First walk
Kyoto: Higashiyama — temple terraces and historic streets
Kiyomizu-dera, Sannenzaka, Ninenzaka, Yasaka Pagoda and Kōdai-ji. Stops, walking map, terrain and GPX for an independent walk
Japan / CITY GUIDE
Kyoto, on foot
Higashiyama, temple streets and Gion. 13 walks, 43 places. Area guides and walking routes
Read, then explore
Open city map ↗
Neighbourhoods
Kyoto: Gion — the shrine, Shirakawa and the theatre
Maruyama Park, Yasaka Shrine, Tatsumi Bridge, Minami-za and Kennin-ji. Stops, walking map, terrain and GPX for an independent walk
Neighbourhoods
Kyoto Arashiyama walking map: bamboo and temple gardens
Kyoto map route through Arashiyama: Tenryū-ji, Nonomiya, bamboo grove, Jōjakkō-ji and Giō-ji
All walking routes
Higashiyama: temple terraces and historic streets ↗
Kiyomizu-dera, Sannenzaka, Ninenzaka, Yasaka Pagoda and Kōdai-ji
Gion: the shrine, Shirakawa and the theatre ↗
Maruyama Park, Yasaka Shrine, Tatsumi Bridge, Minami-za and Kennin-ji
Extended central walk: Kyoto ↗
The main stops from the first themed central walks; additional districts are covered by separate routes
Northern Higashiyama: gates, gardens and art ↗
Chion-in’s timber gates, intimate gardens, museum-filled Okazaki and Nanzen-ji’s aqueduct
Southern Higashiyama: the great hall and museum quarter ↗
Kennin-ji, a historic bell, carved gates and the long Kannon hall
The Kamo and Kyoto’s shopping streets ↗
Sanjō Bridge, narrow Pontochō, Teramachi arcades and Nishiki food shops
The two Hongan-ji temples ↗
Sanjūsangen-dō → Higashi Hongan-ji → Nishi Hongan-ji
Fushimi Inari gates and Tōfuku-ji Zen gardens ↗
Fushimi Inari Taisha → Tōfuku-ji
Golden Pavilion, rock garden and Ninna-ji pagoda ↗
Kinkaku-ji → Ryōan-ji → Ninna-ji
Arashiyama: bamboo, ponds and moss gardens ↗
Tenryū-ji → Nonomiya Shrine → Arashiyama Bamboo Grove → Jōjakkō-ji → Giō-ji
Philosopher’s Path, Silver Pavilion and Eikan-dō ↗
Ginkaku-ji → Philosopher’s Path → Eikan-dō → Nanzen-ji
Shogun castle and Imperial Palace ↗
Nijō Castle → Kyoto Imperial Palace
Tō-ji pagoda and railway museum ↗
Tō-ji → Kyoto Railway Museum → Nishi Hongan-ji
Places on the map
- Kiyomizu-dera
- Sannenzaka
- Ninenzaka
- Hōkan-ji
- Kōdai-ji
- Yasaka Shrine
- Maruyama Park
- Kennin-ji
- Tatsumi Bridge
- Minami-za
- Chion-in
- Shōren-in
- Nanzen-ji
- Heian Shrine
- Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art
- Murin-an Garden
- Sanjūsangen-dō
- Kyoto National Museum
- Toyokuni Shrine
- Hōkō-ji
- Sanjō Bridge
- Pontochō
- Nishiki Market
- Teramachi Street
- Higashi Hongan-ji
- Nishi Hongan-ji
- Fushimi Inari Taisha
- Tōfuku-ji
- Kinkaku-ji
- Ryōan-ji
- Ninna-ji
- Tenryū-ji
- Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
- Nonomiya Shrine
- Jōjakkō-ji
- Giō-ji
- Ginkaku-ji
- Philosopher’s Path
- Eikan-dō
- Nijō Castle
- Kyoto Imperial Palace
- Tō-ji
- Kyoto Railway Museum
How these guides are made
Sources: tourism organisations, museums and heritage sites. Distance follows the walking track; time and elevation are estimates. Sources are checked remotely; an on-site walk has not been confirmed