Higashiyama Ward Travel Guide

Kyoto Higashiyama Ward: places to visit 93 places, ranked by rating and review count.

Higashiyama Ward is a district in Kyoto known for its historic temples, shrines, and preserved streets. Our collection includes 291 restaurants, 108 cafes, and 66 attractions, with notable places such as Sanjūsangen-dō Temple, Yasaka Shrine, and Sannenzaka. The areas of Gion and Kiyomizu are part of this ward, where visitors can find these and other sites.

Kiyomizu-dera

★ 4.6(72,845) attractions

Kiyomizudera is a Buddhist temple at the end of Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka in Kyoto, registered as a Japanese na…
Yasaka Shrine

★ 4.4(33,911) attractions

Yasaka Shrine sits at the end of Kawaramachi Street in Gion, Kyoto, and has a vermilion gate and main hall. It…
GYUKATSU Kyoto Katsugyu Kiyomizu Gojozaka

★ 4.8(13,824) restaurants

Gyukatsu Kyoto Katsugyu Kiyomizu Gojozaka is a Japanese restaurant in Kyoto that serves gyukatsu, near Kiyomiz…
GYUKATSU Kyoto Katsugyu Gion Yasaka

★ 4.8(13,690) restaurants

Gyukatsu Kyoto Katsugyu Gion is a Japanese restaurant serving gyukatsu near Gion and the Ninenzaka and Sannenz…
Sannenzaka

★ 4.4(17,038) attractions

Sannenzaka is a traditional street that continues down from Kiyomizu-dera, lined with traditional houses, tea …
Kyoto Tempura Ten no Meshi Gionhonten

★ 4.9(5,729) restaurants

Kyoto Tenpura Tennomese Gionhonnten is a Japanese restaurant in Gion, Kyoto that serves tempura courses. You c…
Kimono Tea Ceremony MAIKOYA Gion Kiyomizu

★ 5.0(4,739) cafes

Kimono Tea Ceremony MAIKOYA Gion Kiyomizu is a tea shop in the Gion and Kiyomizu area of Kyoto that runs match…
Ninenzaka

★ 4.5(11,881) attractions

Ninenzaka is a tourist spot in Kyoto lined with traditional buildings and shops, running from Gion to Kiyomizu…
Tōfuku-ji Temple

★ 4.5(11,181) attractions

Tofukuji is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto. It has wooden buildings constructed in 1236 and four gardens, each…
Shogun Burger Gion-Shijo

★ 4.8(5,754) restaurants

Shogun Burger Gion-Shijo is a burger shop near Gion-Shijo Station in Kyoto that serves wagyu patty burgers. Th…
Kenninji Temple

★ 4.5(9,457) attractions

Kenninji is a Buddhist temple in the Gion district of Kyoto. Visitors walk through several Japanese-style gard…
Kōdaiji Temple

★ 4.4(10,018) attractions

Kodaiji is a temple near Ninenzaka and Nene no Michi in Kyoto, where visitors see a garden and a bamboo grove …
Kyoto wagyu sukiyaki shabushabu tominojo Gionhonten

★ 5.0(2,980) restaurants

Kyoto Wagyu Sukiyaki Shabu-shabu Tominoe Gion Honten is a Japanese restaurant in the Gion district that serves…
Hōkan-ji Temple (Yasaka Pagoda)

★ 4.6(5,859) attractions

Hokanji is a Buddhist temple located between Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka in Kyoto. It has a five-story wooden pag…
KYONOMIYAKO BURGER

★ 4.9(3,164) restaurants

Kyonomiyako Burger is a hamburger restaurant near the Kyoto National Museum. It serves handmade burgers that i…
Maruyama Park

★ 4.4(6,866) attractions

Maruyama Park is an old city park in Kyoto, next to Yasaka Shrine, with cherry blossoms and walking paths. The…
Kyoto National Museum

★ 4.3(8,311) attractions

The Kyoto National Museum stands across from Sanjusangendo in Kyoto and displays Japanese art and historical a…
Starbucks Coffee - Kyoto Nineizaka Yasaka Chaya

★ 4.4(6,413) cafes

Starbucks Ninenzaka Yasaka Chaya is a coffee shop on the Ninenzaka alley in Kyoto that sells coffee and matcha…
Sakura Cross Hotel Kyoto Kiyomizudera

