Audio guides to Kyoto
Highlights of 278 sights in Kyoto, about a minute each by audio guide. 55 walking guides. 5 languages, free, no sign-up.
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Guides
Ancient Temples of Sagano: From Rakushisha Hermitage to Seiryo-ji Temple and Osawa Pond at Daikaku-ji Temple
From Rakushisha Hermitage, the hut of Basho's disciple Mukai Kyorai, past Seiryo-ji Temple, known by the name "Saga Shaka-do Temple," to Osawa Pond at…
Touring the "Sanbi" Area: Takao, Makinoo, and Toganoo
Located northwest of Kyoto along the valley of the Kiyotaki River, Jingo-ji Temple in Takao, Saimyo-ji Temple in Makinoo, and Kozan-ji Temple in Toganoo line…
The Three Motoise Shrines and the Oni of Mt. Oe (By Car)
In Oe-cho, Fukuchiyama City, this driving course takes you on a visit to the "Three Motoise Shrines" in order: Toyouke Daijinja Shrine (known as Motoise Geku,…
From Shimogamo-jinja Shrine to Shokoku-ji Temple and Kyoto Imperial Palace
On the north side of Kyoto, a shrine older than Heian-kyo, a Zen temple founded by a Muromachi shogunate shogun, and the imperial residence that served the…
Cherry Blossoms of Yamashina Canal and Bishamon-do Temple
From the Mausoleum of Emperor Tenji, walk east along the Yamashina Canal, the section of the Lake Biwa Canal that flows through Yamashina, to Bishamon-do Temple…
Fushimi Sake Breweries and Jikkokubune
Beginning at Gokonomiya-jinja Shrine, the guardian shrine of the former Fushimi Town area, this route takes you through Fushimi Sakagura Koji, where you can…
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- Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto25 spots
- Ukyo Ward, Kyoto24 spots
- Sakyo Ward, Kyoto23 spots
- Kita Ward, Kyoto16 spots
- Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto15 spots
- Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto16 spots
- Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto12 spots
- Fushimi Ward, Kyoto14 spots
- Minami Ward, Kyoto6 spots
- Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto11 spots
- Yamashina Ward, Kyoto6 spots
- Uji13 spots
- Miyazu13 spots
- Ine Town5 spots
- Maizuru7 spots
- Fukuchiyama10 spots
- Kameoka9 spots
- Nagaokakyo6 spots
- Yawata7 spots
- Kyotango10 spots
- Nantan6 spots
- Kizugawa6 spots
- Oyamazaki Town7 spots
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Main spots
Byodo-in Temple
平等院 · Uji
Tenryu-ji Temple
天龍寺 · Ukyo Ward, Kyoto
Ninenzaka Slope
二年坂 · Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto
Kodai-ji Temple
高台寺 · Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto
Ine-no-Funaya Boathouses
伊根の舟屋 · Ine Town
Kifune-jinja Shrine
貴船神社 · Sakyo Ward, Kyoto
Shimogamo-jinja Shrine
下鴨神社 · Sakyo Ward, Kyoto
Philosopher's Path
哲学の道 · Sakyo Ward, Kyoto
Sanjusangendo Temple
三十三間堂 · Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto
Miyama Kayabuki-no-Sato
美山かやぶきの里 · Nantan
Kiyomizu-dera Temple
清水寺 · Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto
Sannenzaka Slope
三年坂 · Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto
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