kyoto-distillery/)
- **With kids**: [Kyoto City Zoo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-city-zoo/), [Iwatayama Monkey Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/monkey-park-iwatayama/), [Kyoto Aquarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-aquarium/), [Toei Kyoto Studio Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/toei-kyoto-studio-park/)
- **Hot springs**: [Funaoka Onsen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/funaoka-onsen/), [Fufunoyu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/fufunoyu/), [gokou-yu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/gokou-yu/), [Higashiyama Onsen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/higashiyama-onsen/), [Kurama Onsen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kurama-onsen/), [Meijiyu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/meijiyu/), [sakura-yu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/sakura-yu/), [Sento Hakusan (Hakusan-Yu rokujo)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/sento-hakusan-hakusan-yu-rokujo/), [SPA&HOTEL水春 松井山手](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/spa-hotel/), [Tenzan-no-yu Onsen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tenzan-no-yu-onsen/)
- **Stargazing**: [Kwasan Observatory Annex](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kwasan-observatory-annex/), [Kwasan Observatory New Building](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kwasan-observatory-new-building/)
- **Hiking**: [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA 1:3-1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-1-3-1/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA 15-2:21](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-15-2-21/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA 21:30-2](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-21-30-2/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA 3-1:9-1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-3-1-9-1/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA 30-2:33-1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-30-2-33-1/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA 33-1:38](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-33-1-38/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA 38:45](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-38-45/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA 45:48](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-45-48/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA 48:52-1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-48-52-1/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA 52-1:53](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-52-1-53/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA 53:56-2](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-53-56-2/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA 56-2:56-3](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-56-2-56-3/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA 56-3:58-1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-56-3-58-1/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA 58-1:59-3](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-58-1-59-3/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA 59-3:60](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-59-3-60/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA 60:64](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-60-64/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA 64:67](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-64-67/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA 67:69](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-67-69/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA 69:71](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-69-71/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA 71:74](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-71-74/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA 9-1:15-2](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-9-1-15-2/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA F1:F6](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-f1-f6/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA F18:F25](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-f18-f25/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA F25:F34](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-f25-f34/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA F34:F35](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama-f34-f35/), [KYOTO TRAIL HIGASHIYAMA1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-higashiyama1/), [KYOTO TRAIL KITAYAMA 18:22](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-kitayama-18-22/), [KYOTO TRAIL KITAYAMA 22:24](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-kitayama-22-24/), [KYOTO TRAIL KITAYAMA 24:31](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-kitayama-24-31/), [KYOTO TRAIL KITAYAMA 31:37](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-kitayama-31-37/), [KYOTO TRAIL KITAYAMA 37:40](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-kitayama-37-40/), [KYOTO TRAIL KITAYAMA 40:46](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-kitayama-40-46/), [KYOTO TRAIL KITAYAMA 46:50-1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-kitayama-46-50-1/), [KYOTO TRAIL KITAYAMA 50-1:56](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-kitayama-50-1-56/), [KYOTO TRAIL KITAYAMA 56:65](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-kitayama-56-65/), [KYOTO TRAIL KITAYAMA 65:68](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-kitayama-65-68/), [KYOTO TRAIL KITAYAMA 67-1:70](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-kitayama-67-1-70/), [KYOTO TRAIL KITAYAMA 90:94 NISHIYAMA 1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-kitayama-90-94-nishiyama-1/), [KYOTO TRAIL KITAYAMA WEST1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-kitayama-west1/), [KYOTO TRAIL NISHITYAMA 1:5-2](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-trail-nishityama-1-5-2/)

## When to go to Kyoto

The best time to visit Kyoto is **February to May and October to November**; also possible: December to January and June to September. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 53 |
| February | Best time | 10 h 44 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 44 |
| April | Best time | 12 h 53 |
| May | Best time | 13 h 50 |
| June | Possible | 14 h 21 |
| July | Possible | 14 h 08 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 19 |
| September | Possible | 12 h 12 |
| October | Best time | 11 h 06 |
| November | Best time | 10 h 07 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 39 |

In June there are 14 h 21 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 39. In April, 203 of the 205 places are at their best.

When to go to Japan in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Kyoto

The nearest main airport is Kansai International Airport (KIX, Osaka), 82 km as the crow flies. How to get around Japan (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=35.0319%2C135.7481)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=35.0319%2C135.7481)

## Other towns nearby

- [Ōtsu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/otsu/): 58 places · 11 km
- [Nara](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nara/): 51 places · 40 km
- [Osaka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/osaka/): 187 places · 41 km
- [Maizuru](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/maizuru/): 25 places · 60 km
- [Kobe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kobe/): 83 places · 66 km
- [Tsu, Mie](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tsu/): 48 places · 78 km

And all of Japan, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Kyoto?

The best known: [Kiyomizu-dera](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kiyomizu-dera/), [Kinkaku-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kinkaku-ji/), [Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/monumentos-historicos-de-la-antigua-kyoto-ciudades-de-kyoto/), [Fushimi Inari-taisha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/fushimi-inari-taisha/), [Kyoto Imperial Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyoto-imperial-palace/). In all, 205 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Kyoto?

February to May and October to November; also possible: December to January and June to September. In June there are 14 h 21 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 39.

### How do you get to Kyoto?

The nearest main airport is Kansai International Airport (KIX), 82 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=35.0319%2C135.7481) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Kyoto as the destination and these 205 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).