— Sightseeing Taxi Tour in Kyoto with National Licensed Guide Interpreter (English) —
Please refer to the list blow when you make your itinerary. Not all sightseeing spots are on this list. Some facilities require prior reservations. Please check closed days on each of its own homepage, and be careful especially when you visit palaces, castle, zoo and museums.
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(1) Characters on the right of each name are Japanese.
(2) Kyoto sightseeing map 京都観光地図
(3) Alphabetically arranged table アルファベット順観光地の記号 一覧
area symbol 記号 《center》→(c) / 《around Kyoto station》→(ks) / 《south》→(s) / 《east》→(e) / 《north》→(n) / 《northwest》→(nw) / 《west》→(w ) / 《southwest》→(sw) / 《far south》→(fs) / 《far east》→(fe) / 《far north》→(fn) / 《far northwest》→(fnw) / 《far southwest》→(fsw)
(4) *** very important / popular spot 人気観光地
(5) Parking fee is a rough estimation. 駐車料金は目安です。
(6) This page was renewed in May, 2020. 2020年5月更新
《center / 中心部》
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(c1) Seimei shrine 晴明神社 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥500~¥1,000 ) ★photo
(c2) ***Kyoto Imperial Palace 京都御所 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥800~¥1,500 ) ★photo
(c3) Kyoto State Guest House 京都迎賓館 ( admission : adult ¥2,000, child ¥700~¥1,500 / parking : ¥800~¥1,500 ) *Reservation is required. 要事前予約 ★photo
(c4) Kyoto Sento Imperial Palace 京都仙洞御所 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥800~¥1,500 ) *Reservation is required. 要事前予約 ★photo
(c5) ***Nijo castle 二条城 ( admission : adult ¥1,300, child ¥300~¥400 (2022.6~) / parking : ¥1,200 ) ★photo
(c6) Horino sake museum キンシ正宗堀野記念館 ( admission : adult ¥500 / parking : ¥0 )
(c7) ***Nishiki market 錦市場 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥1,500~¥2,000 ) ★photo
《around Kyoto station / 京都駅付近》
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(ks1) ***Kyoto station building 京都駅ビル ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥1,500~¥2,000 ) ★photo
(ks2) Kyoto tower 京都タワー ( admission : adult ¥800, child ¥150~¥650 / parking : ¥1,500~¥2,000 ) ★photo
(ks3) Higashi(east) Honganji temple 東本願寺 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥1,500~¥2,000 ) ★photo
(ks4) Nishi(west) Honganji temple 西本願寺 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥0 ) ★photo
(ks5) Kyoto aquarium 京都水族館 ( admission : adult ¥2,050, child ¥600~¥1,550 / parking : ¥1,000~¥2,000 )
(ks6) Kyoto railway museum 鉄道博物館 ( admission : adult ¥1,200, child ¥200~¥1,000 / parking : ¥1,000~¥2,000 )
(ks7) Toji temple 東寺 ( admission : adult ¥500, child ¥300~¥400 / parking : ¥600 ) ★photo
(ks8) Yagitei 八木邸(壬生屯所旧跡) ( admission : adult ¥1,100, child under junior high ¥800 / parking : ¥500~¥1,000 ) ★photo
《south / 南部》
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(s1) Kyoto National Museum 京都国立博物館 ( admission : adult ¥500, child ¥250 / parking : ¥500~¥1,500 ) ★photo
(s2) Sanjusangendo temple 三十三間堂 ( admission : adult ¥600, child ¥300~¥400 / parking : ¥0 ) ★photo
(s3) Sennyuji temple 泉涌寺 ( admission : adult ¥500, child ¥300 / parking : ¥0 )
(s4) Tofukuji temple 東福寺 ( admission : adult ¥500, child ¥300 / parking : ¥0 ) ★photo
(s5) Komyoin temple 光明院 ( admission : ¥300 / parking : ¥0 ) ★photo
(s6) ***Fushimi Inari shrine 伏見稲荷大社 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥0~¥1,500 ) ★photo
(s7) Teradaya inn 寺田屋 ( admission : adult ¥400, child ¥300 / parking : ¥0~¥1,000 ) ★photo
(s8) Gekkeikan sake museum 月桂冠大倉記念館 ( admission : adult ¥600, child ¥100 / parking : ¥0 )
《east / 東部》
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(e1) ***Silver temple (Ginkakuji temple) 銀閣寺 ( admission : adult ¥500, child ¥300 / parking : ¥1000~¥1,500 ) ★photo
