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Trip.Best Popular Best Things to Do in Kyoto [2025]
Updated Mar 2025
4.4/58.51k reviewsFromRp 96,680Kyoto.Arashiyama/Sagano/Takao8 km from downtownHighlights:25-minute drive for stunning viewsRare locomotive & Sagano scenery
Saved by 2465 users748 positive reviews
4.7/58.03.3k reviewsKyoto.Gion/Kiyomizu Temple2.4 km from downtown
No.1 of Spring Outings in KyotoHighlights:Kyoto's cherry blossoms & foliage"Suspended" architectureSaved by 2385 users1113 positive reviews
4.7/57.72.2k reviewsFreeKyoto5 km from downtownNo.4 of Night Attractions in KyotoHighlights:View Kyoto cityscapeFree fortune-telling at shrineSaved by 2210 users889 positive reviewsNo.
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4.7/57.72.6k reviewsFreeKyoto.Arashiyama/Sagano/Takao9.2 km from downtownFeatured in 2024 Asia 100 - Best Things to DoHighlights:Rafting through picturesque canyonsRaft through scenic gorge & bridgeSaved by 2223 users1650 positive reviewsNo.
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4.8/57.67.8k reviewsFreeKyoto.Gion1.2 km from downtownFeatured in 2024 Asia 100 - Best Things to DoHighlights:Geishas in kimonos at nightGion Festival & Hanamikoji StreetSaved by 2127 users7237 positive reviewsNo.
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4.7/57.4676 reviewsFreeKyoto.Gion2.1 km from downtownHighlights:Kiyomizu Temple's panoramic city viewSteep steps & night mapleSaved by 1498 users267 positive reviewsNo.
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4.7/57.31.9k reviewsFromRp 219,728Kyoto.Nijo Castle1.8 km from downtownNo.3 of Spring Outings in KyotoHighlights:Experience 17th-century Tokugawa castle architectureTokugawa Shogun's residence, 1603Saved by 864 users1055 positive reviewsNo.
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4.7/57.12.7k reviewsKyoto.Ohara/Kibune/Kurama4.7 km from downtownNo.9 of Spring Outings in KyotoHighlights:Japanese architectural masterpieceGolden pavilion walls | Red maplesSaved by 1349 users851 positive reviewsNo.
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4.8/56.8194 reviewsFromRp 131,837Kyoto.Kyoto City Centre3.6 km from downtownNo.1 of Family-friendly Attractions in KyotoHighlights:Experience train work simulator funSteam trains from Meiji era to presentSaved by 377 users186 positive reviewsNo.
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4.6/56.7284 reviewsFreeKyoto.Gion1.3 km from downtownNo.5 of Night Attractions in KyotoHighlights:Main shrine of over 3,000 Yasaka ShrinesGion Festival: Japan's top threeSaved by 791 users262 positive reviews
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