Must-see attractions in Downtown Kyoto

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    Nishiki Market

    Downtown Kyoto

    The covered Nishiki Market (Nishiki-kōji Ichiba) is one of Kyoto’s real highlights, especially if you have an interest in cooking and dining. Commonly…

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    Nijō-jō

    Downtown Kyoto

    The military might of Japan's great warlord generals, the Tokugawa shoguns, is amply demonstrated by the imposing stone walls and ramparts of their great…

  • Kyoto International Manga Museum

    Downtown Kyoto

    Located in an old elementary school building, this museum is the perfect introduction to the art of manga (Japanese comics). It has 300,000 manga in its…

  • Ponto-chō

    Downtown Kyoto

    There are few streets in Asia that rival this narrow pedestrian-only walkway for atmosphere. Not much to look at by day, the street comes alive at night,…

  • Mibu-dera

    Downtown Kyoto

    Mibu-dera was founded in 991 and belongs to the Risshū school. It houses tombs of pro-shogunate Shinsen-gumi members, who fought bloody street battles…

  • Museum of Kyoto

    Downtown Kyoto

    This museum is worth visiting if a special exhibition is on (the regular exhibits are not particularly interesting and don’t have much in the way of…

  • Shiori-an

    Downtown Kyoto

    Located in a large merchant’s house, this kimono-shop-museum walks visitors through the architecture of a traditional building built in the daibeizukuri…

  • Rokkaku-dō

    Downtown Kyoto

    This tucked-away temple makes for a worthy detour when hitting the boutiques and restaurants downtown. The name refers to its unique hexagonal shape, and…

  • Kaleidoscope Museum of Kyoto

    Downtown Kyoto

    This one-room museum is filled with unexpected wonders in a wide variety of kaleidoscopes. Not sure who will enjoy this more, children or the adults…

  • Kyoto City Hall

    Downtown Kyoto

    Built in 1927, this imposing building takes up one block on the corner of Kawaramachi-dōri and Oike-dōri.

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