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伏見稲荷大社

Fushimi Inari Shrine

4.6 (80,000 reviews)

5.0 km from selected city

Viewpoint
Kiyomizu-dera

Kiyomizu-dera

4.6 (60,000 reviews)

Hillside temple with a wooden stage over the city

1-294 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama, Kyoto 605-0862, Japan

2.4 km from selected city

Place of WorshipHistorical MonumentViewpoint
Nara Park

Nara Park

4.6 (50,000 reviews)

Park of over 1,000 tame bowing deer

469 Zoshicho, Nara 630-8211, Japan

36.9 km from selected city

Park

Sanjusangen-do

4.6 (20,000 reviews)

Hall of 1,001 gilded statues of Kannon

657 Sanjusangendomawari, Higashiyama, Kyoto 605-0941, Japan

2.6 km from selected city

Place of WorshipHistorical Monument
Kinkaku-ji

Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)

4.5 (60,000 reviews)

Gold-leaf pavilion mirrored in a pond

1 Kinkakujicho, Kita, Kyoto 603-8361, Japan

4.7 km from selected city

Place of WorshipHistorical MonumentGarden
Dotonbori

Dotonbori

4.5 (60,000 reviews)

45.3 km from selected city

City Gate
Osaka Castle

Osaka Castle

4.4 (80,000 reviews)

Reconstructed castle keep amid moats and a park

1-1 Osakajo, Chuo, Osaka 540-0002, Japan

42.3 km from selected city

Historical MonumentMuseumPark

Gion

4.5 (20,000 reviews)

Geisha quarter of wooden teahouses

Gionmachi Minamigawa, Higashiyama, Kyoto 605-0074, Japan

1.1 km from selected city

Historical MonumentTourist Attraction
ハルカス300

Abeno Harukas 300

4.5 (20,000 reviews)

24, 大阪市 545-0052

46.8 km from selected city

Viewpoint
Kyoto Imperial Palace

Kyoto Imperial Palace

4.5 (15,000 reviews)

Former residence of the emperors in Kyoto Gyoen park

3 Kyotogyoen, Kamigyo, Kyoto 602-0881, Japan

1.6 km from selected city

Historical MonumentPark
Tenryu-ji

Tenryu-ji

4.5 (15,000 reviews)

Zen temple with a 14th-century landscape garden

68 Sagatenryuji Susukinobabacho, Ukyo, Kyoto 616-8385, Japan

8.6 km from selected city

Place of WorshipGarden

Kasuga Taisha

4.5 (15,000 reviews)

Forest shrine of 3,000 lanterns

160 Kasuganocho, Nara 630-8212, Japan

37.3 km from selected city

Place of WorshipHistorical Monument
Sannenzaka

Sannenzaka

4.5 (10,000 reviews)

Stone-stepped lane of old shops below Kiyomizu-dera

Kiyomizu, Higashiyama, Kyoto 605-0862, Japan

2.1 km from selected city

Historical MonumentTourist Attraction
空中庭園展望台

Umeda Sky Building

4.4 (30,000 reviews)

Concept attraction within circular observatory area, on top of the tall building. 高層ビルの屋上にある円形の展望台エリアのアトラクションをモチーフにしたコンセプチュアルガーデンです。

42.5 km from selected city

Viewpoint
Isuien Garden

Isuien Garden

4.6 (3,000 reviews)

Stroll garden borrowing the view of Todai-ji

74 Suimoncho, Nara 630-8208, Japan

36.7 km from selected city

Garden

Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion)

4.4 (20,000 reviews)

Zen temple with a raked-sand garden and moss

2 Ginkakujicho, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8402, Japan

3.2 km from selected city

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Arashiyama Bamboo Grove

Arashiyama Bamboo Grove

4.3 (40,000 reviews)

Path through towering bamboo stalks

Sagaogurayama Tabuchiyamacho, Ukyo, Kyoto 616-8394, Japan

8.9 km from selected city

ParkTourist Attraction
Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama

Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama

4.4 (10,000 reviews)

Hilltop park of wild macaques with city views

8 Arashiyama Genrokuzancho, Nishikyo, Kyoto 616-0004, Japan

8.3 km from selected city

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Kofuku-ji

Kofuku-ji

4.4 (10,000 reviews)

Temple of the five-storey pagoda and National Treasure Museum

48 Noboriojicho, Nara 630-8213, Japan

36.9 km from selected city

Place of WorshipHistorical Monument
Nishiki Market

Nishiki Market

4.3 (30,000 reviews)

"Kyoto's kitchen" - a covered food-market street

Nishikikoji-dori, Nakagyo, Kyoto 604-8054, Japan

0.8 km from selected city

Tourist Attraction
新世界

Shinsekai

4.3 (20,000 reviews)

46.5 km from selected city

Attraction

Kyoto Tower

4.2 (20,000 reviews)

2.8 km from selected city

Viewpoint

Naramachi

4.3 (5,000 reviews)

Merchant quarter of latticed wooden houses

Naramachi, Nara 630-8333, Japan

37.5 km from selected city

Historical MonumentTourist Attraction
黒門市場

Kuromon Market

4.0 (30,000 reviews)

45.2 km from selected city

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京都万華鏡ミュージアム

0.7 km from selected city

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中山美術館

0.8 km from selected city

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京都サムライ忍者体験ミュージアム

京都市

0.8 km from selected city

Museum

京都市歴史資料館

0.8 km from selected city

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細辻伊兵衛美術館

1.0 km from selected city

Museum

細見美術館

1.1 km from selected city

Museum

何必館・京都現代美術館

1.1 km from selected city

Museum

京都伝統産業ふれあい館

1.1 km from selected city

Museum
Yasaka Shrine

Yasaka Shrine

4.4 (30,000 reviews)

Shrine of the Gion Festival at the end of Shijo-dori

625 Gionmachi Kitagawa, Higashiyama, Kyoto 605-0073, Japan

1.3 km from selected city

Place of Worship
四天王寺

Shitenno-ji

4.3 (10,000 reviews)

46.0 km from selected city

Boundary Stone

京都市市民憲章

0.1 km from selected city

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世界遺産条約採択40周年記念

0.1 km from selected city

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京都歴史都市会議 京都宣言

0.1 km from selected city

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キエフ友好記念碑

0.1 km from selected city

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パートナーシティ提携記念碑

0.1 km from selected city

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西安市寄贈

0.1 km from selected city

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パリ市ガス灯

0.1 km from selected city

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プッティーノ像 イルカを持った天使

0.1 km from selected city

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ボストンのガス灯

0.1 km from selected city

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ディオグネスのモザイク

0.1 km from selected city

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明治天皇行幸所織工場阯

0.1 km from selected city

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明治天皇行幸所勸業場阯

0.1 km from selected city

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長州屋敷址

0.1 km from selected city

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本坊 文化会館 建設功労者之碑

0.2 km from selected city

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贈正一位織田信長公御廟所

0.2 km from selected city

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大本山本能寺

0.2 km from selected city

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