Guidebook for Ukyō-ku, Kyōto-shi
Getting Around
嵯峨嵐山駅
11-1 Sagatenryūji KurumamichichōThe nearest train station with a approximately 600 meters walk.
Kyoto Station is the city's transportation hub, served by Japan Railways (including the Tokaido Shinkansen), Kintetsu Railways and the Karasuma Subway Line. It is also the site of a large bus terminal for city buses and long distance and overnight highway buses.
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京都駅
Higashishiokōji Kamadonochō Shimogyo WardKyoto Station is the city's transportation hub, served by Japan Railways (including the Tokaido Shinkansen), Kintetsu Railways and the Karasuma Subway Line. It is also the site of a large bus terminal for city buses and long distance and overnight highway buses.
鹿王院駅
Sagakitaborichō Ukyo WardThe train station with a approximately 600 meters walk.
Essentials
Gourmet City Saga
8-3 Sagadaikakuji Monzen HachikenchōGourmet City Saga (グルメシティ 嵯峨店) - Supermarket
Fresco
32-1 Uzumasa Horigauchichō Fresco (フレスコ嵯峨店) - Supermarket
Familymart Kyotosaga Hirosawa Shop (ファミリーマート京都嵯峨広沢店) - Convenience Store
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Familymart Kyotosaga Hirosawa Shop
Familymart Kyotosaga Hirosawa Shop (ファミリーマート京都嵯峨広沢店) - Convenience Store
ファミリーマート嵯峨新宮町店
Familymart Saga Shingucho Shop (ファミリーマート 嵯峨新宮町店) - Convenience Store
ローソン嵯峨釈迦堂門前店
Lawson (ローソン 嵯峨釈迦堂門前店) - Convenience Store
LAWSON Sagaarashiyamaeki-mae
嵯峨天龍寺車道町-6 右京区Lawson (ローソン 嵯峨嵐山駅前店) - Convenience Store
Entertainment & Activities
Kyōto Minami-za
198 NakanochōThe oldest kabuki theater in Japan is the Minami-za in Gion.
There is no better way to engage in a new culture than by dressing like the natives! Wander the streets of Kyoto in elaborate, spectacular kimonos. Take a glimpse of the elegant, flowing silhouette of your shadow as it paints the sidewalk.
Make your pick from the top-rated rental stores below. Leave your day clothes at the store and wrap yourself up in stunning
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Yumeyakata
353 ShiogamachōThere is no better way to engage in a new culture than by dressing like the natives! Wander the streets of Kyoto in elaborate, spectacular kimonos. Take a glimpse of the elegant, flowing silhouette of your shadow as it paints the sidewalk.
Make your pick from the top-rated rental stores below. Leave your day clothes at the store and wrap yourself up in stunning
Gionshijo - Kyotokimono Rental
大和町 東山区"Kyoto Kimono Rental Wargo"
Kyoetsu Kimono
456-25 Tenmachō"Kyoetsu Gion Kimono Rental"
Shopping
錦市場
Nishidaimonjichō Nakagyo WardFresh food market street in central Kyoto.
One of Kyoto's two largest and most opulent department stores, with everything from elite international brands to one of Japan's best food floors.
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Daimaru Kyoto
立売西町-79 下京区One of Kyoto's two largest and most opulent department stores, with everything from elite international brands to one of Japan's best food floors.
The grande dame of Kyoto department stores, Takashimaya is almost a tourist attraction in its own right, from the mind-boggling riches of the basement food floor to the wonderful selection of lacquerware and ceramics on the 6th floor. And don’t miss the kimono display.
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Takashimaya Kyoto Store
真町-52 下京区The grande dame of Kyoto department stores, Takashimaya is almost a tourist attraction in its own right, from the mind-boggling riches of the basement food floor to the wonderful selection of lacquerware and ceramics on the 6th floor. And don’t miss the kimono display.
Shijō Street runs center of Kyoto, Japan east to west through the commercial center of the city.
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Ukyo Ward
Shijō Street runs center of Kyoto, Japan east to west through the commercial center of the city.
Arts & Culture
京都市京セラ美術館
124 Okazaki EnshōjichōOne of the oldest art museums in Japan.
京都国立博物館
527 ChayachōWell presented exhibitions on history and art.
The National institution devoted to the collection and preservation of artworks.
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京都国立近代美術館
26-1 Okazaki EnshōjichōThe National institution devoted to the collection and preservation of artworks.
"The Kyoto International Manga Museum (京都国際マンガミュージアム, Kyōto Kokusai Manga Museum)" was opened in November of 2006. It consists of three floors and a basement, and most of its walls are lined with shelves of manga. Browsing this massive collection of manga is one of the museum's main attractions. A small section of the books is dedicated to foreign and translated manga, but the vast majority is in Japanese.
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京都国際漫画博物館
452 Kinbukichō"The Kyoto International Manga Museum (京都国際マンガミュージアム, Kyōto Kokusai Manga Museum)" was opened in November of 2006. It consists of three floors and a basement, and most of its walls are lined with shelves of manga. Browsing this massive collection of manga is one of the museum's main attractions. A small section of the books is dedicated to foreign and translated manga, but the vast majority is in Japanese.
京都鉄道博物館
Kankijicho Shimogyo Ward Large, excellent museum about trains in Japan.
Parks & Nature
Kurama's main attraction, Kurama-dera, is a Buddhist temple located along the steep wooded mountainside above the town.
