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Are you ready for an unforgettable time in Kyoto, Japan? Then you've come to the right place with our sightseeing tours. Whether you prefer a guided free walking tour with insider knowledge or enjoy the freedom of a self-guided route, you'll find exactly what you're looking for. Click on a tour and find out more about the highlights that await you!
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2h 30min
4.7/5 stars, 337 ratings
4.7/5 stars, 337 ratings
Get to know one of the cities where dreams come true, where great industries like Nintendo were born and be part of a great adventure full of colorful landscapes, geishas, samurai, temples and...
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English
2h
4.7/5 stars, 312 ratings
4.7/5 stars, 312 ratings
Experience the Enchanting World of the Geisha on Our Kyoto Night Walking Tour Step into the magical realm of the Geisha on our captivating night walking tour in Kyoto. With our local expert...
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English
English
2h
4.7/5 stars, 118 ratings
4.7/5 stars, 118 ratings
Step into the enchanting world of Kyoto's timeless charm with our "Timeless Kyoto: Free Walking Tour of Historic Landmarks"!Embark on a journey through centuries of history and culture as we...
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English, Spanish
2h
4.6/5 stars, 217 ratings
4.6/5 stars, 217 ratings
Enhance your Kyoto experience with the Gion Kyoto Night Walking Tour, where tradition and beauty come to life. Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Kyoto's Geisha culture as our...
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English, Spanish
3h
4.6/5 stars, 189 ratings
4.6/5 stars, 189 ratings
Experience the charm of Kyoto with the Free Walking Tour offered by Kyoto Localized. Led by knowledgeable guides, this tour takes you through the cultural heart of the city, providing insights...
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English
2 hours
9.7/10 stars, 41 ratings
9.7/10 stars, 41 ratings
Embark on an unforgettable journey through the heart of Kyoto with our Free Walking Tour, meticulously designed to showcase the perfect blend of historic landmarks and modern marvels. We will...
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English
2h 30m
8.9/10 stars, 1507 ratings
8.9/10 stars, 1507 ratings
On this free tour of Kyoto, we'll discover the main monuments of the former capital of Japan and learn about its rich history!
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English
English
2 hours
8.3/10 stars, 394 ratings
8.3/10 stars, 394 ratings
While in Kyoto, don't miss out on this free walking tour of the Gion neighborhood, and join us as we uncover the origins behind the iconic Geishas of Japan!
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3.5 km
3.5 km
37 m
24 m
24 m
- 8630
- Kyoto railway museum
- C61-2
- C57-1
- C56-160
- B20-10
- 1080
- 9633
- C11-64
- 7105
- C62-1
- D51-1
- C55-1
- C58-1
- D50-140
- D52-468