(e2) Konkai-komyoji temple 金戒光明寺 ( admission : adult ¥800, child ¥400 / parking : ¥400~¥800 ) ★photo
(e3) Heian-jingu shrine 平安神宮 ( admission for garden : adult ¥600, child ¥300 / parking : ¥1,000~¥2,000 ) ★photo *The garden is closed for renovation now. 神苑は現在閉鎖中
(e4) National Museum of Modern Art 国立近代美術館 ( admission : adult ¥430, child ¥130 / parking : ¥1,000~¥2,000 ) ★photo
(e5) Kyocera Museum of Art 京セラ美術館 ( admission : adult ¥730, child ¥300 / parking : ¥1,000~¥2,000 ) ★photo
(e6) Kyoto City Zoo 京都市動物園 ( admission : adult ¥620, child under senior high ¥0 / parking : ¥1,000~¥2,000 ) ★photo
(e7) Eikando temple 永観堂 ( admission : adult ¥600, child ¥400 / parking : ¥1,000~¥2,000 ) ★photo
(e8) Nanzenji temple 南禅寺 ( admission : adult ¥600, child ¥300~¥600 / parking : ¥1,000~¥2,000 ) ★photo
(e9) Yasaka shrine 八坂神社 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥1,000~¥2,000 ) ★photo
(e10) ***Gion district 祇園 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥1,000~¥1,500 ) ★photo
(e11) Kenninji temple 建仁寺 ( admission : adult ¥600, child ¥200~¥300 / parking : ¥1,000~¥2,000 ) ★photo
(e12) Kodaiji temple 高台寺 ( admission : adult ¥600, child ¥250 / parking : ¥1,000~¥2,500 )
(e13) ***Kiyomizu temple 清水寺 ( admission : adult ¥400, child ¥200 / parking : ¥1,500~¥2,500 ) ★photo
《north / 北部》
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(n1) Shugakuin detached palace 修学院離宮 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥1000~¥1,500 )
(n2) Manshuin temple 曼殊院 ( admission : adult ¥600, child ¥400~¥500 / parking : ¥0 ) ★photo
(n3) Enkoji temple 圓光寺 ( admission : adult ¥500, child ¥300~¥400 / parking : ¥500 ) ★photo
(n4) Shisendo temple 詩仙堂 ( admission : adult ¥500, child ¥200~¥400 / parking : ¥500 ) ★photo
(n5) Shimogamo shrine 下鴨神社 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥500~¥1,000 )
(n6) Kamigamo shrine 上賀茂神社 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥500~¥1,000 ) ★photo
(n7) Genkoan temple 源光庵 ( admission : adult ¥500, child ¥200 / parking : ¥0 ) ★photo
(n8) Koetsuji temple 光悦寺 ( admission : ¥400 / parking : ¥0 ) ★photo
(n9) Daitokuji temple 大徳寺 ( admission : adult ¥800, child ¥400 / parking : ¥1000~¥1,500 ) ★photo
《northwest / 北西部》
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(nw1) Kamishichiken district 上七軒 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥0~¥1,500 )
(nw2) Kitano Tenmangu shrine 北野天満宮 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥0 ) ★photo
(nw3) Hirano shrine 平野神社 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥0~¥1,000 )
(nw4) ***Golden temple (Kinkakuji temple)金閣寺 ( admission : adult ¥500, child ¥300 / parking : ¥450 ) ★photo
(nw5) ***Ryoanji temple 龍安寺 ( admission : adult ¥600, child ¥500~¥300 / parking : ¥0 ) ★photo
(nw6) Tojiin temple 等持院 ( admission : adult ¥300, child ¥200 / parking : ¥0 ) ★photo
(nw7) Ninnaji temple 仁和寺 ( admission : adult ¥500, child ¥300 / parking : ¥500 )
(nw8) Kuriyama dye house 栗山工房 ( admission : adult ¥1,800, child ¥400~¥500 / parking : ¥1,000 )
《west / 西部》
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(w1) Myoshinji – Taizoin temple 妙心寺退蔵院 ( admission : adult ¥600, child ¥300 / parking : ¥0 ) ★photo
(w2) Hokongoin temple 法金剛院 ( admission : adult ¥500, child ¥300 / parking : ¥0 ) ★ photo
(w3) Koryuji temple 広隆寺 ( admission : adult ¥700 / parking : ¥0 )
(w4) Toei Uzumasa Movie Land 東映太秦映画村 ( admission : adult ¥2,400, child ¥1,200~¥1,400 / parking : ¥600~¥1,500 )
(w5) Daikakuji temple 大覚寺 ( admission : adult ¥500, child ¥300 / parking : ¥500 ) ★photo
(w6) Otagi-nenbutsuji temple 愛宕念仏寺 ( admission : adult ¥300, child ¥0 / parking : ¥0 ) ★ photo