Behind the temple's main building, the hiking trail continues through the forest past several other temple structures to Kibune, a small town in the neighboring valley. The hike from Kurama-dera to Kibune takes about one hour and is steep at times.
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Mount Kurama
Kurama's main attraction, Kurama-dera, is a Buddhist temple located along the steep wooded mountainside above the town.
Behind the temple's main building, the hiking trail continues through the forest past several other temple structures to Kibune, a small town in the neighboring valley. The hike from Kurama-dera to Kibune takes about one hour and is steep at times.
Often overlooked by visitors, the Kyoto Botanical Gardens is one of the city's hidden treasures. It's great for picnics, strolling or cherry blossom viewing.
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京都府立植物園
Shimogamo Hangichō Sakyo WardOften overlooked by visitors, the Kyoto Botanical Gardens is one of the city's hidden treasures. It's great for picnics, strolling or cherry blossom viewing.
The Arashiyama Bamboo Grove is one of Kyoto’s top sights and for good reason: standing amid these soaring stalks of bamboo is like being in another world.
If you’ve been planning a trip to Kyoto, you’ve probably seen pictures of the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove – along with the torii tunnels of Fushimi-Inari-Taisha Shrine and Kinkaku-ji Temple, it’s one of the most photographed sights in the city. But no picture can capture the feeling of standing in the midst of this sprawling bamboo grove – the whole thing has a palpable sense of otherness that is quite unlike that of any normal forest we know of.
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Yojiya Cafe
2-13 Sagatenryūji TateishichōThe Arashiyama Bamboo Grove is one of Kyoto’s top sights and for good reason: standing amid these soaring stalks of bamboo is like being in another world.
If you’ve been planning a trip to Kyoto, you’ve probably seen pictures of the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove – along with the torii tunnels of Fushimi-Inari-Taisha Shrine and Kinkaku-ji Temple, it’s one of the most photographed sights in the city. But no picture can capture the feeling of standing in the midst of this sprawling bamboo grove – the whole thing has a palpable sense of otherness that is quite unlike that of any normal forest we know of.
The park is on Mt Arashiyama, on the same side of the Oi River as the train station. It is inhabited by a troop of over 170 Japanese macaque monkeys. The animals are wild but can be fed food purchased at the site.
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嵐山公園中ノ島エリア
Saganakanoshimachō Ukyo WardThe park is on Mt Arashiyama, on the same side of the Oi River as the train station. It is inhabited by a troop of over 170 Japanese macaque monkeys. The animals are wild but can be fed food purchased at the site.
The largest freshwater lake in Japan, located in Shiga Prefecture (west-central Honshu)
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Lake Biwa
The largest freshwater lake in Japan, located in Shiga Prefecture (west-central Honshu)
"Atmospheric temple mountain"
Mount Koya (高野山, Kōyasan) is the center of Shingon Buddhism, an important Buddhist sect which was introduced to Japan in 805 by Kobo Daishi (also known as Kukai), one of Japan's most significant religious figures. A small, secluded temple town has developed around the sect's headquarters that Kobo Daishi built on Koyasan's wooded mountaintop. It is also the site of Kobo Daishi's mausoleum and the start and end point of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.
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Koyasan
"Atmospheric temple mountain"
Mount Koya (高野山, Kōyasan) is the center of Shingon Buddhism, an important Buddhist sect which was introduced to Japan in 805 by Kobo Daishi (also known as Kukai), one of Japan's most significant religious figures. A small, secluded temple town has developed around the sect's headquarters that Kobo Daishi built on Koyasan's wooded mountaintop. It is also the site of Kobo Daishi's mausoleum and the start and end point of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.
"Pleasant district at the outskirts of Kyoto"
Arashiyama (嵐山) is a pleasant, touristy district in the western outskirts of Kyoto. The area has been a popular destination since the Heian Period (794-1185), when nobles would enjoy its natural setting. Arashiyama is particularly popular during the cherry blossom and fall color seasons.
The Togetsukyo Bridge is Arashiyama's well known, central landmark. Many small shops, restaurants and other attractions are found nearby, including Tenryuji Temple, Arashiyama's famous bamboo groves and pleasure boats that are available for rent on the river.
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嵐山
Sagatenryuji Tateishicho Ukyo Ward"Pleasant district at the outskirts of Kyoto"
Arashiyama (嵐山) is a pleasant, touristy district in the western outskirts of Kyoto. The area has been a popular destination since the Heian Period (794-1185), when nobles would enjoy its natural setting. Arashiyama is particularly popular during the cherry blossom and fall color seasons.
The Togetsukyo Bridge is Arashiyama's well known, central landmark. Many small shops, restaurants and other attractions are found nearby, including Tenryuji Temple, Arashiyama's famous bamboo groves and pleasure boats that are available for rent on the river.
Drinks & Nightlife
Pontocho (先斗町, Pontochō) is one of Kyoto's most atmospheric dining areas. It is a narrow alley running from Shijo-dori to Sanjo-dori, one block west of Kamogawa River.
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Pontocho Area
Kashiwayacho Nakagyo WardPontocho (先斗町, Pontochō) is one of Kyoto's most atmospheric dining areas. It is a narrow alley running from Shijo-dori to Sanjo-dori, one block west of Kamogawa River.
L'Escamoteur
Saitocho-138-9 Shimogyo WardBUTTERFLY
Night Club Butterfly Kyoto