Streets and lanes in Kyoto
12 places across 8 neighbourhoods, 12 of them free to enter, the most featured first.
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Street · Gion
Hanamikoji-dori 花見小路通
The main street of the Gion geisha district, running south from Shijo-dori to Kennin-ji.
Gion-Shijo (Keihan Main Line), 5 min walk · Free entry · 30 min
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Street · Okazaki
Philosopher's Path 哲学の道
A stone path of about 2 km along a canal of the Lake Biwa Canal system, between Ginkaku-ji and the Nanzen-ji area.
Ginkakuji-michi bus stop (Kyoto City Bus 5, 17), 8 min walk · Free entry · 45 min
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Street · Kiyomizu-Gojo
Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka 産寧坂・二寧坂
Two stepped, stone-paved lanes on the approach to Kiyomizu-dera, lined with preserved wooden shops, cafes and restaurants.
Kiyomizu-Gojo (Keihan Main Line), 15 min walk · Free entry · 45 min
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Street · Kawaramachi
Pontocho 先斗町
A narrow alley running from Shijo-dori to Sanjo-dori one block west of the Kamo river, packed with restaurants and bars from inexpensive yakitori to exclusive traditional dining.
Kyoto-Kawaramachi (Hankyu Kyoto Line), 3 min walk · Free entry · 45 min
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Street · Gion
Gion Shirakawa 祇園白川
A stretch of the Shirakawa canal north of Shijo-dori, lined with willows, restaurants and ochaya, around the small Tatsumi bridge.
Gion-Shijo (Keihan Main Line), 5 min walk · Free entry · 20 min
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Street · Gion
Ishibe-koji Lane 石塀小路
A pedestrian-only stone-paved lane of about 200 m near Kodai-ji, lined with wooden townhouses, ryokan and restaurants.
Gion-Shijo (Keihan Main Line), 12 min walk · Free entry · 15 min
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Street · Okazaki
Keage Incline 蹴上インクライン
A disused inclined railway, about 582 m long, that carried boats on the Lake Biwa Canal from 1891 to 1948.
Keage (Tozai Line), 3 min walk · Free entry · 20 min
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Street · Fushimi
Fushimi Sake District 伏見の酒蔵
A traditional sake brewing district along the willow-lined Horikawa canal in southern Kyoto, home to nearly 40 breweries, with old brewery buildings, a visitor centre and sake bars.
Chushojima (Keihan Main Line), 5 min walk · Free entry · 1 h 30 min
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Street · Kinkaku-ji and Kitano
Kamishichiken 上七軒
The oldest of Kyoto's five geisha districts, a short street of teahouses just east of Kitano Tenmangu.
Kitano-Hakubaicho (Keifuku Kitano Line), 10 min walk · Free entry · 20 min
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Street · Shijo-Karasuma
Sanjo-dori (Karasuma to Teramachi) 三条通
The stretch of Sanjo-dori between Karasuma and Teramachi keeps several Western-style buildings from the Meiji to early Showa periods among its shops, including the 1903 former Bank of Japan branch (now the Museum of Kyoto annex), the 1902 Nakagyo Post Office and the 1928 Building.
Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line), 12 min walk · Free entry · 40 min
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Street · Kiyomizu-Gojo
Kiyomizu-zaka 清水坂
The main approach to Kiyomizu-dera, a slope of about 700 m lined with shops selling Kiyomizu-yaki pottery, fans, sweets, pickles and souvenirs.
Kiyomizu-Gojo (Keihan Main Line), 20 min walk · Free entry · 40 min
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Street · Arashiyama
Saga-Toriimoto preserved street 嵯峨鳥居本
A village street in the far north-west of Arashiyama that grew as a stop for pilgrims to Atago Shrine, lined with townhouses and thatched farmhouses from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Saga-Arashiyama (JR Sagano Line), 26 min walk · Free entry · 45 min
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