Places worth the detour in Kyoto
232 places worth going out of your way for lie within 30 km of Kyoto, Japan, across 7 kinds of detour; churches, temples & shrines are the largest group (153). Best known: Kiyomizu-dera. 203 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
The 60 best known, ranked 232
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them. The other 172 are on the map and on the Japan pages.
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3.Mount Hiei
Nature & landscapes · Notable
Mountain in Kyōto, Kyōto prefefecture and Ōtsu, Shiga Prefectures, Japan
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12.Daigo-ji Temple
Sacred sites · 9th century · Notable
Shingon Buddhist temple in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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13.Tōfuku-ji Temple
Sacred sites · 13th century · Notable
Buddhist temple in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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15.Saihō-ji Temple
Sacred sites · 14th century · Notable
Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple located in Matsuo, Japan
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22.Tenryū-ji Temple
Sacred sites · 14th century · Notable
Temple in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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25.Nishi Hongan-ji Temple
Sacred sites · 16th century · Notable
Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Head temple of Honganji-ha school
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29.National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Museums & culture · 20th century · Notable
Art museum in Japan
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30.Kōdai-ji Temple
Sacred sites · 17th century · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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32.Manpuku-ji Temple
Sacred sites · 17th century · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple in Uji, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
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34.Hongan-ji Temple
Sacred sites · 14th century · Hidden gem
Collective name of the largest school of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism
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37.Higashi Hongan-ji Temple
Sacred sites · 17th century · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan; head temple of Ōtani-ha school
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41.Kyoto Botanical Garden
Parks & cemeteries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Botanical garden in Kyoto, Japan
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45.The Tale of Genji Museum
Museums & culture · 20th century · Hidden gem
Literary museum in Uji, Japan
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46.Hōjū-ji Temple
Sacred sites · 10th century · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect dedicated to Acala in Higashiyama-ku, Japan
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47.Mibu-dera Temple
Sacred sites · 10th century · Hidden gem
Building in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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48.Rokuharamitsu-ji Temple
Sacred sites · 10th century · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple of the Shingon-shū Chisan-ha sect dedicated to Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara in Higashiyama-ku, Japan
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55.Ishiyama-dera Temple
Sacred sites · 8th century · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
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57.Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji Temple
Sacred sites · 9th century · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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60.Daihōon-ji Temple
Sacred sites · 13th century · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple of the Shingon-shū Chisan-ha sect dedicated to Shakyamuni Tathāgata in Kamigyō-ku, Japan