- C59-164
- C53-45
- C51-239
- Umekoji Park
- Kyoto Aquarium
- Ryukoku Museum
- Shoseien
13 sights
3.5 km
3.5 km
195 m
204 m
204 m
- Kodai-ji
- Entokuin
- 崇徳天皇御廟
- 漢検 漢字博物館・図書館 漢字ミュージアム
- Yasaka Shrine
- Maruyama Park
- Sorin-ji Temple
- Chōraku-ji Temple
- Anyo Temple
- 一心院
- Chion-in
- Kan'non bosatsu
- Miyazaki Yuzensai
30 sights
9.9 km
9.9 km
386 m
193 m
193 m
- Kyoto railway museum
- C61-2
- 8630
- C57-1
- C56-160
- B20-10
- 1080
- 9633
- C11-64
- 7105
- C62-1
- D51-1
- C55-1
- C58-1
- D50-140
- D52-468
- C59-164
- C53-45
- C51-239
- Umekoji Park
- Kyoto Aquarium
- Fudoudo Myououin
- Higashi Hongan-ji Temple
- Kyoto National Museum
- 安祥院
- Jishu Shrine
- 日體寺
- Two-year Slope
- 松林廉之助碑
- Higashiyama Mount Peak Park
26 sights
9.9 km
9.9 km
133 m
142 m
142 m
- Heian Shrine
- 満願寺
- Higashi-Tenno Okazaki-Jinja
- Nyakuoji-jinja Shrine
- Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji Temple
- Nanzen-ji
- Murin-an
- Lake Biwa Canal Museum of Kyoto
- 法勝寺九重塔址
- Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
- Okazaki Park
- The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
- Yurinkan museum
- 満足稲荷神社
- 本妙寺
- 妙伝寺
- 西方寺
- Shimadzu Foundation Memorial Museum
- Ruins of Ryo Kadokura residence
- Kathredral of Saint Francis Xavier
- 天性寺
- GEAR Theater
- Seiganji
- 宝蔵寺
- 蛸薬師堂
- Narasaki Ryō
7 sights
2.8 km
2.8 km
37 m
71 m
71 m
- Ichitani Munakata Shrine
- Fukuda Art Museum
- Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts and Culture
- 宝厳院
- Tenryū Temple
- ジオラマ京都JAPAN
- Rokuoin temple
7 sights
3.1 km
3.1 km
70 m
125 m
125 m
- Hōnen Temple
- 安楽寺
- 霊鑑寺
- Shinsho-gokuraku-ji Temple (Shinnyo-do)
- 龍光院
- Konkai-komyo-ji Temple
- 聖護院
26 sights
11.7 km
11.7 km
170 m
202 m
202 m
- 西寿寺
- 妙光寺
- Ninna temple
- Ryōan-ji
- Tōji-in
- 真如寺
- Insho-Domoto museum of fine arts
- Waraten Shrine
- Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion Temple)
- 引接寺
- 上品蓮台寺
- Daiko-in temple
- Ryuko-in temple
- Gyokurin-in temple
- Koto-in temple
- Soken-in temple
- Hoshun-in temple
- Juko-in temple
- Daisen-in temple
- Zuihō-in temple
- Kohrin-in temple
- Ryugen-in temple
- Obai-ji temple
- Daitoku-ji
- Shinju-an temple
- 大谷大学博物館
24 sights
10.9 km
10.9 km
274 m
217 m
217 m
- Kyoto International Manga Museum
- 御所八幡宮
- Honnō-ji temple
- Shimadzu Foundation Memorial Museum
- Ruins of Ryo Kadokura residence
- 満足稲荷神社
- 本妙寺
- 西方寺
- 妙伝寺
- Heian Shrine
- 平安神宮神苑
- Kumano Shrine
- 聖護院
- 須賀神社
- Shinsho-gokuraku-ji Temple (Shinnyo-do)
- 西雲院
- Konkai-komyo-ji Temple
- Higashi-Tenno Okazaki-Jinja
- 岡崎別院
- Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji Temple
- Nyakuoji-jinja Shrine
- 霊鑑寺
- 安楽寺
- Hōnen Temple
17 sights
7.7 km
7.7 km
85 m
138 m
138 m
- Chion-in
- Shoren-in Temple
- 一切経山 金剛寺
- ｔａｉｓｈｏｕｇｕｎ shrine
- Kathredral of Saint Francis Xavier
- Honnō-ji temple
- 天性寺
- GEAR Theater
- Seiganji
- 宝蔵寺
- 蛸薬師堂
- Narasaki Ryō
- Nishiki Market
- Bukkoji Temple
- 壬生寺
- 新撰組 壬生屯所遺蹟 八木家
- Nagi Shrine
17 sights
7.8 km
7.8 km
61 m
69 m
69 m
- Kitano Tenman-gū Shrine
- 京都市考古資料館
- myorenji
- 教行院
- Honpo-ji
- Myoken-ji Temple
