Kyoto Prefecture
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Trip.Best Popular Best Things to Do in Kyoto Prefecture [2025]
Updated Apr 2025
4.4/58.51.1k ReviewFromUS$6.13Kyoto.Arashiyama/Sagano/Takao6.8 km from downtownHighlights:25-minute drive for stunning viewsRare locomotive & Sagano scenery
Saved by 2580 users784 positive reviews
4.7/58.03.3k ReviewKyoto.Gion/Kiyomizu Temple4 km from downtown
Featured in 2025 Global 50 – Fall Viewing AttractionsHighlights:Kyoto's cherry blossoms & foliage"Suspended" architectureSaved by 2462 users1103 positive reviews
4.7/57.72.2k ReviewFreeKyoto6.3 km from downtownNo.4 of Night Attractions in Kyoto PrefectureHighlights:View Kyoto cityscapeFree fortune-telling at shrineSaved by 2287 users880 positive reviewsNo.
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4.7/57.72.6k ReviewFreeKyoto.Arashiyama/Sagano/Takao8.2 km from downtownSelected for 2 years in a rowHighlights:Rafting through picturesque canyonsRaft through scenic gorge & bridgeSaved by 2274 users1645 positive reviewsNo.
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4.8/57.67.8k ReviewFreeKyoto.Gion2.8 km from downtownFeatured in 2024 Asia 100 - Best Things to DoHighlights:Geishas in kimonos at nightGion Festival & Hanamikoji StreetSaved by 2178 users7238 positive reviewsNo.
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4.6/57.4677 ReviewFreeKyoto.Gion3.6 km from downtownHighlights:Kiyomizu Temple's panoramic city viewSteep steps & night mapleSaved by 1541 users267 positive reviewsNo.
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4.7/57.31.9k ReviewFromUS$17.42Kyoto.Nijo Castle1 km from downtownNo.6 of Night Attractions in Kyoto PrefectureHighlights:Experience 17th-century Tokugawa castle architectureTokugawa Shogun's residence, 1603Saved by 905 users1053 positive reviewsNo.
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4.7/57.12.7k ReviewKyoto.Ohara/Kibune/Kurama3.1 km from downtownFeatured in 2025 Global 50 – Fall Viewing AttractionsHighlights:Japanese architectural masterpieceGolden pavilion walls | Red maplesSaved by 1380 users844 positive reviewsNo.
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4.8/56.8211 ReviewFromUS$10.45Kyoto.Kyoto City Centre4 km from downtownNo.1 of Family-friendly Attractions in Kyoto PrefectureHighlights:Experience train work simulator funSteam trains from Meiji era to presentSaved by 392 users188 positive reviewsNo.
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4.6/56.7800 ReviewFreeKyoto.Gion2.9 km from downtownNo.5 of Night Attractions in Kyoto PrefectureHighlights:Gion Festival: Japan's top threeMain shrine of over 3,000 Yasaka ShrinesSaved by 818 users261 positive reviews
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