(w7) Gioji temple 祇王寺 ( admission : adult ¥300, child ¥100 / parking : ¥0 ) ★photo
(w8) Nisonin temple 二尊院 ( admission : adult ¥500, child under junior high ¥0 / parking : ¥0 )
(w9) Jojakkoji temple 常寂光寺 ( admission : ¥500 / parking : ¥0 ) ★photo
(w10) Okochi mountain villa 大河内山荘 ( admission : adult ¥1,000, child ¥500 / parking :¥500~¥1,500 )
(w11) ***Bamboo forest (Bamboo grove) 竹林 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥0~¥1,500 ) ★photo
(w12) ***Tenryuji temple 天龍寺 ( admission : adult ¥500, child ¥300 / parking : ¥500~¥1,000) ★photo
(w13) ***Togetsukyo bridge 渡月橋 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥0~¥1,500 ) ★photo
(w14) Iwatayama monkey park 岩田山モンキーパーク ( admission : adult ¥600, child ¥300 / parking : ¥1,000~¥1,500 ) ★photo
(w15) Suzumushidera temple 鈴虫寺 ( admission : adult ¥500, child ¥300 / parking : ¥500~¥1,500 )
(w16) Saihoji Temple (Moss temple) 西芳寺（苔寺） ( admission :¥3,000 / parking : ¥1,000~¥1,500 ) *Reservation is required. 要事前予約
(w17) Katsura detached palace 桂離宮 ( admission : adult ¥1,000, junior & senior high student ¥0 / parking : ¥0 ) *Reservation is required. 要事前予約
《southwest / 南西部》
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(sw1) Rakusai bamboo museum 洛西竹林公園 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥0 ) ★photo
(sw2) Oharano shrine 大原野神社 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥500 ) ★photo
(sw3) Otokuni temple 乙訓寺 ( admission : ¥500 / parking : ¥500~¥1,000 ) ★photo
(sw4) Komyoji temple 光明寺 ( admission only in fall : ¥500 / parking : ¥0 ) *admission is free in other seasons
(sw5) Yoshiminedera temple 善峯寺 ( admission : adult ¥500, child ¥200~¥300 / parking : ¥500 ) ★photo
(sw6) Nagaoka Tenmangu shrine 長岡天満宮 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥500~¥1,000 ) ★photo
《far south / 南部遠方》
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(fs1) Daigoji temple 醍醐寺 ( admission in spring & fall : adult ¥1,500, child ¥1,000 / parking : ¥1,000 ) ★photo
(fs2) ***Byodoin temple 平等院 ( admission : adult ¥600, child ¥300~¥400 / parking : ¥1,000 ) ★photo
(fs3) Mimurotoji temple 三室戸寺 ( admission : adult ¥800, child ¥400 / parking : ¥500 ) ★photo
(fs4) Manpukuji temple 萬福寺 ( admission : adult ¥500, child ¥300 / parking : ¥500~ ) ★photo
(fs5) Shuonan Ikkyuji 酬恩庵一休寺 ( admission : adult ¥500, child ¥250 / parking : ¥300 ) ★photo
(fs6) Wazuka tea plantation 和束の茶畑 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥0 ) ★photo
《far east / 東部遠方》
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(fe1) Bishamondo temple 毘沙門堂 ( admission : adult ¥500, child ¥300~¥400 / parking : ¥0 ) ★photo
《far north / 北部遠方》
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(fn1) ***Sanzenin temple 三千院 ( admission : adult ¥700, child ¥150~¥400 / parking : ¥500 ) ★photo
(fn2) Hosenin temple 宝泉院 ( admission : adult ¥800, child ¥600~¥700 / parking : ¥500 )
(fn3) Jakkoji temple 寂光院 ( admission : adult ¥600, child ¥100~¥350 / parking : ¥500 )
(fn4) Kuramadera temple 鞍馬寺 ( admission : ¥300 / parking : ¥500 ) ★photo
(fn5) Kifune shrine 貴船神社 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥500 )
《far northwest / 北西部遠方》
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(fnw1) Jingoji temple 神護寺 ( admission : adult ¥600, child under junior high ¥300 / parking : ¥1000 ) ★photo
(fnw2) Kozannji temple 高山寺 ( admission : ¥800 / parking : ¥1,000 ) ★photo
《far southwest / 南西部遠方》
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(fsw1) Suntory whisky distillery サントリー 山崎蒸溜所 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥500~¥1,000 ) *Reservation is required. 要事前予約
(fsw2) Iwashimizu-hachimangu shrine 石清水八幡宮 ( admission : ¥0 / parking : ¥0 ) ★photo
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