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Trip.Best Top 18 Night Attractions in Kyoto [2024]

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Updated Sep 2024
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    󰺂6.5
    4.6/5
    512 Review
    From523.38
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 1236 reviews
    "From the Midoba to Kyoto, I went to the Kyoto Tower at the first stop, because it was opposite the Kyoto Station! There is no tower, because in fact, every city in Japan has a tower, and I feel that there is no need to go up one by one! The night view is good, there are a lot of food under the tower, 50 meters away from the tower, and GU shopping center"
    Kyoto.Kyoto City Centre
    2.8km from downtown
    No.10 of Best Things to Do in Kyoto
    Highlights: • Offers a lot of entertainment inside. • Enjoy the panoramic view from Kyoto Tower's observatory deck. • Get a new angle on sightseeing famous sights such as Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Toji Temple and so on.Standing tall in front of Kyoto Station, Kyoto Tower is one of the landmarks of Kyoto, remembered by almost every visitor to the city. The tower itself is designed in the shape of a candle, while the observatory deck provides a great place to look out over the streets of Kyoto and enjoy panoramic views of the surrounding shrines, temples, and Higashiyama mountains. In addition to the observatory, a restaurant, hot spring, and hotel can be found inside the tower.△ The elegant white and slim structure of Kyoto Tower was built with the motif of a lighthouse.△ A glance at the night view of Kyoto△ The 100-meter observation deck is the highest in the city of Kyoto and provides picturesque panoramic views of the former capital.
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    󰺂7.8
    4.7/5
    1720 Review
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    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 24921 reviews
    "As the shrine us a huge park located on a hill, you will have a stunning view from above. Also walk a little then you will find yourself a secret spot"
    Kyoto
    5km from downtown
    No.5 of Best Things to Do in Kyoto
    Highlights: Fushimi Inari Taisha is one of the oldest shrines in Kyoto. People come to worship Inari Okami, the god harvest and commercial success. The Torii leading to the main shrine is a famous landscape of this shrine. This long and endless pathway is arranged from the foot of the mountain to the mountain. It is one of the representative landscapes of Kyoto and has appeared in the movie “Memoirs of a Geisha”. Because the fox is regarded as the messenger of the Inari Okami, the fox-faced shaped emas are a major feature here.
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    󰺂7.5
    4.6/5
    1561 Review
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 7092 reviews
    "Trip.com Ticket purchase is very convenient and cost-effective. The two cities are very large. The palace inside has to take off its shoes and go in. It is a pity that it cannot be taken pictures. The overall price/performance ratio is OK, and the fun is not very high."
    Kyoto.Nijo Castle
    1.8km from downtown
    No.6 of Best Things to Do in Kyoto
    Highlights: Once the acting residence of the Tokugawa shoguns while in Kyoto, Nijo Castle is also serves as a symbol of the power of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The castle is surrounded by high walls and a moat, with the inside rooms connected by a corridor installed with the famous "nightingale floors". These floors were designed to make a chirping sound when walked upon so as to prevent intruding assassins at night. The castle opens in the evening during cherry blossom season, attracting flocks of visitors to view the magnificent cherry blossom trees.
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    4.7/5
    2482 Review
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 11714 reviews
    "Even in the rain🌧☔️, it didn't dampen our excitement at this beautiful temple🎎⛩️ Walking upslope I saw various shops with matcha🍵, mochi 🍡🍢and memories that anybody would like spending time in. The rain brought a different perspective indeed."
    Kyoto.Gion/Kiyomizu Temple
    2.4km from downtown
    No.2 of Fall Viewing Attractions in Kyoto
    Highlights: Kiyomizu-dera is an ancient temple that represents Kyoto. It was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1994. The main hall, famous for its stage that juts out from the mountain slope, is designated as a national treasure. Surrounded by trees, you can enjoy cherry blossoms in full bloom in the spring and autumn leaves in the fall. Kiyomizu-dera is one of Kyoto's most famous historical sites, along with Kinkaku-ji and Arashiyama. There is a constant stream of worshippers and tourists throughout the year.
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    4.6/5
    296 Review
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    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 876 reviews
    "Busan Duyue Bridge, almost every time I come to Kyoto, I will come to Busan Duyue Bridge for a walk. This time, I will naturally come again. Look at the introduction: The Duyue Bridge is 155 meters long, spanning the Guichuan, which slowly flows through Busan. It is a famous attraction in Kyoto and can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the western hills. The beautiful bridge body shows the beauty of the traditional essence of Japanese aesthetics."
    Kyoto.Arashiyama
    8.2km from downtown
    No.12 of Best Things to Do in Kyoto
    Highlights: Togetsukyo is a 155-meter bridge built across the Katsura River, which flows leisurely through Saga Arashiyama, a well-known place of scenic beauty in the western hills of Kyoto. Don't miss the rickshaw ride across the river Oi-gawa, which contains cherry blossoms on either side, making for a spectacular view.
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    4.6/5
    577 Review
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    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 1655 reviews
    "Kyoto's Ohaka Shrine covers a large area. In a broad scale, it covers some small roads around branches and forks. There are many small shrines distributed, including large forests and lawns around, as well as many small restaurants, coffee shops and various snacks. Handicraft shops. Open 24 hours, another lively scene at night. This is not only a must-check-in place for tourists from all over the world, but also a place for local residents to take a leisure walk. At noon, there are a group of students, with lunch boxes on the grass, and noisy. The first time I came here was six years ago, and it didn't change at all, and I will definitely come again!"