★ 4.9(2,499) hotels

Sakura Cross Hotel Kyoto Kiyomizudera is a Japanese-style business hotel in Kyoto that is within walking dista…
Halal Wagyu PANGA Kyoto Gion-Shijo

★ 4.9(2,415) restaurants

Halal Wagyu PANGA Kyoto Gion-Shijo is a halal wagyu restaurant at the entrance of Gion-Shijo. It serves gyukat…
京都和牛とんかつ天のめし祇園白川店

★ 4.9(2,333) restaurants

Kyoto Tonkatsu Tennomeshi is a Japanese restaurant in Kyoto that serves tonkatsu as a course meal. Both loin a…
Kyoto Charcoal Eel Suisen Gion Yasaka

★ 4.8(2,549) restaurants

Kyoto Charcoal Eel Suisen Gion Yasaka is a Japanese restaurant in Gion Yasaka, Kyoto, serving charcoal-grilled…
Gion Gyuzen

★ 4.6(2,825) restaurants

Gion Uzen sits on the fourth floor of the Gion Kaikan building in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward, a three-minute wal…
% ARABICA Kyoto Higashiyama

★ 4.4(3,022) cafes

Arabica Kyoto Higashiyama is a coffee cafe in Higashiyama, on the route to Kiyomizudera. It serves its signatu…
Hikiniku to Come (Kyoto)

★ 4.5(2,356) restaurants

Hikiniku to Kome Kyoto is a restaurant in Gion, Kyoto that serves hambagu. Each meal comes with three meat pat…
Saryo Tsujiri Tea House, Gion Main Store

★ 4.4(2,761) cafes

Tsujiri Gion Honten is a 160-year-old Uji green tea shop on the Gion street in Kyoto. It serves matcha parfait…
Tempura Endo Yasaka (North)

★ 4.5(1,962) restaurants

Endo Yasaka Honten Kitatei is a tempura course restaurant in Gion Yasaka, Kyoto, operating for over 100 years.…
Gion Corner

★ 4.2(2,784) attractions

Gion Corner (Kyoto Traditional Performing Arts Center) presents Japanese traditional performing arts in the mi…
Hyatt Regency Kyoto

★ 4.3(2,265) hotels

Hyatt Regency Kyoto sits across from the Kyoto National Museum and near Sanjusangendo. The hotel has guest roo…
THE SODOH HIGASHIYAMA KYOTO

★ 4.3(2,055) shopping

The Sodoh Higashiyama Kyoto is a restaurant in Kyoto. It serves a kaiseki course, and ingredients you cannot e…
Shirakawa Canal

★ 4.7(1,035) attractions

Gion Shirakawa in Kyoto is a sightseeing spot where a small canal runs alongside traditional wooden houses. At…
MIYAGAWA TONEMON

★ 4.6(1,062) restaurants

Miyagawa Tonemon is a tonkatsu restaurant in an alley below Kiyomizudera in Kyoto. It serves hire, rosu, and h…
Wagyu Ryotei Bungo Gion

★ 4.7(914) restaurants

Wagyu Ryotei Bungo Gion is a wagyu ryotei in a traditional building on a Gion alley, serving courses centered …
Gion Tanto

★ 4.4(1,446) restaurants

Gion Tanto is an okonomiyaki restaurant in Kyoto that also serves yakisoba. Both dishes can be ordered as a sp…
Kawai Kanjiro's House

★ 4.7(873) attractions

The Kawai Kanjiro Memorial Museum in Kyoto opens the house and workshop where the potter Kawai Kanjiro lived a…
Homemade Ramen Aoba

★ 4.9(655) restaurants

Homemade Ramen Aoba is a small ramen shop near Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto that serves shio ramen and shoyu ramen. …
Sanmikouan Kyoto Main Store

★ 4.4(1,369) restaurants

Sanmikoan Honten is a soba restaurant in Kyoto that serves soba and tempura. Its menu includes cheonggyul soba…
Gion Komori

★ 4.3(1,579) cafes

Kion Komori is a Japanese dessert shop in a traditional house on Gion Shinbashi-dori in Kyoto. It serves warab…
Ichikawaya Coffee

★ 4.5(1,123) cafes

Ichikawa Coffee is a cafe in Higashiyama, Kyoto, serving coffee and sandwiches near Kugemuka, Fumikokushinja, …
Tendon Restaurant Loosen Up!

