Kyoto · History

Best Places of interest in Kyoto

3 places, each checked by our team.

• Hamaguri Gomon Gate 蛤御門Kyoto Gyoen / Kamigyo — A gate of the Kyoto Imperial Park whose beams still carry bullet marks from the 1864 battle when Choshu troops tried to storm the palace.
• Ikedaya Incident Site 池田屋騒動之址Sanjo / Kawaramachi — Stone marker and Shinsengumi-themed restaurant on the spot where the Shinsengumi raided an inn full of anti-shogunate activists in July 1864.
• Site of Omiya, where Sakamoto Ryoma was killed 坂本龍馬・中岡慎太郎遭難之地（近江屋跡）Kawaramachi — A stone on busy Kawaramachi-dori marks the soy-sauce merchant's house where Ryoma and Nakaoka Shintaro were attacked in 1867.