Kansai region

Kyoto: A guide to attractions, food, transportation, and suggested itineraries

We explain Kyoto’s attractions, including Kiyomizu-dera and Fushimi Inari Taisha, access, local transportation, and sample itineraries based on official information and on-site research as of October 2026.

2026.10.31

Kyoto

Kasuga Grand Shrine: Highlights, visiting hours, special visits, and access

This guide covers the highlights of the World Heritage Site Kasuga Taisha, including its stone lanterns, hanging lanterns, and Fujinami-no-ya, as well as visiting hours, special visits to the main sanctuary, and access, based on official information and on-site reporting as of September 2026.

2026.10.31

Nara

Todai-ji: Highlights, visiting hours, admission fees and access

This guide covers the highlights of the World Heritage site Todai-ji, including the Great Buddha of Nara, the South Gate, Nigatsudo, and Hokke-do (Sangatsudo), as well as visiting hours, admission fees, and access, based on official information and on-site research as of September 2026.

2026.10.31

Nara

Mount Wakakusa: Highlights, Fees, Hiking Routes, and Access

This guide covers highlights such as the summit of Mount Wakakusa and the Uguisuzuka Burial Mound, admission fees, hiking routes from the South and North Gates, the free route, summit parking, and access, based on official information and local research as of September 2026.

2026.10.31 2026.11.03

Nara

Kiyomizu-dera: Highlights, visiting hours, admission fees, and access

This guide covers the highlights of the World Heritage site Kiyomizudera, including the main hall and Kiyomizu Stage, Otowa-no-Taki Waterfall, and three-story pagoda, along with visiting hours, admission fees, and access, based on official information and on-site research as of September 2026.

2026.10.31 2026.11.03

Kyoto

Tō-ji: Highlights, hours, tickets, and access

This guide covers the highlights of Tō-ji, a UNESCO World Heritage site, including its five-story pagoda, the three-dimensional mandala in the Lecture Hall, the Main Hall, and Mieidō Hall, along with visiting hours, tickets, and access, based on official information and on-site research as of September 2026.

2026.10.31 2026.11.03

Kyoto

Nijō Castle: A guide to highlights, opening hours, tickets, and access

We explain the highlights of the World Heritage Site Nijō Castle, including Ninomaru Palace, Kara-mon Gate, East Main Gate, and Honmaru Palace, as well as opening hours, tickets, and access, based on official information and on-site research as of September 2026.

2026.10.31 2026.11.03

Kyoto

Daikakuji: Highlights, Visiting Hours, Admission Fees, and Access

We explain the highlights of the former Saga Imperial Palace, including the Daikakuji temple complex, Shinden Hall, the Murasame Corridor, the pier at Ōsawa Pond, cherry blossoms, the water’s surface at dusk, the Shingyō-hōtō pagoda, and the Imperial Sealed Heart Sutra Hall, along with visiting hours, admission fees, and access, based on official information and on-site research as of September 2026.

2026.10.29 2026.11.03

Kyoto

Kyoto Station: Highlights, Visitor Information, Time Required, and Access

This guide covers highlights such as Kyoto Station’s Grand Staircase, the central concourse, the Skyway and trains visible on the platforms, along with practical information, time required and access, based on official information and an on-site visit as of 2026 9.

2026.10.29

KyotoRailways

Jishu Shrine: Highlights, Closure Status, Fees, and Access

We explain highlights including the main hall and worship hall of Jishu Shrine, a World Heritage site, the deity of matchmaking, and the love divination stones, along with closure status, fees, and access, based on official information and on-site research as of 2026 9.

2026.10.29

Kyoto