- 泉妙院
- 久本院
- Shiramine Jingu
- 大聖寺
- 大光明寺
- Sho-koku-ji temple
- 承天閣美術館
- 阿弥陀寺
- 十念寺
- 本満寺
- Shimogamo Shrine
16 sights
7.4 km
7.4 km
136 m
130 m
130 m
- Honnō-ji temple
- Yurinkan museum
- The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
- Okazaki Park
- Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
- 法勝寺九重塔址
- Lake Biwa Canal Museum of Kyoto
- Keage Incline
- Murin-an
- Konchi-in Temple
- Tenju-an
- Nanzen-in Temple
- Nanzen-ji
- Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji Temple
- 満願寺
- Heian Shrine
20 sights
9.6 km
9.6 km
398 m
213 m
213 m
- 風俗博物館
- Higashi Hongan-ji Temple
- Shoseien
- Kyusho-in Temple
- Ebisu-jinja (shrine)
- Ryosokuin
- 建仁寺
- Rokudouchin-nouji
- 日體寺
- 安祥院
- Kiyomizu-dera Temple
- Jishu Shrine
- Three-year Slope
- Two-year Slope
- Hōkan Temple
- 八坂庚申堂
- Ryōzen Kannon
- Kodai-ji
- 松林廉之助碑
- Higashiyama Mount Peak Park
20 sights
9.7 km
9.7 km
310 m
282 m
282 m
- Bukkoji Temple
- Salvation Army Kyoto Corps
- Nishiki Market
- Okuni Statue
- Minami-za (kabuki Theater)
- Chūgen-ji
- 建仁寺
- ｔａｉｓｈｏｕｇｕｎ shrine
- 一切経山 金剛寺
- 一心院
- Chion-in
- Shoren-in Temple
- Awata-jinjya
- 合槌稲荷大明神
- Keage Incline
- Konchi-in Temple
- Tenju-an
- Nanzen-in Temple
- Nanzen-ji
- Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji Temple
30 sights
14.6 km
14.6 km
553 m
423 m
423 m
- 角屋もてなしの文化美術館
- 長円寺
- 勝光寺
- Byodoji
- Bukkoji Temple
- 長香寺
- 上徳寺
- Kyoto Municipal Museum of School History
- Salvation Army Kyoto Corps
- Nishiki Market
- Chūgen-ji
- 建仁寺
- Ryosokuin
- 崇徳天皇御廟
- Entokuin
- 漢検 漢字博物館・図書館 漢字ミュージアム
- Yasaka Shrine
- Maruyama Park
- Chōraku-ji Temple
- Anyo Temple
- 一心院
- Chion-in
- Kan'non bosatsu
- Miyazaki Yuzensai
- Awata-jinjya
- 合槌稲荷大明神
- Konchi-in Temple
- Nanzen-in Temple
- Keage Incline
- Himukai daijingu
22 sights
10.9 km
10.9 km
106 m
83 m
83 m
- 今宮神社
- Taizouin temple
- Myōshinji Temple
- Shunkouin temple
- 櫻谷文庫（旧木島櫻谷家住宅）
- Daishogun Hachi Shrine
- 宥清寺
- Kitano Tenman-gū Shrine
- Senbonshakado Daihoon-ji Temple
- 石像寺
- Uhoin
- 本隆寺
- 首途八幡宮
- Shiramine Jingu
- myorenji
- 教行院
- Honpo-ji
- 久本院
- 泉妙院
- Myoken-ji Temple
- 上御霊神社
- Shimogamo Shrine
5 sights
2.6 km
2.6 km
26 m
25 m
25 m
- 廬山寺
- 清浄華院
- 梨木神社
- Sento Imperial Palace
- Sugawarain Tenmangu Shrine
19 sights
10.1 km
10.1 km
120 m
116 m
116 m
- 天寧寺
- 明光寺
- 上御霊神社
- Myoken-ji Temple
- 尊陽院
- 教行院
- 水火天満宮
- 大應寺
- myorenji
- 首途八幡宮
- 本隆寺
- Uhoin
- 石像寺
- Senbonshakado Daihoon-ji Temple
- Kitano Tenman-gū Shrine
- Hirano Shrine
- 櫻谷文庫（旧木島櫻谷家住宅）
- Ninna temple
- 了徳寺
10 sights
5.3 km
5.3 km
41 m
41 m
41 m
- 常林寺
- 鴨川デルタ
- 本禅寺
- 清浄華院
- Kyoto Imperial Palace
- Shirakumo Shrine
- Goou Shrine
- Horikawa 1st Bridge
- Site of Jurakudai palace
- 妙堯寺
7 sights
3.8 km
3.8 km
34 m
29 m
29 m
- 福勝寺
- Ryu-hon-ji
- Site of Jurakudai palace
- Horikawa 1st Bridge
- Kyoto Imperial Palace
- 清浄華院
- 本禅寺
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Why Visit Sights? Self-guided sightseeing tours are a free and safe alternative to bus tours. You can explore Kyoto at your own pace, any time! Do something good for your health by walking.