SC Guidebook (old)
Parks & Nature
Okazaki Park
Okazaki Saishōjichō Sakyo WardIt has a nice walking trail in it between temples and other traditional buildings.
468 locals recommend
Maruyama Park
Maruyamachō Higashiyama WardIt has a nice walking trail in it between temples and other traditional buildings.
Kyoto City Zoo
Okazaki Hoshojicho Sakyo WardKyoto City Zoo.
Sightseeing
Temple with 10ft red gate, one of the most famous temples in Kyoto, beautiful garden with wooden bridge
544 locals recommend
Heian Shrine
Okazaki Nishitennocho Sakyo WardTemple with 10ft red gate, one of the most famous temples in Kyoto, beautiful garden with wooden bridge
Yasaka Shrine
625 Gionmachi KitagawaYasaka shrine
Shoren-in Monzeki
69-1 Awadaguchi SanjōbōchōShoren-in Temple
Shōgunzaka Dainichi Hall
28 ZushiokukachōchōArts & Culture
Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art
124 Okazaki EnshōjichōeN arts
Gionmachi Kitagawa Higashiyama WardHas Exhibitions on some dates check it!
National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (MoMAK)
26-1 Okazaki EnshōjichōHosomi Museum
6-3 Okazaki SaishōjichōNomura Art Museum (The)
南禅寺下河原町-61 左京区Essentials
Fresco Petit Higashiyama Sanjo
584 ShinnochōFresco Supermarket.
Lawson Higashiyama-Sanjo-Jingumichi
163 Ebisuchō24 hour convenience store.
Getting Around
Sanjo station is a central subway station with many bus lines going from the ground level. it is essential to getting around when living in this area.
169 locals recommend
Sanjo Station
Ōhashichō Higashiyama WardSanjo station is a central subway station with many bus lines going from the ground level. it is essential to getting around when living in this area.
Higashiyama Station is the closest subway station that can take you to the Sanjo station and from there to all over Kyoto.
71 locals recommend
Higashiyama Station
98-1 大井手町Higashiyama Station is the closest subway station that can take you to the Sanjo station and from there to all over Kyoto.
Food Scene
Junidanya Head Shop
570-128 Gionmachi MinamigawaTraditional Japanese cuisine.
A delicious ramen restaurant. The only ramen restaurant in Kyoto run by a woman!
20 locals recommend
Kyoto Gion Ramen Muraji
373-3 KiyomotochōA delicious ramen restaurant. The only ramen restaurant in Kyoto run by a woman!
Gion Komori
元吉町-61 東山区Great for matcha parfaits
Shirakawa Tamura
祇園新門前通-小路東入一筋上ル 東山区Nice place for high quality Japanese cuisine
京都祇園カフェ あのん 本店
368-2 KiyomotochōLovely place for sweets
cacao market
165-2 TokiwachōLovely place for hot chocolate, especially on a cold day
Pass The Baton, Kyoto Gion
77-6 SueyoshichōCafe and gift shop
Cafe Yamamoto
307-2 IshibashichōHomey cafe and coffee shop
Tousuiro Kiyamachi Main Shop
上大阪町-517-3 木屋町通三条上るtofu specialty restaurant
Kamiōsakachō, ５３１
Sukiyaki restaurant with river views
Shopping
Izawaya
211-2 NakanochōNice giftshop for Japanese accessories
かづら清老舗
285 Gionmachi KitagawaGift shop for Japanese goods
Ichizawa Shinzaburo Hanpu
602 TakabatakechōHandbag store with over 110 years of history
Kyoto Kakefuda
Shop specializing in furoshiki, a Japanese wrapping cloth