Kyoto Sights: World Heritage Sites

In 1994, 17 historic sites were inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List under the group designation Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. Fourteen of the listed sites are in Kyoto itself, two are in the neighbouring city of Uji and one is in Ōtsu. Read More »

Kyoto
Kyoto
Kyoto
Kyoto
Kyoto: Central
Kyoto: Higashiyama
Kyoto Interactive Map »
Kyoto Interactive Map
Kyoto Hotels
Enter your itinerary to show recommended Kyoto hotel providers
Find hotels in
Fri Feb 17th
 to
Sun Feb 19th
Kyoto Travel Guide
Select a section to browse the Kyoto travel guide
Introduction
Overview
Districts
Getting ThereBy planeBy trainBy carBy bus
Getting AroundBy trainBy subwayBy busBy bicycle
SightsWorld Heritage SitesImperial Palaces and Villas
ActivitiesMeditationBlossom ViewingFestivals and EventsTours
Money and ShoppingSplurgeDamascene
 EatingYatsuhashi
Drinking
Hotels and AccommodationBudget
Nearby Destinations
Kyoto Video
Select a Kyoto travel guide video, or hover over a video for its description
Kyoto Travel Deals
Deals by BookingBuddy   * Taxes and fees may be extra
Interesting Places on the Map
Select a place to explore the interactive map
Related Articles
Hotels
FlightsCars		iGuide Travel Search
Compare Expedia, Booking.com, Asia Travel, Kayak, AsiaRooms and more.
Find hotels in
Fri Feb 17th
 to
Sun Feb 19th
Further Information
iGuide, the Interactive Travel Guide. About iGuide.
Kyoto Sights: World Heritage Sites is based on Kyoto by Jose Ramos, Maxime F., Ryan Holliday, Jerry Smithers, Kambayashi, Globe-trotter, ChubbyWimbus, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.