Sakyo Ward Travel Guide

Kyoto Sakyo Ward: places to visit 123 places, ranked by rating and review count.

Sakyo Ward is a district in Kyoto, Japan. It has 63 restaurants, 53 attractions, and 24 cafes. Notable places include Heian-jingū Shrine, Eikan-dō Temple, and Ginkaku-ji Temple.

Ginkaku-ji

★ 4.5(18,076) attractions

Ginkaku-ji, formally named Jisho-ji, is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto that is visited together with the Philosoph…
Heian-jingū Shrine

★ 4.4(16,075) attractions

Heian Shrine in Kyoto is a large shrine entered through a big red torii gate. Behind the shrine is a garden wi…
Nanzen-ji

★ 4.5(12,467) attractions

Nanzenji is a large Buddhist temple in Higashiyama, Kyoto, with a massive mountain gate standing at its entran…
Eikan-dō Temple

★ 4.6(9,625) attractions

Zenrinji is a temple in Kyoto known for autumn foliage, visited together with the walk down from Ginkakuji. Vi…
Waterway Pavilion

★ 4.6(5,111) attractions

Suikokaku is a red-brick arched aqueduct located right next to Nanzenji in Kyoto. It was built during the Meij…
Kyoto Botanical Gardens

★ 4.4(7,472) attractions

Kyoto Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in Kyoto where visitors can view flowers and trees. It contains …
Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art

★ 4.4(7,344) attractions

Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art sits next to Heian Shrine and the zoo in Kyoto. The building combines a moder…
Philosopher's Path

★ 4.6(3,339) attractions

The Path of Philosophy is a roughly 2 km walking path along a canal that connects Ginkaku-ji and Nanzen-ji in …
Okazaki Shrine

★ 4.4(3,967) attractions

Okazaki Shrine Rabbit Shrine is near Heian Shrine in Kyoto, where rabbit carvings and charms are displayed. Om…
Blue Bottle Coffee - Kyoto Cafe

★ 4.4(3,849) cafes

Blue Bottle Coffee Kyoto is a Japanese-style wooden building cafe within walking distance of Ginkaku-ji. It se…
XIV Kyoto Yase Rikyu

★ 4.5(2,509) hotels

Exiv Kyoto Yase Rikyu is a hotel on the slopes of Mount Yase in northeastern Kyoto, a resort set away from the…
Hōnenin Temple

★ 4.5(2,041) attractions

Honenin is a small Buddhist temple located between the Philosopher's Path and Jishoji in Kyoto. It has a moss-…
Shisendo Jozan-ji

★ 4.4(1,775) attractions

Shisen-do is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto that takes almost an hour by bus from Kyoto Station. It is a small, qu…
Shugakuin Imperial Villa

★ 4.5(1,466) attractions

Shugakuin Rikyu is a historic villa managed by the Japanese imperial household, about 1 km from the Shugakuin …
tabanenoshi ginkakuji

★ 4.8(886) cafes

Tabanenoshi Ginkakuji is a crêperie near Ginkakuji in Kyoto. Its signature items are the crème brûlée crêpe an…
Omen Ginkaku-ji

★ 4.3(1,963) restaurants

Omen Ginkakuji Honten is an udon shop near Ginkakuji and the Philosopher's Path that serves hand-made udon. Th…
Sushi Ishimatsu

★ 4.8(880) restaurants

Sushi Ishimatsu is a sushi restaurant in a residential neighborhood near Ginkaku-ji and the Philosopher's Path…
Ahodori Shogointen

★ 4.8(846) restaurants

Ahodori Shogointen is a yakitori restaurant in Kyoto. It sits near Seongsu Station, and the staff, who like Ko…
Miyako Messe (Kyoto International Exhibition Hall)

★ 3.8(4,986) attractions

Kyoto City Kangyokan Miyakomesse is an exhibition hall next to Heian Shrine that hosts academic conferences, b…
Takayasu

