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Kansai International Airport 1 hr 45

Gion (13 min)
Geisha district featuring high-end shops & restaurants, a Zen garden & women in colorful kimonos.

Arashiyama (38 min)
Winding, lush venue showcasing a host of monkeys plus a scenic bamboo forest & water vistas.

Yasaka Shrine (15 min)
This Shinto shrine was erected in 656 A.D. & is home to one of the most famous festivals in Japan.

Eikan-do Zenrin-ji (17 min)
Major Buddhist temple with ancient art, such as a famed statue of Buddha looking over his shoulder.

Shimogamo-Jinja (10 min)
Legendary 2,000-year-old shrine & excavation site set in a tranquil, riverside forest.

Nijō Castle (18 min)
Built in 1603, this cyprus-wood castle with extensive gardens was a home for the shogun Ieyasu.

Nishiki Market (17 min)
400-year-old iconic market studded with stalls offering all manner of Japanese edibles.

Kinkaku-ji (22 min)
Historic, tranquil temple with a gold-leaf facade set amid landscaped gardens & a reflecting pond.

Higashiyama Jisho-ji (2 min)
This 15th-century Zen temple features picturesque gardens & a sand mound shaped like Mount Fuji.

Maruyama Park (12 min)
Popular green space with an outdoor music hall, bronze statues & colorful, seasonal cherry blossoms.

Kiyomizu-dera (19 min)
Iconic Buddhist temple on Mount Otowa known for the scenic views afforded from its sizable veranda.

Fushimi Inari Taisha (28 min)
Mountainside Shinto shrine dating from 711 A.D. featuring a path with hundreds of traditional gates.

Kyoto Imperial Palace (13 min)
Palace complex & former Imperial family residence reconstructed in 1855, with gardens & gates.

Nanzen-ji Temple (9 min)
Stately Buddhist temple complex with a Zen garden, forested grounds & walking paths.

Heian Shrine (10 min)
Classic Shinto shrine complex built in 1895, with a giant gate & museums of modern & municipal art.