Nightlife in Kyoto
6 places across 4 neighbourhoods, 3 of them free to enter, the most featured first.
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Nightlife · Kawaramachi
Kiyamachi-dori 木屋町通
A street following the Takase canal, dug in 1611, between the Kamo river and Kawaramachi-dori.
Kyoto-Kawaramachi (Hankyu Kyoto Line), 3 min walk · Free entry · 45 min
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Nightlife · Kawaramachi
Bar K6 BAR K6
A bar on the second floor of a building at Kiyamachi and Nijo, at the quiet northern end of Kiyamachi-dori.
Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae (Tozai Line), 6 min walk · Free entry · 1 h
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Nightlife · Kawaramachi
Taku Taku 磔磔
A live music venue on Tominokoji-dori south of Bukkoji, in a sake storehouse built in 1917.
Kyoto-Kawaramachi (Hankyu Kyoto Line), 10 min walk · Paid entry · 2 h 30 min
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Nightlife · Nijo Castle
Coffee House Jittoku Coffee House 拾得
A live music venue on Omiya-dori north of Nijo Castle, opened in 1973 in a converted sake storehouse more than a century old, with its original beams and pillars.
Nijojo-mae (Tozai Line), 12 min walk · Paid entry · 2 h 30 min
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Nightlife · Imperial Palace
Club Metro CLUB METRO
A club and live venue in operation since 1990, entered from inside Jingu-Marutamachi Station.
Jingu-Marutamachi (Keihan Oto Line), 1 min walk · Paid entry · 3 h
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Nightlife · Fushimi
Fushimi Sakagura Koji 伏水酒蔵小路
A covered food alley between the Otesuji and Nayamachi shopping streets, with a long sake bar pouring from the 18 breweries of the Fushimi Sake Brewers Association and eight small restaurants.
Fushimi-Momoyama (Keihan Main Line), 4 min walk · Free entry · 1 h 30 min
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- Free things to do in Kyoto 58 places
Places with free entry, from temple grounds and shrines to markets and riverside walks.
- Kyoto on a rainy day 70 places
Museums, covered arcades and halls that stay dry when it rains.
- Kyoto early in the morning 28 places
Places at their best early, at opening time or before the day crowds.
- Kyoto at night 30 places
Places to go after dark: lit streets, shrines open at night and evening views.
- Autumn leaves in Kyoto 23 places
Places known for their autumn colour.
- Cherry blossoms in Kyoto 17 places
Places known for their cherry blossom.
- Kyoto with kids 21 places
Places that work well with children.