★ 4.1(2,501) restaurants

Takayasu is a ramen shop on a quiet street in Ichijoji, Kyoto, serving chashu ramen and suji ramen. The broth …
Kyoudon Kisoba Okakita

★ 4.4(1,458) restaurants

Kyoudon Kisoba Okakita is a Kyoto-style udon shop near Heian Shrine in Kyoto that serves udon and rice bowls. …
Men-ya Gokkei

★ 4.0(2,861) restaurants

Menya Gokkei in Ichijoji, Kyoto, serves ramen made with chicken broth, a style that differs from typical Japan…
Hinode Udon

★ 4.4(1,367) restaurants

Hinode Udon is a neighborhood udon shop in Kyoto that you can stop by while walking the Philosopher's Path. It…
Grill Kodakara

★ 4.2(1,833) restaurants

Grill Kodakara is a Japanese-style yoshoku restaurant next to Heian Shrine in Kyoto, serving omurice and hambu…
Kamogawa Delta

★ 4.6(921) attractions

Kamogawa Delta sits in a quiet neighborhood in Kyoto. During cherry blossom season, it is a good place to picn…
Ryokujuan Shimizu

★ 4.4(1,196) restaurants

Ryokujuan Shimizu is a Japanese confectionery shop on the road to Ginkaku-ji (Jisho-ji) in Kyoto that sells ha…
Toyozushi

★ 4.7(728) restaurants

Toyozushi is a sushi restaurant near Okazaki Park and Heian Shrine in Kyoto. Its main menu items are kaisen-do…
AG COFFEE. 銀閣寺

★ 4.8(587) cafes

AG COFFEE is a cafe near Ginkaku-ji in Kyoto that serves rich, nutty lattes and matcha lattes. Warm lattes are…
Matsui Sake Brewery

★ 4.6(777) bars

Matsui Sake Brewery in Kyoto brews and sells sake including Kagura and Ruri. Customers taste a selection of sa…
DRAGON BURGER 南禅寺店

★ 4.7(636) restaurants

Dragon Burger Nanzanji is a hamburger shop near Nanzanji in Kyoto that serves yuzu kosho, wasabi, and shiso bu…
Pizzeria da Ciro

★ 4.7(602) restaurants

Pizzeria da Ciro is a small pizzeria near a bus stop close to Kinkakuji in Kyoto. It bakes Neapolitan-style pi…
Kamomachi Ramen

★ 4.5(791) restaurants

Kamomachi Ramen is a small ramen shop near Kyoto University that serves tonkotsu ramen and tantanmen. The stam…
Iicho Ramen

★ 4.3(1,058) restaurants

Iicho Ramen is a small ramen shop in Kyoto's Shimogamo area, a 10-minute walk from Kitaoji, serving shoyu rame…
Hirobun

★ 4.1(1,435) restaurants

Hirobun is a restaurant near Kifune Shrine in Kyoto that serves kaiseki and nagashi somen. The noodles flow do…
Ramen Touhichi

★ 4.1(1,409) restaurants

Ramen Touhichi is a ramen shop near Shugakuin Station on the outskirts of Kyoto. Its signature dish is tori sh…
TORIBA COFFEE KYOTOトリバコーヒー京都

★ 4.8(463) cafes

TORIBA COFFEE KYOTO is a cafe in Kawaramachi, Kyoto that serves coffee and sandwiches. It offers house coffee …
Garden of Fine Arts Kyoto

★ 4.3(935) attractions

Kyoto Prefectural Garden of Fine Art is an open-air painting exhibition space designed by Tadao Ando, located …
Hyotei

★ 4.3(829) restaurants

Hyotei is a kaiseki restaurant at the entrance of Nanzenji in Kyoto, with a tradition of 400 years. Its asagay…
58DINER

★ 4.4(658) restaurants

58DINER is a burger shop in Okazaki, Kyoto, near Heian Shrine. It serves handmade burgers, including a cheeseb…
Icchan Ramen