    Kyoto.Gion
    1.3km from downtown
    No.9 of Best Things to Do in Kyoto
    Highlights: Located in the Higashiyama scenic area of Kyoto and commonly called Gion Shrine, Yasaka Shrine is the most important Shinto shrine of the approximately 3,000 sub-shrines throughout Japan. The rather unique mikoshi (divine palanquin) within allows visitors the chance to pray to the God of Beauty. The shrine's ritual activity is known as the Gion Festival (Gion Matsuri), which is one of the three great Shinto festivals of Japan, together with the Kanda Festival (Kanda Matsuri) in Tokyo and the Tenjin Festival (Tenjin Matsuri) in Osaka. Yasaka Shrine is also a popular hanami (cherry blossom viewing) site in spring.
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    4.5/5
    390 Review
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    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 781 reviews
    "In recent times, I have come to Kyoto to walk in Kamogawa, walking aimlessly, it seems to be a reservation trip to Kyoto. Eagles fly in the sky, sky sky flying the herons, wild ducks on the river, etc., etc., there is a kind of peace and beauty."
    Kyoto.Kyoto Station
    3.5km from downtown
    No.17 of Best Things to Do in Kyoto
    Highlights: Kamo River is a popular river that flows through the center of Kyoto. Featuring a beautiful landscape with clear water, the river is lined with walking paths and cycling paths, and couples can often be seen snuggled up on the banks as waterfowl play and hunt in the riverbed. It is particularly beautiful in cherry blossom season as the cherry trees on both banks spring into bloom and egrets play in the river. In summer, traditional Kawatoko cuisine at the riverside restaurants gives visitors a rare taste into the life of Kyoto.
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    4.6/5
    244 Review
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    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 153 reviews
    "loved it! although can get busy, be warned it is fine to do with a push chair but can be difficult at parts"
    Kyoto.Arashiyama/Sagano/Takao
    8.8km from downtown
    No.14 of Best Things to Do in Kyoto
    Highlights: The Sagano Bamboo Forest is located in Arashiyama, a nationally designated historic site in Kyoto, Japan. The bamboo forest path is about 500 meters long. Going through the bamboo forest, you can hear the sound of the wind blowing through the bamboo leaves. This sound is also rated as one of the 100 sounds worth preserving in Japan. This is the place where "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was filmed, and the Tianlong Temple in the trail has a very wonderful Japanese garden scenery. Every year during the Arashiyama Lantern Festival, the bamboo forest and Togetsu Bridge are illuminated with dazzling lights, especially in winter.
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    4.5/5
    140 Review
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    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 718 reviews
    "Along the flat road around the mountain, the scarlet bird house in front of it is the Guizhou Shinto Shrine. The long ladder, there are many red lights on both sides of the ladder, which is also the place where the highest photo rate of the Guizhou Shinto is the light show. On the bottom side of the ladder, many photographers have occupied favorable shooting positions and waited for the lights to light up at night. Your boat shrine is the ancient shrine in Xi'an, Anma, and the general headquarters of your boat shrine. It is also the water source of Kyoto, and the Ship Shrine is the most revered water god of Kyoto people. It has a history of more than 1600 years, which is longer than Kyoto itself. The steps paved with blue stone from the bird house to the shrine's main palace, the scarlet lamps on both sides of the chandao stand, from the bottom to the top, the dense paved all the way, is very spectacular."
    Kyoto.Ohara/Kibune/Kurama
    12.2km from downtown
    No.16 of Fall Viewing Attractions in Kyoto
    Highlights: Kibune Shrine has been worshipped as the god of water since the time when the capital was moved from Heian Kyoto. The shrine is famous for the many women who visited the shrine in ugly times. It is said that Izumi Shikibu also prayed here, hoping to restore the love of her husband.
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    󰺂5.2
    4.2/5
    59 Review
    From4049.74
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 539 reviews
    "Mirong Club is also a very famous clubhouse in Kyoto. There are still a lot of people here. It is also very good to come here to see the performance. Geisha Gate is very good."
    Kyoto.Gion/Kiyomizu Temple
    1.3km from downtown
    No.4 of Activities in Kyoto
    Highlights: Gion Corner is a theater for performing traditional Kyoto performing arts. Each performance is about an hour, and the content includes Kyoto dance, flower arrangement, tea ceremony, koto, gakaku, Kyogen, Bunraku, etc., so that visitors can feel the essence of Kyoto in one performance. culture. In addition, there is a maiko promenade, displaying video materials and items such as maiko flower hairpins. If you are interested in the traditional craftsmanship of Kyoto, then this is the place you have to visit.
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FAQ

What Night Attractions are there in Kyoto?
These are all Night Attractions in Kyoto:Kyoto Tower, Fushimi Inari Taisha, Nijō Castle, Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Togetsukyo Bridge
What are some highly-rated Night Attractions in Kyoto?
Some highly-rated Night Attractions in Kyoto include:Kyoto Tower:4.6, Fushimi Inari Taisha:4.7, Nijō Castle:4.6, Kiyomizu-dera Temple:4.7, Togetsukyo Bridge:4.6
At what locations in Kyoto can Night Attractions in Kyoto be found?
The Night Attractions in Kyoto are mainly located in:Kyoto Tower:Kyoto, Fushimi Inari Taisha:Kyoto, Nijō Castle:Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera Temple:Kyoto, Togetsukyo Bridge:Kyoto
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