Kyoto · Photography

Best Vista & View in Kyoto

6 places, each checked by our team.

• Daimonji-yama Hike 大文字山Higashiyama / Sakyo — A 45-minute forest hike from behind Ginkaku-ji to the giant "Dai" bonfire bed on the mountainside, with one of the best panoramas of Kyoto,…
• Fushimi Inari Yotsutsuji Viewpoint 伏見稲荷 四ツ辻Fushimi — The crossroads halfway up Mt. Inari, about 30-45 minutes' climb through the torii, where a teahouse and stone terrace look out over southern Kyoto…
• Kameyama Park Observation Deck 亀山公園 展望台Arashiyama — A hilltop park above the Hozu river at the far end of the bamboo grove, with a deck looking straight down into the Hozukyo gorge where boats and the…
• Kyoto Station Building Sky Garden (Daihiroba) 京都駅ビル 大空広場（葉っぴいてらす）Kyoto Station — Free rooftop garden 59.8 m up at the top of Kyoto Station's 171-step Grand Staircase, with views north over the city and Kyoto Tower.
• Kyoto Station Skyway 京都駅ビル 空中径路（スカイウェイ）Kyoto Station — Free 185 m glass-sided walkway 45 m up across the top of Kyoto Station's concourse, with views north over Kyoto and Kyoto Tower.
• Shogunzuka Seiryuden 将軍塚青龍殿Higashiyama / Yamashina — A hilltop hall on Higashiyama with a huge wooden stage, bigger than Kiyomizu's, looking out over the whole of Kyoto, and a national treasure Blue…