★ 4.9(624) restaurants

Tendon Restaurant Loosen Up! is a small tendon shop near Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto that serves shrimp tendon, eel…
Kyoto Gion Tonkatsu Wadafuku

★ 4.6(933) restaurants

Kyoto Gion Tonkatsu Wadafuku sits at the entrance of an alley off the Yasaka Shrine intersection in Kyoto. The…
Kiyomizu-dera Hondo (Main Hall)

★ 4.6(921) attractions

Kiyomizu-dera Honden is a Buddhist temple main hall in Kyoto, visited together with Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka. …
Fuku Coffee Roastery

★ 5.0(490) cafes

Fuku Coffee Roastery is a small roastery near Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto that sells hand-drip coffee and beans. It…
GOKAGO

★ 4.5(940) cafes

GOKAGO is a matcha cafe on the main street near Kiyomizudera in Kyoto, serving matcha latte and matcha ice cre…
Ninja Experience Cafe Kyoto Gion

★ 4.9(523) cafes

Ninja Experience Cafe Kyoto Gion is a ninja-themed cafe in Gion, Kyoto, where you try throwing shuriken, shoot…
Yamaneko Gion Craft Beer and Sake Bar Izakaya

★ 4.7(686) bars

Yamaneko Gion Craft Beer and Sake Bar Izakaya is an izakaya in the Gionmachi Kitagawa area of Higashiyama Ward…
Gion Tsujiri Main Store

★ 4.4(1,060) cafes

Gion Tsujiri Main Store is a green tea shop on Gionmachi Minamigawa in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward. It serves mat…
Izuu

★ 4.2(1,336) restaurants

Izū is an old sushi shop in Kyoto that serves traditionally made mackerel sushi and Japanese-style sushi. Its …
Otowa Saryo

★ 4.6(622) restaurants

Otowasairo is a Japanese restaurant near Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto. It serves unagi donburi, soba, and udon sets,…
京都焼き鳥木下(Kyoto Yakitori Kinoshita)

★ 5.0(362) restaurants

Kyoto Yakitori Kinoshita is a skewer shop in Gionmachi Kitagawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, serving yakitori and…
The Hotel Seiryu Kyoto Kiyomizu

★ 4.6(590) hotels

The Hotel Seiryu Kyoto Kiyomizu is a lodging hotel in Kyoto converted from an old elementary school, near the …
Chikurin

★ 4.4(781) attractions

Chikurin is a garden in Arashiyama, Kyoto, where visitors walk through a bamboo grove. Because there are many …
Itoh Kyuemon - Gion Shijo / Sabo

★ 4.2(853) cafes

Ito Kyuemon Gion Shijo is a cafe in Kyoto that serves matcha, desserts, and tea. It sits about a two-minute wa…
Gion Uokeya U

★ 4.1(996) restaurants

Kion Uokeya U is a freshwater eel restaurant in Kyoto that serves eel over rice and eel cooked in a pot with r…
Okabeya

★ 3.9(1,343) restaurants

Kiyomizu Junsei Okabeya is a tofu restaurant near Kiyomizu-dera that serves yuba and tofu set meals. The yuba …
Kyoto Gion Okaru

★ 3.8(1,568) restaurants

Kyoto Gion Okaru is on the streets of Gion in Kyoto, serving curry udon and soba. Its main dish is beef curry …
loose kyoto

★ 4.3(644) cafes

Loose Kyoto is a doughnut and specialty coffee cafe located between Kiyomizu-dera and Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka…
Kyoto Ryokan Gion Sano

★ 4.8(305) hotels

Kyoto Ryokan Gion Sano is a traditional ryokan in Gion, Kyoto, a five-minute walk from the south gate of Yasak…
Fujinami

★ 4.4(517) cafes

Fujinami is a dango shop in Sannen-zaka, Kyoto. It grills warm mitarashi dango to order and serves it with inj…
Donguri Kyowakoku (Ghibli Store)

★ 4.5(447) shopping

Dotori Gonghwaguk Ninenzaka is a small shop in Ninenzaka, Kyoto, selling Studio Ghibli character merchandise. …

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