Mount Atago and Atago Shrine
A 924-metre mountain and the shrine at its summit, revered as a guard against fire.
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A 924-metre mountain and the shrine at its summit, revered as a guard against fire.
The oldest temple in Yamashiro, keeping the seated Miroku in contemplation that was the first object named a national treasure.
A bridge over the Oi River at Arashiyama. Emperor Kameyama is said to have named it for the way the moon seems to cross it.
A theme park in Ukyo ward attached to a period-drama studio, recreating a town of the Edo era.
A garden on the south face of Mount Ogura, made over many years by the actor Denjiro Okochi.
A model railway centre in Ukyo ward, among the largest in western Japan, recreating the sights of Kyoto.
A Zen temple built in 1450 by Katsumoto Hosokawa. The rock garden south of the abbot's hall is a special scenic site.
A sub-temple of Myoshinji, serving vegetarian cuisine at New Year and in the season of the sal flowers.
A temple in Ukyo ward founded in 766, with 1,200 rakan figures in its grounds.
An eating house in the grounds of Ryoanji, serving yudofu and vegetarian cuisine with a view of the garden.
A park at Keihoku in Ukyo ward, with cottages and a drive-in campsite.
A footbath on the platform of Arashiyama Station on the Randen line, fed from the Arashiyama hot spring.
A sports park in Ukyo ward with an athletics stadium and a baseball ground.
A shrine in Ukyo ward where wishes are placed on stones in a rite handed down here, also revered in the performing arts.
Head temple of the Myoshinji branch of Rinzai Zen, founded in 1337, with many sub-temples.
A Zen temple at Keihoku in Ukyo ward, founded by Emperor Kogon of the Northern Court, who retired here.
A display at Toei Kyoto Studio Park, with a 15-metre humanoid model you can climb into.
A day-use hot spring in Ukyo ward, chloride water from 1,200 metres down.