★ 4.5(535) restaurants

Icchan Ramen serves ramen in Kyoto with a Jamaican and Caribbean concept. The menu includes Icchan ramen, garl…
Tsukemen Enaku

★ 4.3(713) restaurants

Enaku is a ramen shop near Ichijoji in Kyoto that specializes in tsukemen. Diners dip chewy noodles into a thi…
Kyoto Nama Chocolat

★ 4.6(456) cafes

Kyoto Nama Chocolat is a chocolate cafe in Kyoto that serves nama chocolate. Nama chocolate can be tasted one …
Ao Onigiri

★ 4.5(497) restaurants

Ao Onigiri is a takeout shop near Ginkaku-ji in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, selling onigiri with fillings such as menta…
Kairikiya Main Shop

★ 4.0(1,044) restaurants

Kairikiya Honten is a ramen chain's main branch in Kitashirakawa, Kyoto, about a five-minute walk from Eizan E…
Hosomi Museum

★ 4.0(1,029) attractions

Hosomi Museum is a small museum of Japanese painting and craft northwest of the Higashiyama Nijo intersection …
Gonta

★ 4.6(381) restaurants

Gonta is a neighbourhood restaurant near Eikando Zenrinji and the Philosopher's Path in Kyoto, serving udon, t…
Botanic Coffee Kyoto

★ 4.6(380) cafes

Botanical Coffee Kyoto is an antique coffee shop on the path from Philosopher's Path to Ginkaku-ji and Zenrin-…
Shimogamo Saryo Main Restaurant

★ 4.4(494) restaurants

Shimogamo Saryo Honten is a traditional ryotei near Shimogamo Shrine and the Takano River in Kyoto, serving se…
HOSTEL NINIROOM

★ 4.7(327) hotels

Hostel Ninirum sits in Sakyo Ward, a five-minute walk from the station and close to central Kyoto and the Kamo…
Pizzeria Napoletana Da Yuki

★ 4.4(461) restaurants

Dayuki is an Italian pizza restaurant in Kyoto that bakes pizza in a stone oven next to the torii of Heian Shr…
Cafe Mercredi

★ 4.7(288) cafes

Cafe Mercredi is a cafe on Tetsugaku no Michi in Kyoto. It serves coffee blended in-house, lemon tart, white p…
Jugo

★ 4.5(371) restaurants

Jugo is a soba restaurant on the Philosopher's Path in Kyoto that serves buckwheat noodles. The noodles are ma…
一休亭

★ 4.6(302) restaurants

Ikkyutei is a small restaurant in a narrow alley near Nanzenji in Kyoto that serves udon, soba, and rice bowls…
Yudofu Kisaki

★ 4.5(332) restaurants

Yudofu Kisaki is a specialty restaurant near Philosopher's Path in Kyoto that serves yudofu and tofu dishes. T…
Sojiki Nakahigashi

★ 4.5(331) restaurants

Soujiki Nakahigashi is a Kyoto restaurant near Ginkaku-ji that serves kaiseki courses built around seasonal ve…
Green Terrace

★ 4.3(402) cafes

Riverside Cafe Green Terrace is a cafe in Kyoto, located midway along the Philosopher's Path. At lunch it serv…
SHINOGU

★ 4.2(450) restaurants

Ramen Shinogu serves rich tonkotsu ramen and sits about a five-minute walk from Ichijoji Station in Kyoto. Its…
Ikana

★ 4.9(178) restaurants

Ikana is a Japanese home-style restaurant in a narrow alley off the Philosopher's Path in Kyoto, on the route …
Katsukura

★ 4.3(370) restaurants

Katsukura is a tonkatsu restaurant in Kyoto that serves hirekatsu and roskatsu. Pork loin can be ordered with …
Kyo Shogoin Hayaokitei Udon

★ 4.1(475) restaurants

Kyo Shogoin Hayaokitei Udon is an udon shop next to a noodle factory in the Shogoin area of Kyoto, within walk…

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